Senior Counsel, Product & Data

As Senior Counsel, Product & Data at Chainalysis, you will help shape the legal strategy for the company's data and intelligence products. You'll partner with Product, Engineering, Data Science, and Research & Development to identify legal considerations early in product development and influence the product roadmap. With a strong understanding of data from compliance, privacy, and intellectual property perspectives, you'll help teams address legal considerations as products are developed, rather than after they ship.

What you'll do

• Advise throughout the product lifecycle, from early planning and development through launch and ongoing operation
• Partner with Product, Engineering, Data Science, and Research & Development to identify legal considerations early and help shape the product roadmap
• Advise on data sourcing, collection, use, access, retention, deletion, licensing, and commercialisation
• Assess data and intelligence products through compliance, privacy, intellectual property, and commercial perspectives
• Help address product and data issues, including role based access controls and data deletion following customer offboarding
• Advise on intellectual property, including copyright, trademarks, patents, IP protection, and third party rights
• Advise on AI, machine learning, and other emerging technologies in product development and data use
• Partner with Privacy, Security, Compliance, and Commercial Legal colleagues on product related matters
• Develop practical policies and processes to help teams identify and manage legal risks
• Coordinate legal responses to product related incidents, complaints, and disputes
• Monitor legal and regulatory developments and provide actionable guidance
• Build strong relationships with stakeholders and contribute to the long term development of the product legal function

What you bring

• A law degree and qualification to practise law in a relevant jurisdiction
• Significant experience advising technology businesses, ideally in house at a mid sized technology company with data intensive products
• Experience in product counselling, data related legal matters, intellectual property, or data licensing
• Experience advising Product, Engineering, Data Science, or other technical teams
• A strong understanding of how data is collected, managed, licensed, accessed, and used in commercial products
• Experience assessing legal risks associated with data intensive products and emerging technologies
• The ability to identify legal considerations early and balance risk with commercial objectives
• Excellent judgement, communication, and stakeholder management skills
• The ability to manage complex matters independently and work collaboratively across teams

Nice to have

• In house product legal experience at a mid sized technology company with data intensive products
• Experience at a comparable technology or intelligence business
• Experience advising on data licensing, large scale data collection, data enrichment, or data driven products
• Familiarity with blockchain technology or digital assets
• Experience with AI governance, machine learning, or privacy frameworks such as GDPR or CCPA/CPRA
• Experience with product related disputes, technology partnerships, or complex commercial agreements
• Product litigation experience at a law firm, particularly involving technology, data, or intellectual property
• Experience working across multiple jurisdictions

About Chainalysis

Chainalysis is the blockchain data platform making it easy to connect the movement of digital assets to real-world services. Powered by deep blockchain data and AI, organizations investigate illicit activity, manage risk exposure, and develop innovative market solutions built on the industry's most trusted blockchain intelligence.