Product Counsel

Role overview

As Product & Privacy Counsel at Synthesia, you’ll partner with Product, Engineering, R&D, Business Operations, and Go-To-Market to help launch AI products responsibly. Reporting to the Head of Product & Privacy Legal, you’ll balance legal/regulatory risk with business objectives as the company scales.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Product, Engineering, and R&D across the product lifecycle to identify and address legal risks in AI, IP, privacy, security, open source, and marketing.
• Advise Go-To-Market and Business Operations on product positioning, licensing models, and related regulatory issues.
• Monitor and interpret evolving laws across AI, privacy, IP, and competition to support proactive compliance.
• Draft and maintain scalable processes, playbooks, and guidance for consistent legal input across teams.
• Support creation and management of privacy, security, and AI governance frameworks, including audits.
• Provide pragmatic, business-oriented legal guidance aligned with Synthesia’s risk appetite.

Requirements

• Law degree and qualified to practice in-house in a relevant jurisdiction.
• 7+ years post-qualification experience, including 5+ years advising on SaaS product legal issues.
• Strong understanding of AI/ML and related legal issues (e.g., IP, privacy, algorithmic accountability).
• Strong familiarity with GDPR and other major privacy frameworks.
• Experience or comfort working with technical teams and translating legal risk into actionable guidance.
• Excellent written communication skills for cross-functional audiences.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and work autonomously in a fast-paced environment.

Nice-to-haves

• Prior exposure to generative AI.
• Experience with biometric data processing or automated decision-making.