Product Counsel

Posted 8 Days Ago
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2 Locations
Hybrid
120K-132K Annually
Senior level
Software
Progress That’s Built Around You
The Role
Provide product-related legal counsel across software and cloud service design, development, marketing, launch, distribution, privacy, security, intellectual property, licensing, trade compliance, and regulatory matters. Partner with product, engineering, marketing, sales, compliance, and executive teams; draft and negotiate technology and commercial agreements; review promotional materials; support sales; identify legal issues; and conduct internal training.
Summary Generated by Built In
We are Progress (Nasdaq: PRGS) - the trusted provider of software that enables our customers to develop, deploy and manage responsible, AI-powered applications and experiences with agility and ease. 
 
We’re proud to have a diverse, global team where we value the individual and enrich our culture by considering varied perspectives because we believe people power progress. Join us as a Product Counsel and help us do what we do best: propelling business forward.   This will be a hybrid role working between your home office and either our Burlington MA headquarters or Raleigh NC office.  
We are looking for a qualified and experienced Product Counsel to join our legal team and provide advice and support to our management and internal clients on various product related areas including product design, development and release, marketing, data protection, security and compliance. You will be working closely with our product management, engineering, design, product marketing, support, operations, compliance and business line executives. This role requires a business-minded in-house lawyer who will partner with multiple innovative product teams around the world to ensure that the company's products and services are structured to achieve the business strategy while complying with applicable regulations in multiple jurisdictions. 
 
In this role you will:
  • Partner closely with product management, engineering, design, product marketing, support, operations and compliance teams and provide counsel and advise on a wide variety of complex and developing legal, regulatory and compliance issues in connection with the delivery of cloud services.
  • Advise on requirements affecting all stages of a product's life cycle, including design, development, marketing, public relations, product launch and distribution, and related product regulatory concerns. 
  • Support sales cycle, including developing and managing options for company agreements (including with customers, partners and vendors), answering questions, providing documentation, facilitating sales execution and negotiating agreements alongside commercial counsel. 
  • Serve as a liaison and issuer spotter for other legal team members in a matrixed organization with product teams, including in the areas of intellectual property, privacy, security and trade compliance. 
  • Ensure compliance with U.S. and international laws and regulations and company policy dealing with intellectual property, privacy, security, trade compliance and other applicable laws. 
  • Analyze, structure, draft, and negotiate technology development, licensing, and other commercial agreements and provide ongoing legal counseling in the areas of intellectual property, technology, and licensing. 
  • Review, draft and advise on advertising and marketing materials, including press releases, packaging, product launch collateral, sweepstakes, promotions, and other related items.
  • Conduct training for the legal team as well as internal teams. 
Your background:
  • Law degree is required       
  • Minimum of 5 years of relevant in-house experience as a product counsel, preferably in the technology industry, with a focus on software, SaaS and cloud offerings. 
  • Significant experience with intellectual property, licensing, privacy and trade compliance in the technology sector. 
  • Ability to communicate effectively with product managers and engineers and apply legal principles based on understanding of technology architectures and principles.
  • Able to multi-task, work independently in a fast-paced environment and to interface with internal departments and all levels of management.
  • Maintain current understanding of best practices related to legal issues in product development and marketing for technology companies.
  • Experience with HIPAA compliance is highly desired; 
  • Strong drafting and negotiation skills.

Your background:

  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
  • Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills.
  • Strong business acumen and strategic thinking skills.
  • Excellent drafting, negotiation, and communication
  • Prior product counseling experience with a technology company;
  • Startup mindset – highly passionate, team player, high sense of urgency, willingness to roll up sleeves and ability to deal with ambiguity in a fast-paced business;
  • Excellent attention to detail, strong communication skills, well-honed analytical skills and strong project management skills;
  • Strong technical skills with a continuous learning mindset to develop a deeper understanding of the business. 

Base Salary Range: $120,000 - $132,000
This position is also eligible to participate in our performance-based annual corporate bonus plan. Final base compensation is determined by a number of factors, including but not limited to job-related skills, education, demonstrable experience, and allowance for future and continued salary growth. We also offer a robust benefits package, with details below.


If this sounds like you and fits your experience and career goals, we’d be happy to chat.   

What we offer in return is the opportunity to experience a great company culture with wonderful colleagues to learn from and collaborate with and also to enjoy:  

  • Medical, dental, vision, life & disability, and financial benefits, including a 401(k) retirement savings plan, tuition reimbursement program, and optional benefits such as critical illness/hospital indemnity/personal accident, identity theft protection, auto & home insurance, legal insurance, and pet insurance. 
  • Competitive salary and incentive compensation opportunities, including bonus or uncapped commission (as applicable to the position), along with a best-in-class Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP) featuring a 27-month lookback. 
  • Flexible paid vacation time, a paid day off for your birthday, company holidays, and a variety of leave programs, including Parental Leave. 
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and employee well-being resources focused on physical, mental, social, and financial health.

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Skills Required

  • Law degree
  • At least 5 years of relevant in-house product counsel experience
  • Experience in the technology industry, preferably involving software, SaaS, and cloud offerings
  • Significant experience with intellectual property, licensing, privacy, and trade compliance in the technology sector
  • Ability to communicate effectively with product managers and engineers and understand technology architectures and principles
  • Ability to multitask, work independently, and operate in a fast-paced environment
  • Experience with HIPAA compliance
  • Strong drafting and negotiation skills
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
  • Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills
  • Strong business acumen and strategic thinking skills
  • Prior product counseling experience with a technology company
  • Startup mindset, team orientation, urgency, adaptability, and comfort with ambiguity
  • Strong project management skills and attention to detail
  • Strong technical skills and continuous learning mindset

Progress Software Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Progress Software and has not been reviewed or approved by Progress Software.

  • Equity Value & Accessibility — Equity participation includes an employee stock purchase plan with a discounted purchase and an extended lookback window, improving accessibility and potential upside. Many roles highlight this plan as a standout component of total rewards.
  • Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time off offerings include flexible or unlimited PTO, paid holidays, a birthday day off, parental leave, and paid volunteer time. Hybrid and remote options help make time-off policies more usable.
  • Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Coverage spans medical, dental, vision, life and disability, mental health resources, an EAP, wellness programs, and optional add-ons like pet and identity protection. Professional development support, recognition programs, and workplace perks add to overall lifestyle value.

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The Company
HQ: Burlington, MA
3,100 Employees
Year Founded: 1981

What We Do

Progress Software empowers organizations to achieve transformational success in the face of disruptive change. Our software enables our customers to develop, deploy and manage responsible AI-powered applications and personalized digital experiences with agility and ease. Businesses of all sizes get a trusted provider in Progress, with the products, expertise and vision they need to turn AI disruption into a competitive advantage. Millions of developers and technologists at hundreds of thousands of organizations depend on Progress every day. Learn more at www.progress.com. 

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