Senior Product Counsel, Cloudflare
$191-263k
Salary applicable to Bay Area - may vary in other locations. Plus equity & ESPP.
Web performance and security platform
Posted today
Web performance and security platform
1001+ employees
Posted today
$191-263k
Salary applicable to Bay Area - may vary in other locations. Plus equity & ESPP.
1001+ employees
Company mission
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
- 7+ 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
- Ability to provide legal advice in a way that understands and advances strategic business goals
- 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, including senior business executives, 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
- Cloudflare is seeking a lawyer with a passion for new technologies to join the Product Counsel team
- The Product Counsel team serves as the frontline legal contact and helps solve some of the company’s thorniest issues
- As a member of the team, you’ll wear many hats and lead cross-functional projects with meaningful impact
- The ideal candidate brings deep enthusiasm for innovative technology and the ability to collaborate closely with product, engineering, and business teams throughout the software development and commercialization lifecycle
- This role requires drafting and negotiating the technology transactions that fuel our products, such as our AI inference offerings
- Through this work, you will help evaluate novel legal questions and craft practical solutions at the frontier of law and technology
- As a member of the Product Counsel team, you will also support privacy-by-design reviews, document data flows for responsible AI counseling, and partner with the commercial legal team to address complex customer inquiries
- Translate complex legal analysis into clear, actionable guidance for fast-moving product and engineering teams
- Proactively assess legal risks and advise product, engineering and business teams building services that reshape how information moves across the Internet—and the laws that govern it
- Serve as a legal advisor to senior business leaders on the legal implications of product strategy
- Review and architect legal frameworks for technology transactions related agreements, such as, technology partner agreements, inbound IP licensing agreements, and marketplace arrangements for Cloudflare’s developer platform
- Review marketing event agreements and support Cloudflare’s team with promotions and sweepstakes
- Draft terms of service, disclosures, policies, and related processes
- Apply privacy-by-design principles and partner with the privacy team on data-flow reviews, PIAs, and other privacy deliverables
- Solicit invention disclosures, support patent strategy, and protect Cloudflare’s trade secrets
- Partner with product and marketing teams on product marketing collateral and claim substantiation
- Build and refine processes that enable the Legal team to scale effectively as Cloudflare continues to expand
- Engage externally on behalf of Cloudflare in areas where you are a subject matter expert
Application process
- Please note that applicants who progress to the offer stage of the interview process may be asked to attend an in-person interview within one of the Cloudflare Offices or Cloudflare Hubs. More details about this will be available at that stage of the interview process
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 over 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.
And impressive third-quarter 2025 results show strong momentum, with revenue rising to $562 million from $430 million a year earlier. The company also raised its full-year guidance, underscoring confidence in continued growth. As demand for secure, cloud-based infrastructure keeps growing, Cloudflare's expanding platform and improving efficiency leave it well positioned to capture further gains in a rapidly growing market.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
16% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company benefits
- Competitive pay: We offer a competitive total rewards package, where every employee is an owner of our stock.
- Take-what-you-need vacation: We encourage employees to find a comfortable work-life balance by taking as many days off as they need while still being able to perform their jobs satisfactorily. (We really mean it!)
- Paid maternity & paternity leave: Our global parental leave policy allows up to sixteen paid weeks of bonding leave time for all qualifying new parents.
- Employee benefits: We offer a comprehensive benefits package including healthcare, life insurance, short- and long-term disability, pension plans in accordance with the market practice in our locations.
- Commuter program: We are flexible about where we work and value connecting at the office. Our commuter benefits program is in place to support team members' commute to work via public transportation without the extra cost burden.
- Wellbeing: Global offerings that provide mental health, childcare and family forming support to our employees across our offices.
Company HQ
China Basin, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Lee Holloway
(Co-Founder & Lead Engineer)Lee began 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
(Co-Founder, President & Co-Chair)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
(Co-Founder & CEO)Matthew studied for an MBA at Harvard Business School before co-founding Unspam Technologies in December 2001, and Cloudflare in 2009, where he has served as CEO ever since.
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