Corporate Counsel, Product Legal

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Salesforce is seeking a proactive, business-oriented, and tech-savvy attorney to join our Product Legal team and support our Platform and Engineering teams. In this role, you will partner directly with executives, developers, and product managers to provide strategic legal counsel and thought leadership throughout the entire product lifecycle, from initial research and development through launch and global distribution.

This is a unique opportunity to work at the intersection of cutting-edge data management, AI governance, and enterprise cloud technology. You'll partner with cross-functional teams across Salesforce to navigate complex product, privacy, regulatory, and commercial challenges as we build the unified data foundation for agentic AI.

Key Responsibilities

• Strategic Product Counseling: Serve as a trusted advisor to product and engineering teams developing new and existing Clouds, products and features. Conduct deep-dive legal reviews of new features to ensure products are enterprise-ready and comply with GDPR, CCPA, and industry-specific regulations (HIPAA, FedRAMP).

• AI & ML Governance: Provide legal guidance for the use of machine learning and generative AI within data integration workflows, ensuring compliance with the EU AI Act and Salesforce’s policies and Ethical AI principles.

• Integration Support: Partner with M&A integration teams to harmonize contracting processes, terms and conditions, and legal frameworks between Salesforce and newly acquired businesses.

• Commercial Transactions: Partner with Commercial Legal and Privacy teams to draft and negotiate complex product-specific terms, Data Processing Addendums, partner agreements, and terms of service.

• Stakeholder Partnership: Serve as trusted legal advisor to product management, engineering, sales, and business development teams

• Regulatory & Compliance: Monitor and advise on global legal developments affecting data integrators and SaaS providers, translating these into actionable product requirements.

Required Skills & Experience

• Education: Juris Doctor degree and active membership in at least one US state bar.

• Experience: 5+ years of combined experience in a law firm and/or in-house legal department.

• Regulatory Expertise: Deep understanding of AI, data privacy and security laws (EU AI Act, GDPR, CCPA, etc.) and their application to data management platforms.

• AI: Familiarity with AI/ML legal and ethical considerations, including emerging AI regulations

• Technical Literacy: Comfort discussing complex technical architectures, APIs, etc.

• Commercial Skills: Excellent drafting, negotiation, and analytical skills

• Judgment: Excellent business judgment and the proven ability to provide practical, business-oriented legal advice in fast-paced environments

• Interpersonal Skills: Proven ability to build relationships across Engineering, Product, and Marketing teams to drive consensus on high-stakes risks.

Desired Skills & Experience

• Prior experience supporting data integration, ETL, or middleware products.

• Experience with infrastructure and log governance

• Prior exposure to API agreements, developer terms, and platform ecosystems

• CIPP/US or CIPP/E certification

We have a public-facing website https://salesforcebenefits.com/ that explains our various benefits, including medical, dental, 401k, ESPP, generous parental leave, adoption assistance, fertility benefits, and more. Visit for the full breakdown!
 

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When you join Salesforce, you’ll be limitless in all areas of your life. Our benefits and resources support you to find balance and be your best, and our AI agents accelerate your impact so you can do your best. Together, we’ll bring the power of Agentforce to organizations of all sizes and deliver amazing experiences that customers love. Apply today to not only shape the future — but to redefine what’s possible — for yourself, for AI, and the world.

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In the United States, compensation offered will be determined by factors such as location, job level, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Certain roles may be eligible for incentive compensation, equity, and benefits. Salesforce offers a variety of benefits to help you live well including: time off programs, medical, dental, vision, mental health support, paid parental leave, life and disability insurance, 401(k), and an employee stock purchasing program. More details about company benefits can be found at the following link: https://www.salesforcebenefits.com.

At Salesforce, we believe in equitable compensation practices that reflect the dynamic nature of labor markets across various regions. The typical base salary range for this position is $172,500 - $260,100 annually. The range represents base salary only, and does not include company bonus, incentive for sales roles, equity or benefits, as applicable.