Senior Legal Counsel, Product
Vercel · Hybrid - San Francisco
Posted about 2 months ago · $270,000-$300,000
or apply directly on Vercel's site. We never take the application ourselves.
Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 55 days Vercel's roles stay open a median of 56 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- Yes 79% of Vercel's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Vercel
- high 74 stale, 3 reposted of 91 open
- Hiring momentum
- 109 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-09-28
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Vercel's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Vercel.
About this role
The Senior Legal Counsel, Product at Vercel will work closely with Engineering, Product, and Design teams to provide legal support throughout the product development lifecycle. This role involves addressing legal issues related to privacy, data security, and intellectual property, while also building scalable processes to enhance product shipping efficiency. The position requires a strong understanding of software industry regulations and the ability to manage technology agreements independently.
- benefits
- 1/5
- freshness
- 1/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 4/5
- pay transparency
- 5/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Vercel as an employer.
What you need
- Admitted to the California Bar or eligible for Registered In-House Counsel exception and in good standing
- 8+ years of legal experience
- 4+ years of product legal experience at a software company
- Experience counseling product and engineering teams through the product development lifecycle
- Strong understanding of cloud services and general SaaS, PaaS, IaaS business practices and relevant global regulatory requirements
- Ability to communicate effectively under time pressure
Nice to have
- Computer science degree or technical background in software engineering for the web
- Experience with commercial transactions, intellectual property, open source, platform safety
- Familiarity with Vercel’s products and services
What you get
- Base pay range of $270,000-$300,000
- Total compensation package may include benefits, equity-based compensation, and eligibility for a company bonus or variable pay program
Worth weighing
- 3 day/week in-office requirement in San Francisco
- Role focuses on product counseling with occasional support for commercial transactions
- Fast-paced environment may require adaptability to changing priorities
Summarised from Vercel's posting. Read the full original.
Listed by Vercel on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-28. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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