As our Senior Product Counsel you will be the primary legal partner to our product and engineering teams. You will sit at the center of product development and help ensure that our team creates, launches, and supports our products in a legally compliant and practical way. You will provide clear, relevant guidance that balances risk, user trust, and business velocity, with an approach that moves the business forward at scale. You will report to the VP, Regulatory, Product and AI. This is a remote position within the United States.

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• You will partner with Product, Engineering, and Program teams throughout the product lifecycle—from concept through launch and iteration.
• Identify and assess legal, regulatory, and contractual issues related to new products and features, data flows, integrations, and user experiences.
• Provide practical recommendations that support innovation while maintaining legal compliance and managing risk, privacy and data use
• Working with Privacy Counsel, facilitate evaluation of new product features and data practices for compliance with global privacy and data protection laws; ensure understanding of privacy notices, data maps, and customer commitments
• Help maintain privacy-by-design processes and product privacy reviews. Regulatory & Compliance Support
• Monitor and interpret laws affecting SaaS products, including privacy, cybersecurity, AI/ML, and sector-specific regulations and standards.
• Work with other Legal and Compliance partners to operationalize new legal requirements across products. Commercial and Go-to-Market Agreement
• Collaborate with Commercial Legal, Sales, and Marketing to ensure product claims, descriptions, and commitments are accurate and supportable.
• Contribute to product terms, Service level agreements, acceptable use policies, and customer-facing product documentation. Governance processes
• Help develop scalable legal review processes, playbooks, training materials, and internal guidance for product teams

• J.D. and active bar membership in at least one U.S. jurisdiction.
• 8+ years of relevant legal experience (in-house or combination of in-house and law firm).
• Experience supporting SaaS or technology products.
• Working knowledge of privacy, data protection, IP, and marketing law.
• You understand technical concepts and translate them into legal guidance.
• Experience working with modern legal-tech tools, including AI, to work smarter, respond faster, and provide a better client experience.
• Experience advising on AI/ML products preferred.

The base pay range(s) below are provided in compliance with state specific laws. Pay ranges may be
different in other locations.

Colorado $153,300-$252,900 (annually) 
Washington $153,300-$279,600 (annually) 
California $153,300-$306,300(annually) 
NYC $185,500-$306,300 (annually) 

The pay range above is the general base pay range for a successful candidate in the state listed. The
successful candidate’s actual salary/wage may be based on various factors, such as geographic
location, candidate experience and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.
This role is eligible for an annual bonus based on individual and company performance, depending on
the terms of the applicable plan and the employee’s role

AI is embedded in our workflows, decision-making, and products.  Success here requires embracing AI as an essential capability.

• You’ll bring experience using AI and AI-related technologies, ready to thrive here.

• You’ll apply AI every day to business challenges - improving efficiency, contributing solutions, and driving results for your team, our company, and our customers.

• You’ll grow with AI by staying curious about new trends and best practices, and by sharing what you learn so others can benefit too.

Total Rewards 

In addition to a great compensation package, paid time off, and paid parental leave, many Avalara employees are eligible for bonuses. 

Health & Wellness 
Benefits vary by location but generally include private medical, life, and disability insurance. 

Inclusive culture and diversity 
Avalara strongly supports diversity, equity, and inclusion, and is committed to integrating them into our business practices and our organizational culture. We also have a total of 8 employee-run resource groups, each with senior leadership and exec sponsorship. 

We’re defining the relationship between tax and tech.

We’ve already built an industry-leading cloud compliance platform, processing over 54 billion customer API calls and over 6.6 million tax returns a year. Our growth is real - we're a billion dollar business - and we’re not slowing down until we’ve achieved our mission - to be part of every transaction in the world.

We’re bright, innovative, and disruptive, like the orange we love to wear. It captures our quirky spirit and optimistic mindset. It shows off the culture we’ve designed, that empowers our people to win. We’ve been different from day one. Join us, and your career will be too.

We’re An Equal Opportunity Employer

Supporting diversity and inclusion is a cornerstone of our company — we don’t want people to fit into our culture, but to enrich it. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, age, gender, national orientation, disability, sexual orientation, US Veteran status, or any other factor protected by law. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know.