Senior Product Counsel

The Opportunity to be a Senior Product Counsel at Grafana Labs

Grafana Labs is a remote-first, open-source powerhouse, boasting over 20 million users of Grafana, its renowned open-source visualization tool. Our dashboards are globally recognized, from NASA to Wimbledon. We also empower over 3,000 companies, including Bloomberg and JPMorgan Chase, with observability strategies through the Grafana LGTM Stack, offering scalable metrics (Grafana Mimir), logs (Grafana Loki), and traces (Grafana Tempo).

We are rapidly expanding while upholding our core values: an open-source legacy, a global collaborative culture, and a passion for impactful work. Our environment fosters innovation, transparency, autonomy, and trust.

Grafana Labs is actively seeking a Senior Product Counsel to join our dedicated, collaborative, and fast-growing legal team. This critical role will primarily serve as a legal advisor to the product and engineering teams, guiding feature development, product launches, and strategic initiatives. Additionally, this position will contribute to broader legal matters, encompassing non-standard licensing deals, privacy, and other cross-functional concerns.

The ideal candidate will be a creative, analytical, and highly detail-oriented individual who adopts a business-oriented approach. They will possess the ability to think strategically and cultivate a trusted advisor relationship with internal stakeholders.

What You’ll Be Doing as a Senior Product Counsel

• Conduct legal risk assessments for product features across their entire lifecycle.
• Review, advise on, and negotiate a diverse range of agreements, including complex inbound and outbound licenses, data processing agreements (GDPR, CCPA), information security contracts, and other technology-related agreements.
• Develop scalable product review processes and comprehensive legal playbooks.
• Collaborate extensively with cross-functional business teams on various legal, regulatory, and corporate matters, such as licensing, data protection, privacy, and more.
• Partner closely with security and privacy teams to proactively build programs and respond effectively to incidents.
• Provide expert advice on the governance and commercialization of AI features.
• Contribute to the development of efficient workflows and processes to scale the legal team, including the strategic use of AI tools for productivity.
• Assist with initiatives focused on privacy-by-design and security-by-design principles.
• Assess IP risk associated with third-party software and embedded technologies.
• Draft and negotiate complex software license agreements, including OEM, white-label, embedded use, and distribution models.
• Partner with the commercial legal team to ensure seamless alignment between product capabilities and contractual commitments.

What Makes You a Great Fit for this Role

• Juris Doctor (JD) degree and bar admission in good standing in at least one U.S. state or equivalent local residency qualification.
• 5+ years of in-house legal experience specifically within a technology software company (SaaS industry preferred).
• A total of 8+ years of experience as a practicing attorney.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Proven capability to maintain strong relationships with internal clients, providing a high level of client service.
• Significant expertise in data protection laws, open-source licensing, and AI regulation.
• Extensive experience negotiating non-standard and strategic licensing agreements.
• Adept at balancing risk mitigation with business agility and speed.
• Ability to distill and prioritize complex and urgent legal matters effectively.
• Sound business acumen with the ability to recognize and balance risk appropriately.
• Strong communication, negotiation, and presentation skills.

Compensation & Rewards in Ireland

In Ireland, the On-Target Earnings (OTE) for this Senior Product Counsel role range from EUR 145,000 to EUR 175,000. Actual compensation will vary based on level, experience, and assessed skillset. All roles include Restricted Stock Units (RSUs), providing every team member with ownership in Grafana Labs' success and fostering alignment as we scale globally.

Why You’ll Thrive At Grafana Labs

• 100% Remote, Global Culture: Work from anywhere, contributing to a collaborative global team.
• Scaling Organization: Engage in meaningful work within a high-growth and evolving environment.
• Transparent Communication: Benefit from open decision-making and regular company-wide updates.
• Innovation-Driven: Enjoy autonomy and support to deliver excellent work and explore new ideas.
• Open Source Roots: Be part of a company built on community-driven values.
• Empowered Teams: Thrive in a high-trust, low-ego culture focused on outcomes.
• Career Growth Pathways: Access clear opportunities for professional development.
• Approachable Leadership: Collaborate with transparent, visible, and human executives.
• Passionate People: Join a team of smart, supportive individuals dedicated to their work.
• In-Person Onboarding: Start strong with fellow new 'Grafanistas' through an in-person onboarding experience.
• Balance is Key: Benefit from a global annual leave policy of 30 days per annum, including 3 Grafana Shutdown Days.

Key skills/competency

• Product Legal Counsel
• Data Protection Law
• GDPR & CCPA Compliance
• Open Source Licensing
• AI Regulation & Governance
• Complex Software Licensing
• Intellectual Property Risk
• Legal Risk Assessment
• SaaS Legal Expertise
• Cross-functional Collaboration