Associate Product Counsel, Google Cloud Platform Core Products

As Corporate Counsel at Google, you work on the most exciting legal issues as disruptive technological innovations require creative and proactive legal guidance. You're part of a whip-smart group of in-house lawyers and the projects and cases you take on challenge you to think big and differently. You are collaborative -- ready to partner in initiatives that influence all aspects of the business and work with Googlers from all over the company. As an integrated part of the team, you proactively assess legal risks and advise on products that will not only move information into the 21st century, but move information law forward as well.

We are currently hiring an Associate Product Counsel to support Google Cloud Platform Core Products. Google Cloud helps organizations empower their employees, serve their customers, and build what’s next for their business — all with technology built in the cloud.

As an Associate Product Counsel supporting Google Cloud, you will advise on products and infrastructure designed for enterprise use cases. You will also support the developer ecosystem. Whether you're a privacy specialist, a patent attorney, or general attorney with broad enterprise legal and knowledge, Google Legal lets you take on unanswered legal quandaries and create new precedents. You will raise questions that demand creative and practical answers and provide those answers by working at the crossroads of the law and new technology, helping Google Cloud build important products for developers and users around the world.

20th century laws don't always solve 21st century problems, and Google Legal crafts innovative approaches for working with some of the toughest legal challenges of the information age. Whether you're a patent attorney, an intellectual property expert or an engineer headed to law school, Google Legal lets you address unanswered legal quandaries and create new precedents. Our innovative services raise challenging questions that demand creative and practical answers. We provide those answers by working at the crossroads of the law and new technology, helping Google build innovative and important products for users around the world.Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

US: $217000 - $315000 (USD) + 20% bonus target + bonus + equity + benefits

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Minimum qualifications:

• JD, LL.B., equivalent degree, or equivalent practical experience.
• Admitted to the bar and in good standing or otherwise authorized to practice law (e.g., have registered in-house status) in the state in which the position is located.
• 3 years of attorney-level experience in-house, or at a law firm.
• Experience in technology licensing and open source software.

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience advising enterprise/cloud companies.
• Experience in navigating a range of complex and ambiguous legal issues, and working cross-functionally to mitigate risk.
• Experience analyzing policy/regulatory proposals and advocating business oriented positions/compliance strategies.
• Experience leading projects with clients, colleagues and directly advising the highest levels of executive leadership.
• Experience in utilizing AI tools to streamline and scale legal support with an understanding of AI, privacy and intellectual property law.
• Excellent problem-solving, and communication skills, with the ability to explain legal issues clearly and concisely to non-legal stakeholders.