Senior Product Counsel Director

🕒 May 14

🍂 Massachusetts, Texas – Remote

🍂 Massachusetts – Remote 🤠 Texas – Remote

💵 $164.5k - $222.1k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

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Rocket Software

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1001 - 5000 employees

Founded 1990

🏢 Enterprise

☁️ SaaS

🔐 Security

Enterprise • SaaS • Security

Rocket Software is a company that specializes in IT modernization and hybrid cloud solutions. They provide a variety of products and services aimed at optimizing mainframe and cloud integration, enhancing security and compliance, and improving IT skills and efficiency through automation and innovation. Rocket Software offers solutions for content services, hybrid cloud, IBM i, security, and efficiency, along with modernization of enterprise applications, data, and infrastructure. Their focus is on helping organizations seamlessly bridge critical business applications and data with AI-powered solutions for increased productivity and decision-making, while maintaining robust security and resilience.

📋 Description

• Serve as the primary legal advisor to Rocket's product, engineering, and services teams, providing proactive and strategic legal counsel across the full product lifecycle • Leading Rocket's responsible AI legal program • Advising on product development, commercialization, and go-to-market strategies • Serving as a key legal resource on technology transactions including licensing, strategic partnerships, and M&A • Supporting and leading, as appropriate, IP portfolio management, open source and SCA compliance, and export control matters • Operating with significant autonomy and driving cross-functional legal initiatives, process improvements, and product and AI legal compliance programs across the organization

🎯 Requirements

• Excellent academic credentials; J.D. from an accredited law school required • Must be in good standing with at least one State Bar • Minimum of 10 years of experience in law firm and/or in-house legal positions, with substantial experience in intellectual property, technology transactions, and/or product counsel roles, including significant in-house experience • Minimum of 5 years of experience in law firms and/or in-house legal positions practicing intellectual property law • Engineering or other relevant technical degree and experience in software and/or other high technology industries • Deep knowledge of and hands-on experience with AI and machine learning legal issues, including AI governance frameworks, training data and model licensing, generative AI risks and liability, and applicable or emerging AI regulations (EU AI Act, US Executive Orders, etc.) • Demonstrated senior leadership capability, including the ability to set strategic direction, influence at the executive level, and serve as a deputy and functional leader across a broad legal portfolio • Deep technical fluency in software, AI/ML systems, and related technologies; ability to engage substantively with engineers and product managers on technical matters and translate technical concepts into legal risk analysis • Knowledge of and experience with pertinent laws, including software licensing, data protection, and export control laws • Ability to clearly articulate and defend risk analysis; critically examine business practices to ensure they are aligned with legal requirements; provide advice regarding business practice risk • Successful candidate is a proven team player and consensus builder that takes a business approach to law • Successful candidate is a flexible self-starter and proactive problem solver who can work autonomously and handle significant client contact • Effective written and oral communication skills are essential • Ability to clearly present information, in writing and orally, respond to questions from executives, managers, customers, and other employees, with focus on client service • Diplomatic, approachable and possessing good business and personal judgment • Must manage conflicting demands from multiple business clients in a fast-paced environment • Excellent organizational skills; ability to manage multiple projects at once, follow through and meet deadlines • Inherent ability to act with the highest integrity and professionalism.

🏖️ Benefits

• Unlimited Vacation Time as well as paid holidays and sick time • Health and Wellness coverage options for Rocketeers and dependents • Life and disability coverage • Fidelity 401(k) and Roth Retirement Savings with matching contributions • Monthly student debt benefit program • Tuition Reimbursement and Certificate Reimbursement Program opportunities • Leadership and skills training opportunities