Dive in and do the best work of your career at DigitalOcean. Journey alongside a strong community of top talent who are relentless in their drive to build the simplest scalable cloud. If you have a growth mindset, naturally like to think big and bold, and are energized by the fast-paced environment of a true industry disruptor, you’ll find your place here. We value winning together—while learning, having fun, and making a profound difference for the dreamers and builders in the world.
As a Senior Corporate Counsel, Product, reporting to the Associate General Counsel at DigitalOcean, you will join a small and dynamic team dedicated to revolutionizing cloud computing and AI. DigitalOcean's mission is to simplify cloud computing and AI so that builders and businesses can spend more time creating software that changes the world. In this role, you will act as a versatile, full-stack product counsel who advises product, engineering, and go-to-market teams across the entire product lifecycle from first concept through global launch and beyond. Working alongside dedicated product, security, and regulatory colleagues, you will guide critical initiatives spanning cutting-edge product development, customer trust, and data-driven growth.
What You’ll Do:- Serve as a trusted partner and a primary point of contact for DigitalOcean’s technical and non-technical teams, including Marketing, Product, Engineering, and Operations.
- Conduct comprehensive assessments of legal risks in product development, including addressing privacy, regulatory, licensing, and intellectual property concerns, to support the product lifecycle from design and definition to global launch and post-release iteration.
- Identify, assess, and drive resolution of legal issues related to customer data, privacy, security, export control, open-source software, and responsible AI.
- Help shape the long-term strategy, structure, and priorities of the product counsel function.
- Advise on US and global privacy laws (such as CCPA and GDPR) and emerging AI regulations to ensure that DigitalOcean and its affiliates maintain strict global compliance.
- Support the drafting and negotiation of complex commercial agreements and data protection agreements to seamlessly facilitate product launches and safeguard corporate interests, including vendor agreements, technology partnership agreements, terms of service, product specific terms, privacy policies, and acceptable use policies.
- Support legal strategy for critical incident response and regulatory investigations, partnering with Security, Privacy, and Communications teams.
- Co-develop scalable self-service legal playbooks, templates, and automated workflows to empower Engineering and Product teams.
- Juris Doctor (JD) from an accredited law school and active bar membership in at least one U.S. state.
- 8+ years of legal experience with significant in-house experience supporting SaaS, PaaS, and/or IaaS product development teams.
- A track record of counseling AI product and engineering teams across the product development lifecycle, from design and definition through global launch and post-release iteration.
- A low-ego, roll-up-your-sleeves attitude to tackle projects large and small, a desire to learn, an appetite for feedback, and a "leave it better than you found it" growth mindset.
- Proven experience in using strong business judgement to calibrate business and legal risk, and translating complex legal advice into actionable guidance for Product, Engineering, and Operations teams.
- A strong understanding of US and global privacy regulations, intellectual property, open-source software, artificial intelligence, and data security.
- Experience in drafting, reviewing, and negotiating complex commercial and technology agreements.
- Superlative communication and collaborative problem-solving skills with the ability to build positive, influential relationships with cross-functional partners and senior leadership.
- Expertise in one or more specialized areas, such as U.S. and global privacy law (e.g., CCPA, GDPR), data security, IP and open source, or emerging AI / ML regulation.
- Familiarity with cloud security and compliance frameworks (e.g., FedRAMP, HIPAA, SOC 2) and experience translating them into practical engineering roadmaps.
- A focus on launching AI / ML products and advising on the legal and regulatory aspects of product development in that space.
- Experience supporting incident response or regulatory investigations.
- Experience in implementing self-service legal tooling, automation, or workflows for technical teams.
- $180,000 - $225,000
*This is a remote role
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- We innovate with purpose. You’ll be a part of a cutting-edge technology company with an upward trajectory, who are proud to simplify cloud and AI so builders can spend more time creating software that changes the world. As a member of the team, you will be a Shark who thinks big, bold, and scrappy, like an owner with a bias for action and a powerful sense of responsibility for customers, products, employees, and decisions.
- We prioritize career development. At DO, you’ll do the best work of your career. You will work with some of the smartest and most interesting people in the industry. We are a high-performance organization that will always challenge you to think big. Our organizational development team will provide you with resources to ensure you keep growing. We provide employees with reimbursement for relevant conferences, training, and education. All employees have access to LinkedIn Learning's 10,000+ courses to support their continued growth and development.
- We care about your well-being. Regardless of your location, we will provide you with a competitive array of benefits to support you from our Employee Assistance Program to Local Employee Meetups to flexible time off policy, to name a few. While the philosophy around our benefits is the same worldwide, specific benefits may vary based on local regulations and preferences.
- We reward our employees. The salary range for this position is based on market data, relevant years of experience, and skills. You may qualify for a bonus in addition to base salary; bonus amounts are determined based on company and individual performance. We also provide equity compensation to eligible employees, including equity grants upon hire and the option to participate in our Employee Stock Purchase Program.
- DigitalOcean is an equal-opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, ancestry, national origin, caste, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, age, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic makeup, marital status, or military service.
Application Limit: You may apply to a maximum of 3 positions within any 180-day period. This policy promotes better role-candidate matching and encourages thoughtful applications where your qualifications align most strongly.
Skills Required
- Juris Doctor (JD) from an accredited law school and active bar membership in at least one U.S. state
- 8+ years of legal experience with significant in-house experience supporting SaaS, PaaS, and/or IaaS product development teams
- Track record counseling AI product and engineering teams across the product development lifecycle
- Experience identifying and resolving legal issues related to privacy, security, export control, open-source software, and responsible AI
- Strong understanding of US and global privacy regulations (e.g., CCPA, GDPR), intellectual property, open-source software, and data security
- Experience drafting, reviewing, and negotiating complex commercial and technology agreements, including vendor, partnership, data protection, and product terms
- Proven ability to translate complex legal advice into actionable guidance and exercise strong business judgment
- Superlative communication and collaborative problem-solving skills; ability to build relationships with cross-functional partners and senior leadership
- Low-ego, roll-up-your-sleeves attitude and growth mindset
- Expertise in specialized areas such as global privacy law, data security, IP and open source, or emerging AI/ML regulation
- Familiarity with cloud security and compliance frameworks (e.g., FedRAMP, HIPAA, SOC 2) and translating them into engineering roadmaps
- Experience launching AI/ML products and advising on legal/regulatory aspects of AI product development
- Experience supporting incident response or regulatory investigations
- Experience implementing self-service legal tooling, automation, or workflows for technical teams
What We Do
DigitalOcean is the Inference Cloud — a full-stack, production-ready cloud platform built to run AI applications with predictable performance, sustainable economics, and radically simpler operations at scale. We are built for teams turning AI into real products — not just training models. Our advantage is not fewer features, but fewer failure modes when operating AI at scale — combining minimal operational overhead, predictable cost efficiency, and a full-stack cloud that works as a system. Hyperscalers are broad by design. Neoclouds are infrastructure-first. DigitalOcean is inference-first — with a real cloud underneath. It combines inference-optimized compute, managed inference software, and integrated cloud capabilities that reduce operational burden for teams running real workloads. Inference is the foundation—not the boundary. Everything else builds on top of it.
Why Work With Us
At DO, we do career-defining work. We innovate with AI and build cutting-edge tech. Our rewards to match that intensity - to motivate you, recognize your impact, and give you what you need to thrive. If you have a growth mindset, like to think big and bold, and are energized by the fast-paced environment, you'll find your place here.
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