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Senior Director - Product Counsel
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SoundCloud
SoundCloud empowers artists and fans to connect and share through music. Founded in 2007, SoundCloud is an artist-first platform that provides progressive tools, services, and resources. With over 400 million tracks from 40 million artists, the future of music is SoundCloud.
As Senior Director, you will set the vision for how legal, safety, and operational rigor underpin SoundCloud’s product innovation. You will oversee multidisciplinary teams that support complex product roadmaps, safeguard platform integrity, manage global copyright enforcement, and build a foundational legal operations infrastructure. Partner closely with Product, Engineering, Operations, Policy, and senior executives to drive solution‑focused decision‑making and ensure a safe, compliant, rights‑respecting ecosystem aligned with business objectives.
Key Responsibilities
Lead and mentor teams across Product Counsel and 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, driving cross‑functional strategies that balance product velocity with legal, regulatory, and platform governance requirements.
Support the product team in the international rollout of SoundCloud Go/Go+, advising on localisation and compliance with local consumer protection, data protection, and related laws.
Provide high‑level, business‑minded legal guidance throughout the product lifecycle on subscriptions, monetization models, marketplace offerings, payments, fan engagement features, creator tools, and global data protection compliance.
Oversee privacy‑by‑design initiatives, review user flows and consent mechanisms, and maintain product‑related Terms of Service, Privacy Policy provisions, disclosures, and compliance documentation.
Ensure adherence to third‑party platform and developer requirements (e.g., Apple, Google) and supervise negotiation of technology partnerships and vendor agreements.
Oversee platform safety policies, content moderation guidelines, enforcement frameworks, and escalation management for high‑risk user safety, fraud, abuse, and integrity issues.
Partner with cross‑functional teams to design trust & safety systems that protect users while supporting creative expression and platform growth.
Manage Trust and Safety and copyright, including DMCA workflows, rights holder interactions, and enforcement processes, while driving improvements in tooling, automation, and operational efficiency.
Experience and Background
Qualified lawyer with 10+ years of legal experience at a technology, digital media, or related company, including senior leadership roles.
Significant experience leading multidisciplinary teams of Product Counsel, Trust & Safety, Policy, and Legal Operations at scale.
Deep expertise in technology law, privacy/data protection, consumer protection, e‑commerce/subscription regulations, payments, and global regulatory environments across the U.S., EU, UK, and other major markets.
Proven success building and maturing teams, operational processes, roadmaps, and cross‑functional strategies in complex or high‑growth environments.
Demonstrated leadership in designing and scaling Trust & Safety or platform governance frameworks, with experience in content moderation, enforcement operations, or online safety compliance.
Extensive experience partnering cross‑functionally with leaders throughout the organization to drive alignment, accelerate decision‑making, and deliver legally sound, user‑centric product and platform outcomes.
Understanding of copyright law and/or operational rights management frameworks; experience overseeing copyright operations is highly preferred.
Skilled at influencing executives, synthesizing complex issues into actionable guidance, and setting organizational direction across ambiguous and evolving landscapes.
Experience managing outside counsel, vendors, and technology partners across multiple jurisdictions.
Highly collaborative, pragmatic, solutions‑oriented leader capable of balancing innovation with legal and operational risk.
Experience engaging and managing outside counsel for specialized or escalated issues.
The salary range for this role is $200,000 – $230,000 annually. The final salary offered will be determined based on relative experience, skills, internal equity, and location. We also offer a generous total rewards program.
About Us
We are a multinational company with offices in the U.S. (New York and Los Angeles), Germany (Berlin), and the U.K. (London).
We provide a flexible work culture that offers the opportunity to collaborate and connect in person at our offices as well as accommodate work from home.
We are deeply committed to ensuring diversity, equity and inclusion at all levels and fostering a community where everyone’s voice, perspective and experience is respected and heard.
We believe a strong team is built by investing in employees through mentorship, workshops and enrichment opportunities.
Benefits
Comprehensive health benefits including medical, dental, and vision plans, as well as mental health resources.
Robust 401(k) program.
Employee Equity Plan.
Generous professional development allowance.
Creativity and Wellness benefit (e.g., gym membership, photography course or book).
Flexible vacation and public holiday policy with up to 35 days of PTO annually.
16 paid weeks for all parents (birthing and non‑birthing), regardless of gender, to welcome newborns, adopted and foster children.
Various snacks, goodies, and two free lunches weekly when at the office.
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion SoundCloud is for everyone. Diversity and open expression are fundamental to our organization; they help us lead what’s next in music by understanding and empowering our creators and fans, no matter their identity. We acknowledge the challenges in the music industry and strive to influence an inclusive culture where everyone can contribute respectfully and thrive, especially the historically marginalized communities that many of our creators, fans and SoundClouders identify with. We are dedicated to creating an inclusive environment for everyone, regardless of gender identity, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, migration background, national origin, age, disability status, or care‑giver status.
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Senior Director - Product Counsel
role at
SoundCloud
SoundCloud empowers artists and fans to connect and share through music. Founded in 2007, SoundCloud is an artist-first platform that provides progressive tools, services, and resources. With over 400 million tracks from 40 million artists, the future of music is SoundCloud.
As Senior Director, you will set the vision for how legal, safety, and operational rigor underpin SoundCloud’s product innovation. You will oversee multidisciplinary teams that support complex product roadmaps, safeguard platform integrity, manage global copyright enforcement, and build a foundational legal operations infrastructure. Partner closely with Product, Engineering, Operations, Policy, and senior executives to drive solution‑focused decision‑making and ensure a safe, compliant, rights‑respecting ecosystem aligned with business objectives.
Key Responsibilities
Lead and mentor teams across Product Counsel and 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, driving cross‑functional strategies that balance product velocity with legal, regulatory, and platform governance requirements.
Support the product team in the international rollout of SoundCloud Go/Go+, advising on localisation and compliance with local consumer protection, data protection, and related laws.
Provide high‑level, business‑minded legal guidance throughout the product lifecycle on subscriptions, monetization models, marketplace offerings, payments, fan engagement features, creator tools, and global data protection compliance.
Oversee privacy‑by‑design initiatives, review user flows and consent mechanisms, and maintain product‑related Terms of Service, Privacy Policy provisions, disclosures, and compliance documentation.
Ensure adherence to third‑party platform and developer requirements (e.g., Apple, Google) and supervise negotiation of technology partnerships and vendor agreements.
Oversee platform safety policies, content moderation guidelines, enforcement frameworks, and escalation management for high‑risk user safety, fraud, abuse, and integrity issues.
Partner with cross‑functional teams to design trust & safety systems that protect users while supporting creative expression and platform growth.
Manage Trust and Safety and copyright, including DMCA workflows, rights holder interactions, and enforcement processes, while driving improvements in tooling, automation, and operational efficiency.
Experience and Background
Qualified lawyer with 10+ years of legal experience at a technology, digital media, or related company, including senior leadership roles.
Significant experience leading multidisciplinary teams of Product Counsel, Trust & Safety, Policy, and Legal Operations at scale.
Deep expertise in technology law, privacy/data protection, consumer protection, e‑commerce/subscription regulations, payments, and global regulatory environments across the U.S., EU, UK, and other major markets.
Proven success building and maturing teams, operational processes, roadmaps, and cross‑functional strategies in complex or high‑growth environments.
Demonstrated leadership in designing and scaling Trust & Safety or platform governance frameworks, with experience in content moderation, enforcement operations, or online safety compliance.
Extensive experience partnering cross‑functionally with leaders throughout the organization to drive alignment, accelerate decision‑making, and deliver legally sound, user‑centric product and platform outcomes.
Understanding of copyright law and/or operational rights management frameworks; experience overseeing copyright operations is highly preferred.
Skilled at influencing executives, synthesizing complex issues into actionable guidance, and setting organizational direction across ambiguous and evolving landscapes.
Experience managing outside counsel, vendors, and technology partners across multiple jurisdictions.
Highly collaborative, pragmatic, solutions‑oriented leader capable of balancing innovation with legal and operational risk.
Experience engaging and managing outside counsel for specialized or escalated issues.
The salary range for this role is $200,000 – $230,000 annually. The final salary offered will be determined based on relative experience, skills, internal equity, and location. We also offer a generous total rewards program.
About Us
We are a multinational company with offices in the U.S. (New York and Los Angeles), Germany (Berlin), and the U.K. (London).
We provide a flexible work culture that offers the opportunity to collaborate and connect in person at our offices as well as accommodate work from home.
We are deeply committed to ensuring diversity, equity and inclusion at all levels and fostering a community where everyone’s voice, perspective and experience is respected and heard.
We believe a strong team is built by investing in employees through mentorship, workshops and enrichment opportunities.
Benefits
Comprehensive health benefits including medical, dental, and vision plans, as well as mental health resources.
Robust 401(k) program.
Employee Equity Plan.
Generous professional development allowance.
Creativity and Wellness benefit (e.g., gym membership, photography course or book).
Flexible vacation and public holiday policy with up to 35 days of PTO annually.
16 paid weeks for all parents (birthing and non‑birthing), regardless of gender, to welcome newborns, adopted and foster children.
Various snacks, goodies, and two free lunches weekly when at the office.
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion SoundCloud is for everyone. Diversity and open expression are fundamental to our organization; they help us lead what’s next in music by understanding and empowering our creators and fans, no matter their identity. We acknowledge the challenges in the music industry and strive to influence an inclusive culture where everyone can contribute respectfully and thrive, especially the historically marginalized communities that many of our creators, fans and SoundClouders identify with. We are dedicated to creating an inclusive environment for everyone, regardless of gender identity, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, migration background, national origin, age, disability status, or care‑giver status.
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