Linear

Senior Counsel

Linear

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: United States

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Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • Own core legal areas, including commercial agreements, trademarks, and corporate governance/equity, with support from outside counsel as needed
  • Develop the legal foundation/frameworks for new products and initiatives
  • Work closely with our product teams to navigate the legal implications of AI, including data privacy and model usage
  • Lead negotiations for our most complex enterprise MSAs and DPAs, focusing on high-leverage issues like liability caps and indemnification
  • Partner with Product and Engineering during feature design and development to identify legal and regulatory implications early—including privacy-by-design, AI data handling, and enterprise compliance requirements—so that legal considerations are built in, not bolted on
  • Act as the primary interface to outside counsel, ensuring that they are used effectively and cost-efficiently
  • Advise our People and Talent teams on HR matters across multiple states/countries as we continue our international expansion
  • Give clear legal guidance that teams can use without constant escalation
  • Help identify risks early and frame them clearly, enabling leadership to make informed decisions

Requirements

  • 8+ years of legal experience, ideally both law firm and in-house
  • Experience supporting a scaling, product-led company (Series B-D or similar stage)
  • Experience supporting venture financings and equity matters, including cap table management and corporate governance
  • Strong commercial contracting experience, including enterprise SaaS agreements
  • Familiarity with privacy and security requirements for enterprise customers, including the implications of AI data handling
  • Comfort advising on employment and HR issues in a global, remote-first context
  • Sound judgment and the ability to communicate conclusions in areas such as legal/regulatory risk in clear, practical terms
  • A bias toward figuring things out independently, while knowing when to seek outside expertise
  • Knows when to hold the line and when pragmatism serves the business better than perfection
Benefits
  • Competitive salary and equity
  • Employee-friendly equity terms including early exercise in the US and extended exercise windows
  • Daily meal and coffee stipend on every workday
  • Paid co-working space or desk
  • Health coverage (based on country requirements)
  • 5 weeks paid vacation, plus local statutory holidays
  • 4 months paid parental leave
  • Paid month off after 4 years & every 2 years thereafter
  • Regular team events and off-sites
  • Remote-first with no required commute
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
commercial agreementstrademarkscorporate governanceenterprise MSAsDPAsdata privacyAI data handlingcap table managementcommercial contractingenterprise SaaS agreements
Soft Skills
sound judgmentclear communicationindependent problem-solvingpragmatismrisk identificationlegal guidancecollaborationnegotiationleadershipadvisory skills