Atlassian
Director of Product Counsel
$190K–$300K
San Francisco, United States +6 · Director · Full-time · Posted Oct 28, 2026
- Location
- San Francisco, United States
Remote, Remote
Austin, United States
Mountain View, United States or Remote
New York, United States
Remote, Americas
Seattle, United States - Experience
- 8+ years of legal experience counseling software products; experience supporting fast-moving Product and Engineering teams.
- Education
- Juris Doctor; license to practice law in the candidate’s jurisdiction.
About the job
Leads product legal counseling and builds scalable legal frameworks that help Atlassian’s product and engineering teams develop and launch software, including AI features.
What you'll do
- Advise product and engineering teams on legal and regulatory issues involving AI/ML, data governance, intellectual property, and platform architectures.
- Create repeatable frameworks, launch checklists, and legal guardrails for AI product development.
- Serve as the primary legal partner for product initiatives and help develop the Product Counsel function.
What they ask for
- Juris Doctor and license to practice law in the candidate’s jurisdiction.
- Background in both a law firm and an in-house legal team.
- Strong generalist product-counseling skills, including ability to assess technical architectures and unfamiliar product areas.
- Strong writing and communication skills; comfort working asynchronously and in a fast-paced environment.
Nice to have
- Experience in B2B Enterprise SaaS.
- Familiarity with Atlassian tools.
Pay
$229,500 - $299,625 USD base salary; $206,550 - $269,663 USD base salary; $190,485 - $248,689 USD base salary
Tools
AI/ML technologies, Atlassian tools
AI focus
Counsel on AI/ML legal and regulatory issues and create frameworks, launch checklists, and legal guardrails that enable teams to ship AI features.
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