Lead the Product Counsel team, providing legal guidance on product launches, managing relationships with Product teams, and developing new legal strategies.
Working at Atlassian
Atlassians can choose where they work - whether in an office, from home, or a combination of the two. That way, Atlassians have more control over supporting their family, personal goals, and other priorities. We can hire people in any country where we have a legal entity. Interviews and onboarding are conducted virtually, a part of being a distributed-first company.
Your future team
We're hiring a Director of Product Counsel, reporting to the Deputy General Counsel - Product. Our Product Counsel team is a newly formed organization in Atlassian Legal, focused on serving as a strategic partner and trusted advisor to Product teams. We're looking for an attorney ready to guide the business on issues at the intersection of customer needs, legal risk, and business objectives.
This role will require collaboration with both our US and India-based teams, so EST time zone is preferred.
What you'll do
Your background
Compensation
At Atlassian, we strive to design equitable, explainable, and competitive compensation programs. To support this goal, the baseline of our range is higher than that of the typical market range, but in turn we expect to hire most candidates near this baseline. Base pay within the range is ultimately determined by a candidate's skills, expertise, or experience. In the United States, we have three geographic pay zones. For this role, our current base pay ranges for new hires in each zone are:
Zone A: $221,900 - $295,900
Zone B: $199,700 - $266,300
Zone C: $184,200 - $245,600
This role may also be eligible for benefits, bonuses, commissions, and equity.
Please visit go.atlassian.com/payzones for more information on which locations are included in each of our geographic pay zones. However, please confirm the zone for your specific location with your recruiter.
Our perks & benefits
Atlassian offers a variety of perks and benefits to support you, your family and to help you engage with your local community. Our offerings include health coverage, paid volunteer days, wellness resources, and so much more. Visit go.atlassian.com/perksandbenefits to learn more.
About Atlassian
At Atlassian, we're motivated by a common goal: to unleash the potential of every team. Our software products help teams all over the planet and our solutions are designed for all types of work. Team collaboration through our tools makes what may be impossible alone, possible together.
We believe that the unique contributions of all Atlassians create our success. To ensure that our products and culture continue to incorporate everyone's perspectives and experience, we never discriminate based on race, religion, national origin, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, or marital, veteran, or disability status. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
To provide you the best experience, we can support with accommodations or adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process. Simply inform our Recruitment team during your conversation with them.
To learn more about our culture and hiring process, visit go.atlassian.com/crh .
Atlassians can choose where they work - whether in an office, from home, or a combination of the two. That way, Atlassians have more control over supporting their family, personal goals, and other priorities. We can hire people in any country where we have a legal entity. Interviews and onboarding are conducted virtually, a part of being a distributed-first company.
Your future team
We're hiring a Director of Product Counsel, reporting to the Deputy General Counsel - Product. Our Product Counsel team is a newly formed organization in Atlassian Legal, focused on serving as a strategic partner and trusted advisor to Product teams. We're looking for an attorney ready to guide the business on issues at the intersection of customer needs, legal risk, and business objectives.
This role will require collaboration with both our US and India-based teams, so EST time zone is preferred.
What you'll do
- Support product and feature launches from inception to launch for your assigned collection.
- Successfully manage relationships with Product team members and executives.
- Partner with Legal subject matter experts and cross-functional teams to provide pragmatic legal counsel to the business.
- Advise on novel Legal issues including artificial intelligence
- Build our new Product Counsel function with us - we're looking for someone who is excited to develop new ideas and execute!
Your background
- 8 + years of experience in Product Counsel at a software company, ideally in the B2B SaaS space.
- Passion for building programs from scratch - as a new team we're looking for builders.
- You have a simplifier skillset (no legalese for our Product teams), strong writing skills to excel in our async environment, comfort using technology to get your work done (we love our own tools!), and you're energized by a fast-paced and agile working environment.
- Background in a law firm and in-house legal team.
- Required Juris Doctor, with a license to practice law in your jurisdiction.
- Bonus for candidates who are familiar with Atlassian tools.
Compensation
At Atlassian, we strive to design equitable, explainable, and competitive compensation programs. To support this goal, the baseline of our range is higher than that of the typical market range, but in turn we expect to hire most candidates near this baseline. Base pay within the range is ultimately determined by a candidate's skills, expertise, or experience. In the United States, we have three geographic pay zones. For this role, our current base pay ranges for new hires in each zone are:
Zone A: $221,900 - $295,900
Zone B: $199,700 - $266,300
Zone C: $184,200 - $245,600
This role may also be eligible for benefits, bonuses, commissions, and equity.
Please visit go.atlassian.com/payzones for more information on which locations are included in each of our geographic pay zones. However, please confirm the zone for your specific location with your recruiter.
Our perks & benefits
Atlassian offers a variety of perks and benefits to support you, your family and to help you engage with your local community. Our offerings include health coverage, paid volunteer days, wellness resources, and so much more. Visit go.atlassian.com/perksandbenefits to learn more.
About Atlassian
At Atlassian, we're motivated by a common goal: to unleash the potential of every team. Our software products help teams all over the planet and our solutions are designed for all types of work. Team collaboration through our tools makes what may be impossible alone, possible together.
We believe that the unique contributions of all Atlassians create our success. To ensure that our products and culture continue to incorporate everyone's perspectives and experience, we never discriminate based on race, religion, national origin, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, or marital, veteran, or disability status. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
To provide you the best experience, we can support with accommodations or adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process. Simply inform our Recruitment team during your conversation with them.
To learn more about our culture and hiring process, visit go.atlassian.com/crh .
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