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Product Counsel, EMEA

Whatnot
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Hybrid (London, UK / Dublin, Ireland)€173k - €235kFull-timePosted 4w ago

About the role

Senior international product lawyer focused on product law, privacy, and regulatory compliance for Whatnot in Europe (UK/Ireland and EU) as the company expands globally. Embedded in a fast-moving product environment to counsel and enable international product roadmap while building scalable legal processes.

Responsibilities

  • Provide day-to-day product legal support for Whatnot’s international product roadmap, advising product and engineering teams from concept through post-launch on legal risk across the UK, EU, and new markets.
  • Lead global review of new products, product features, and product-related matters to ensure compliance with applicable digital, consumer protection, and platform regulation — before features ship.
  • Advise on the DSA, UK Online Safety Act, GDPR/UK GDPR, e-commerce rules, consumer protection frameworks, platform liability regimes, and emerging AI-related legal obligations.
  • Coordinate with regional counsel and subject matter expert legal teams to consolidate and globalise legal feedback to product teams, ensuring a coherent global legal posture across markets.
  • Support the development of Whatnot’s international terms of service, community policies, and seller frameworks.
  • Build scalable legal playbooks, review processes, and self-serve tools that let the product team move fast with confidence.

Qualifications

  • Qualified to practice law in the US, UK, or an EU jurisdiction, with experience directly advising on product and technology legal matters (in-house experience preferred). Based in Dublin or London
  • Significant in-house product counsel experience at a high-growth technology company, startup, or marketplace — you have been in the room when products are built, not just called in after the fact.
  • Deep familiarity with UK and EU digital regulation: DSA, GDPR/UK GDPR, e-commerce rules, consumer protection frameworks, platform liability regimes, and the EU AI Act.
  • Demonstrated ability to lead global review of new products and features, coordinating across legal and business teams to consolidate feedback and drive compliance across multiple jurisdictions simultaneously.
  • Proven track record translating complex regulatory requirements into practical, actionable guidance for non-legal teams.
  • Strong privacy and data protection experience, including hands-on work with GDPR, UK GDPR, ePrivacy, and DPIAs in the context of consumer-facing product features.
  • Sound business judgment and a “how do we get this done” orientation.
  • Comfort operating with autonomy on a lean team in a fast-moving, ambiguous environment.

Skills

Required:Product and technology law counselingRegulatory compliance (UK/EU)Privacy by design and DPIAsGlobal product review leadership

Benefits

  • Generous Holiday and Time off Policy
  • Health Insurance options including Medical, Dental, Vision
  • Work From Home Support
  • Care benefits
  • Retirement; 401k offering for Traditional and Roth accounts in the US (employer match up to 4% of base salary) and Pension plans internationally
  • Monthly allowance to dogfood the app
  • Parental Leave
Last updated Oct 21, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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About Whatnot

Whatnot is the largest livestream shopping platform in the U.S.

Whatnot is the largest livestream shopping platform in the U.S., connecting buyers and sellers in real-time across any category – from collectibles like trading cards to comics, fashion, sneakers, and more.

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