Product Counsel

As a Product Counsel at Synthesia, you’ll partner closely with Product, Engineering, R&D, Business Operations, and Go-To-Market teams to help bring innovative AI products to market responsibly. Reporting to the Head of Product & Privacy Legal, you’ll play a key role in navigating complex legal and regulatory issues, balancing risk with business objectives, and helping the company scale with confidence.

In this role you will:

• Partner with Product, Engineering, and R&D teams across the entire product lifecycle to identify and address legal risks in areas including AI, IP, privacy, security, open source, and marketing.

• Support commercialization efforts by advising Go-To-Market and Business Operations teams on product positioning, licensing models, and regulatory issues.

• Monitor and interpret evolving laws related to AI, privacy, IP, and competition to ensure proactive compliance and business alignment.

• Draft and maintain scalable processes, playbooks, and guidance to support consistent legal input across teams.

• Assist in creation and management of privacy, security and AI governance frameworks and audits.

• Operate independently and provide pragmatic, business-oriented legal advice that aligns with Synthesia’s risk appetite and goals.

You’re a great fit for the role if you have:

• Law degree and qualified to practice in-house in a relevant jurisdiction.

• 5+ years of post-qualification experience, including advising on SaaS product legal issues; prior exposure to generative AI preferred.

• Strong understanding of AI/ML technologies and related legal issues (e.g., IP, privacy, algorithmic accountability).

• Comfortable working with technical teams and translating legal risk into actionable guidance.

• Excellent written communication skills with the ability to draft clear, concise messages for cross-functional audiences.

• Proven ability to manage competing priorities and work autonomously in a fast-paced environment.