[Hiring] Lead Product Counsel @ElevenLabs

Role Description

We are seeking an experienced Product Counsel to join our Legal Team. In this role, you will serve as the company’s top product attorney, partnering across ElevenLabs to support the development and launch of cutting-edge AI products. You will advise on:

• Product design
• AI safety and governance
• Privacy
• Intellectual property
• Content and platform policies
• Commercialization strategies

In this role, you will:

• Partner cross-functionally with Engineering, Growth, Research, Privacy, Security, and Safety to provide pragmatic legal guidance throughout the product lifecycle.
• Advise on product features, user flows, marketing initiatives, and data practices.
• Draft and review user-facing terms, privacy policies, disclosures, and marketing materials to ensure compliance while supporting a high-quality user experience.
• Support incident response, privacy risk assessments, and escalation processes related to product use.
• Monitor evolving global legal and regulatory developments that impact AI systems, and translate them into practical internal policies and guidance.

Qualifications

• JD with active membership in at least one U.S. state bar (New York preferred).
• 6+ years of product counseling and privacy knowledge and skills, preferably developed in both law firm and in-house roles (in-house product counseling experience strongly preferred).
• Experience counseling on AI models and products, and working closely with Trust & Safety teams.
• Maintain expertise in laws and regulations relevant to AI products and SaaS solutions, including privacy, data protection, consumer protection, content policies, and emerging AI-specific legislation.
• Excellent analytical and communication skills to support cross-functional teams, as well as to engage with external partners.

Requirements

• Genuinely interested in the future of AI, privacy, and emerging technologies.
• Stay up-to-date on AI-related legal developments and industry trends.
• Thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic startup environment.
• Comfortable working independently and handling ambiguity.
• Proactive, solution-oriented approach to projects.

Benefits

• Innovative culture: Be part of a generational opportunity to define the trajectory of AI.
• Growth paths: Countless opportunities to drive impact beyond your immediate role and responsibilities.
• Learning & development: Annual discretionary stipend for professional development.
• Social travel: Annual discretionary stipend to meet up with colleagues.
• Annual company offsite: Team gatherings in new locations each year.
• Co-working: Monthly co-working stipend if not located near one of our main hubs.