Kindred

Senior Counsel, Commercial and Product Legal

Kindred

full-time

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Origin:  • 🇺🇸 United States • California

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Salary

💰 $170,000 - $230,000 per year

Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • First legal team hire reporting directly to the General Counsel to support Product/Tech, Operations, and Marketing teams
  • Partner with product teams on feature launches and user experience legal requirements
  • Maintain and evolve terms of service, community standards, and other platform policies
  • Partner with Trust & Safety to develop frameworks for dispute resolution, content moderation, and incident response
  • Advise on platform liability issues and intermediary protections
  • Navigate regulatory compliance across key markets in North America and the EU including consumer protection laws, privacy requirements, and lodging regulations
  • Provide occasional marketing compliance support, including platform advertising and promotional terms
  • Lead contract negotiations for technology partnerships, marketing vendor agreements, and emerging supplier marketplace relationships
  • Provide cross-practice legal support as the company's legal needs evolve during scaling

Requirements

  • JD and bar admission in relevant jurisdiction
  • 7-10 years overall legal experience with 4+ years in-house experience at B2C technology companies. (Candidates with 5-6 years of highly relevant marketplace experience may be considered for a Counsel-level role.)
  • Two-sided marketplace or platform experience strongly preferred
  • Trust and safety, content moderation, or platform liability experience
  • Experience providing guidance on domestic and international privacy requirements, including GDPR and CCPA
  • Product legal experience including regulatory compliance guidance and developing customer-facing policies
  • Experience supporting marketing initiatives, including partnerships and promotions
  • Crisis management experience with platform incidents or regulatory matters
  • Demonstrated ability to exercise independent judgment and balance legal risk with business objectives
  • Demonstrated experience in effective cross-functional collaboration
  • Preferred: Early career law firm experience (2-3 years) in technology or transactional practice
  • Preferred: International expansion experience
  • Preferred: Experience with high growth startup environments and scaling challenges