Product Counsel, Cloudflare
Web performance and security platform
Open for applications
Web performance and security platform
1001+ employees
Open for applications
1001+ employees
Company mission
Cloudflare's mission is to help build a better Internet that is bold and ambitious.
Role
Who you are
- JD degree with strong academic credentials and admitted to practice law in at least one U.S. jurisdiction
- 3+ years of law firm and/or in-house experience, preferably with technology companies. Prior experience with Internet security and infrastructure companies is desired
- Technical background / expertise is highly desired. While a science or technical degree is not a prerequisite for this job, a passion for technologies is
- Experience with copyright law and Internet law is desired (e.g., AI Act, Data Act, net neutrality, DMCA, CFAA)
- Strong communication skills and cooperative team player. Lead with empathy and understanding while embracing diverse points of view. Flexibility to adapt and thrive in a fast paced environment
- Ability to work cross-functionally, with lawyers and non-lawyers, to establish effective solutions efficiently and in an amenable manner
- Ability to organize, prioritize, and manage many tasks on complex projects. Experience with Jira or other project management solutions is desired
What the job involves
- The ideal candidate has enthusiasm for innovative technology and partnering with product and engineering teams throughout the software development life cycle and product commercialization
- You'll evaluate and provide guidance on novel legal situations and create new precedents
- Cloudflare’s innovative services raise challenging questions that demand creative and practical solutions at the intersections of the law and new technology
- As a legal generalist, you will be asked to advise on a wide range of legal issues related to the products you support
- Proactively assess legal risks and advise our product and engineering teams on products that not only revolutionize how information is exchanged on this planet, but also move information and Internet law into the future
- Translate legal advice into actionable guidance for cutting-edge product and engineering teams, often under tight deadlines
- Draft terms of service, disclosures, and policies, and help implement related processes
- Practice the principles of privacy-by-design and assist the privacy team in analyzing data flows and performing privacy impact assessments and other privacy-focused deliverables
- Review open source licenses and inbound intellectual property licensing arrangements
- Solicit invention disclosure forms and protect Cloudflare’s trade secrets
- Work closely with our product and marketing teams on product marketing collateral and product claim substantiation
- Build new and improve upon existing processes for providing legal services to help us pave the way for continued expansion
Our take
Cloudflare is a multi-service global network that provides web security and infrastructure, DDoS mitigation services, and a content delivery network. Founded in 2009, Cloudflare has risen to become an industry giant, with around 25 million global internet properties on its network.
Cloudflare has been responsible for a number of admirable initiatives, offering free web protection to human rights groups, journalists, artists, and US election websites. This goes some way to counteracting the flak Cloudflare has received in some circles for the controversial groups and users who use its services. This chequered history, however, has not affected its over 80% market share in the content delivery network field.
This is perhaps in part because it has proven sharp at staying abreast of the rapidly morphing tech and digital space and customer demands. For example, Cloudflare is shifting to 100% renewable energy usage to create a zero-emissions internet, and in 2020 released a feature that would help users navigate data privacy regulations by selecting where their data is stored.
The cloud infrastructure market reached $53 billion in 2022. While the Big 3 (Amazon, Microsoft, and Google) own 65% of the market, that still leaves billions of dollars left for companies such as Cloudflare. Its ambitious and successful work is likely to continue being a crucial feature of the web, but in 2023, placed it in the crosshairs of hackers looking to exploit its infrastructure. The beginning of 2024 saw Cloudflare vow to bolster its security and patch vulnerabilities.
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Insights
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back within 2 weeks
16% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company benefits
- Minimum 8 weeks of paid parental leave
- Equal opportunity employer
- Unlimited paid time off policy
- Work from home opportunities
- Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance
- Life Insurance, Disability Insurance
- 401(k) plans
- Family planning and fertility program
- Gym discounts
- Commuter Benefits Program
Company values
- Principled - We create our products and features with a global mindset and democratize important and innovative technologies that drive adoption of the latest standards
- Curious - Our team is made up of pioneering innovators that approach new challenges with interest and a desire to learn
- Transparent - We hold ourselves accountable when we make mistakes—and we do everything we can to learn from them
Company HQ
China Basin, San Francisco, CA
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Leadership
Lee Holloway
(Lead Engineer)Lee started their career as an Engineer at Homewarehouse for a year before working at Unspam Technologies for 4 years. They co-created Project Honey Pot in 2004 and Cloudflare in March 2009, serving as Lead Engineer of both to present.
Michelle Zatlyn
(President & COO)Having worked for Investor Economics and I Love Rewards for a combined 4 years, Michelle worked at Toshiba for 3 years as a Product Manager. She then co-founded Cloudflare in 2009 as COO, and has served as President since 2020. She is also a Board Member at Atlassian.
Matthew Prince
(CEO)Matthew studied for an MBA at Harvard Business School before co-founding Unspam Technologies in December 2001, and Cloudflare as CEO in March 2009.
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