Product Counsel
Grindr· Legal
Hybrid (San Francisco), Hybrid (Los Angeles), Hybrid (New York)$187.5k - $250k + equityFull-timePosted 4w ago
About the role
Senior in-house product-focused attorney partnering with Grindr’s product, engineering, design, and trust & safety teams to shape product strategy and governance, including AI-enabled features, user privacy, disclosures, and compliance across multiple jurisdictions.
Responsibilities
- Serve as the primary day-to-day legal partner to Product Development teams (Product Management, Engineering, Design, Data, Trust & Safety) across the full product lifecycle.
- Advise on innovative, AI-enabled product features and experiences (personalization, recommendations, location-based products, subscriptions and payments, growth initiatives).
- Help product teams develop clear, user-centered approaches to disclosure, consent, education, and choice.
- Serve as the hub connecting Product Development with other Legal & Privacy teams and outside counsel, while retaining issue ownership and driving toward a clear business answer.
- Work closely with the Privacy team on matters involving sensitive data, notice and consent, user controls, data-sharing practices, DSAR rights, and privacy-by-design.
- Build and maintain scalable legal tools, playbooks, review processes, and decision frameworks to involve Legal early without slowing the organization.
- Counsel senior stakeholders, including executives and the Board, on AI regulation and governance; online safety; age assurance; consumer protection; and platform regulation across key markets.
Qualifications
- At least 8 years of experience, including significant in-house experience, providing product counseling to dynamic consumer internet businesses, with a track record of excellence and advancement.
- Exceptional legal judgment and ability to translate unsettled legal questions into practical recommendations for product and business leaders.
- Strong cross-functional instincts and credibility to partner with product leaders, engineers, designers, and executives.
- Demonstrated ability to create clarity and scalable processes in fast-moving, ambiguous environments.
- J.D. from an accredited law school, strong academic record, and active bar admission in at least one U.S. jurisdiction.
Skills
Required:Product counseling for consumer internet productsLegal risk assessment for AI-enabled featuresCross-functional collaborationRegulatory and privacy governance
Benefits
- Health, Dental & Vision: Full premium coverage for you; partial coverage for dependents.
- Family Formation: Up to $300,000 in fertility and family-building support (IVF, surrogacy, egg freezing, adoption).
- Retirement: 401(k) with 6% match and immediate vesting.
- Compensation: Industry-competitive compensation, company bonus, and equity for every employee.
- Gender-Affirming Care: Up to 90% cost coverage, Included Health access, HRT stipends.
- Time Off & Rest: Flexible vacation policy; two company-wide rest weeks per year.
- Other Benefits: Monthly stipends for cell phone, internet, wellness, food, and commuting; breakfast/lunch.
Last updated Sep 24, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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