Join Figma as a Senior Product Counsel to provide legal guidance on product development and navigate complex legal questions.
Posted by employer 3 months ago
First seen on Joblaze 3 months ago
Last verified on the company career page 17 hours ago
Skills & Technologies
AI in the day-to-day
Advising on AI-powered products or platforms.
Requirements
- Experience
- 8+ years
- Education
- Bachelor's degree
Not disclosed in this posting: visa sponsorship.
Benefits
Joblaze summary
In the role of Senior Product Counsel at Figma, the individual will provide essential legal guidance to cross-functional teams, focusing on product development and go-to-market strategies. Key skills include expertise in technology law, data protection, and AI regulations, alongside a proactive, business-oriented mindset. This position is ideal for seasoned legal professionals with a strong background in tech and a hands-on approach to risk management. Figma's emphasis on collaboration and innovation makes this a pivotal role in shaping the company's legal framework as it scales.
Joblaze insights
- Listed about 3 months ago — first seen on Joblaze July 3, 2026. Last confirmed on Figma's careers page October 9, 2026.
- Salary band is above the typical range for comparable tech roles (median ~$129,391).
- Starts above 76% of 68 comparable senior other roles in United States that list AI/ML we track (median $162,500 across 36 companies). See AI/ML salary trends
- AI/ML appears in 4.3% of 2466 comparable senior other roles in United States; Consumer protection appears in 0.1% of 2466 comparable senior other roles in United States.
Quick facts
- Is the Senior Product Counsel role remote?
- Yes — Figma lists this as a fully remote position.
- What's the salary range?
- Figma lists $204,000–$317,000 for this role.
- How much experience is required?
- At least 8 years of relevant experience for this Senior Product Counsel role.
- What's the tech stack?
- Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: AI/ML, Consumer protection, Data Protection, IP, Privacy.
- What seniority level is this role?
- Figma targets senior candidates for this position.
- Is this full-time or contract?
- Full-time for this Senior Product Counsel role at Figma.
From the original posting
Figma is growing our team of passionate creatives and builders on a mission to make design accessible to all. Figma’s platform helps teams bring ideas to life—whether you're brainstorming, creating a prototype, translating designs into code, or iterating with AI. From idea to product, Figma empowers teams to streamline workflows, move faster, and work together in real time from anywhere in the world. If you're excited to shape the future of design and collaboration, join us!
Figma's Product Legal team is growing! We are seeking a proactive, business-minded Senior Product Counsel to join our team. In this role, you will act as a primary legal partner for our Product, Design, and Engineering (PDE) teams, helping them navigate novel, complex legal questions as our product releases accelerate. We are looking for a strategic thinker with an ownership mentality who can help us build a practical, forward-looking approach to risk management. You'll report to the Director, Product Legal, and play a pivotal role in shaping how we scale legal guidance across the organization.
This is a full time role that can be held from one of our US hubs or remotely in the United States.
What you’ll do at Figma:
- Partner directly with Figma's Product, Design, Engineering, and other cross-functional teams to provide practical legal guidance on product development and go-to-market strategy
- Review product user experiences, disclosures, and external marketing and communications materials to mitigate legal risk while helping our teams achieve their goals
- Partner with cross-functional Legal teams (Commercial, IP, Regulatory) to ensure cohesive strategy and support
- Advise on legal issues relating to data protection, privacy, consumer protection, IP, and evolving AI-specific laws and regulations
- Develop and build out the processes, resources, and scaffolding needed to help our team scale our legal guidance as our product releases accelerate
- Identify and communicate emerging legal risks early in the product development cycle to enable faster, more confident decision-making
We'd love to hear from you if you have:
- In-depth experience counseling on legal issues relating to technology, IP, privacy, data protection, consumer protection, and AI
- Proven ownership mentality, including hands-on engagement with product details, process-building from scratch, and independent prioritization
- A business-first, solution-oriented approach, including comfort making independent decisions and taking smart risks with imperfect information
- Demonstrated interest in AI and experience advising on AI-powered products or platforms
- You have 8+ years of legal experience & J.D. degree from an ABA accredited law school (or foreign equivalent) and is U.S.-qualified
While not required, it’s an added plus if you also have:
- Experience working in-house at a SaaS company
- Familiarity with using and advising on ML/AI products
- A technical background is a huge plus
Pay Transparency Disclosure
At Figma we celebrate and support our differences. We know employing a team rich in diverse thoughts, experiences, and opinions allows our employees, our product and our community to flourish. Figma is an equal opportunity workplace - we are dedicated to equal employment opportunities regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity/expression, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.
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