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Senior Product Counsel
Senior Product CounselSoundCloud • New York, NY, US
Senior Product Counsel

Senior Product Counsel

SoundCloud • New York, NY, US
23 hours ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

SoundCloud empowers artists and fans to connect and share through music. Founded in 2007, SoundCloud is an artist-first platform empowering artists to build and grow their careers by providing them with the most progressive tools, services, and resources. With over 400+ million tracks from 40 million artists, the future of music is SoundCloud.

At SoundCloud, we're building the future of music and audio for creators and fans. We're looking for a Senior Product Counsel to join our Business & Legal Affairs team and partner closely with our product, design, and engineering teams to help shape the next generation of SoundCloud products.

As Senior Product Counsel, you'll be the go-to partner for our product teams, guiding them through the legal and regulatory landscape as they build creator tools, monetization products, and fan experiences. You'll play a key role in ensuring our products are compliant, user-friendly, and scalable across global markets.

You'll support the full product lifecycle- from roadmap review and feature development to launch and maintenance - while advising on issues spanning subscriptions, fan monetization, privacy, data protection, advertising, and marketing compliance. You'll also help update product-related terms, policies, and guidelines to keep pace with evolving laws and platform requirements.

This role requires a mix of strategic judgment, hands-on problem-solving, and strong collaboration with stakeholders across Product, Engineering, Marketing, Finance, and external partners.

Key Responsibilities

  • Provide pragmatic, business-minded solution-focused legal advice throughout the product development cycle, balancing risk and innovation.
  • Advise on creator and fan subscriptions and compliance with global subscription laws.
  • Support development of new marketplace offerings, including physical and digital goods, fan clubs, exclusive content, and peer-to-peer payments.
  • Act as the primary resource for product-related data protection issues, including sign-up flows, consent mechanisms, and data usage.
  • Draft, review, and maintain product-related Terms of Service, Privacy Policy provisions, and marketing disclosures.
  • Support product marketing and growth initiatives, including performance marketing, push / email notifications, brand campaigns, and compliance with consumer protection and advertising regulations.
  • Ensure compliance with third-party developer guidelines (Apple, Google) and other platform sign-in or integration requirements.
  • Draft, negotiate, and review commercial contracts, vendor agreements, and software licensing terms related to product development and technology partnerships (excluding music licensing). Build strong relationships with PMs, engineers, designers, and marketing leads to align on business priorities and risk management.
  • Guidance on a wide variety of data protection compliance issues. A working knowledge of the data privacy laws in the U.S. and Europe is a requirement.

Experience And Background

  • Qualified lawyer with 5+ years of legal experience, including in-house experience at a tech or digital media company.
  • Advanced knowledge of consumer law and e-commerce law is necessary.
  • Strong background in technology, product counseling, data privacy, consumer protection, and / or financial services law.
  • Experience supporting subscription, e-commerce, and monetization products across multiple jurisdictions.
  • Collaborative and able to balance business needs with legal risks. You will need to be solution-oriented and have a clear sense of acceptable compromise.
  • Strong communicator who can translate complex legal issues into clear, actionable advice.
  • Strong familiarity with Apple and Google developer terms and their implications on monetization models.
  • Ability to analyze competitor terms and models, advising on advantages, risks, and strategic positioning.
  • Experience preparing and revising terms of use, policies, and compliance frameworks to support product launches and growth.
  • Expertise in payment services / financial regulations in the U.S., EU, U.K., Canada, and Australia and an understanding of peer-to-peer payments, e-commerce and marketplace models is a big plus.
  • Skilled in embedding directly with product teams, providing day-to-day practical, actionable guidance.
  • Experience engaging and managing outside counsel for specialized or escalated issues.

    • Benefits

  • Comprehensive health benefits including medical, dental, and vision plans, as well as mental health resources
  • Robust 401k program
  • Employee Equity Plan
  • Generous professional development allowance
  • Flexible vacation and public holiday policy where you can take up to 35 days of PTO annually
  • 16 paid weeks for all parents (birthing and non-birthing), regardless of gender, to welcome newborns, adopted and foster children

    • Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at SoundCloud

    SoundCloud is for everyone. Diversity and open expression are fundamental to our organization; they help us lead what's next in music by understanding and empowering our creators and fans, no matter their identity. We acknowledge the challenges in the music industry, and strive to influence an inclusive culture where everyone can contribute respectfully and thrive, especially the historically marginalized communities that many of our creators, fans and SoundClouders identify with.

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