Senior Director - Product Counsel
SoundCloudNew York, New York, United States
Posted December 9, 2025
200000 - 230000 USD year
Full Time
About the Company
SoundCloud is a multinational company with offices in the US, Germany, and the UK, committed to ensuring diversity, equity, and inclusion at all levels of the organization.
Job Description
SoundCloud is seeking a Senior Director - Product Counsel to lead teams responsible for Product Counsel, Legal Operations, and Trust & Safety. The ideal candidate will have 10+ years of legal experience, including experience in senior leadership roles and expertise in technology law, privacy/data protection, consumer protection, and global regulatory environments.
Requirements
- Lead and mentor teams across Product Counsel, Legal Operations, setting vision, priorities, KPIs, and scalable operational frameworks
- Serve as a senior legal partner to Product, Engineering, Operations, Trust & Safety, and executive leadership
- Provide high-level, business-minded legal guidance throughout the product lifecycle
- Oversee platform safety policies, content moderation guidelines, enforcement frameworks, and escalation management for high-risk user safety, fraud, abuse, and integrity issues
- Manage Trust and Safety and copyright, including DMCA workflows, rights holder interactions, and enforcement processes
Benefits
- Comprehensive health benefits including medical, dental, and vision plans, as well as mental health resources
- Robust 401k program
- Employee Equity Plan
- Generous professional development allowance
- Flexible vacation and public holiday policy
- 16 paid weeks for all parents (birthing and non-birthing), regardless of gender, to welcome newborns, adopted and foster children