Senior Product Counsel

Where we Work

Udemy is a global company headquartered in San Francisco, with additional U.S. offices in Denver and Austin, and international hubs in Australia, India, Ireland, Mexico, and Türkiye. This is an in-office position, requiring three days a week in the office (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday) and flexibility on Mondays and Fridays.

 

About your skills

• Communication: You’re able to explain complex legal concepts in a concise and persuasive manner that’s free of "legalese". You frame your legal advice in a way that engages your audience.

• Decision making: You identify practical risks and propose balanced solutions incorporating risk mitigation and business goals. Once a decision is made, you ensure stakeholders are aligned in execution.

• Prioritization: You prioritize effectively, focusing on what’s most important and urgent to the business. You think strategically about how to prioritize and scale legal support. You look for opportunities to work smarter, including leveraging AI to streamline workflows and increase impact. 

• Agility: You're eager to learn new skills, tools, and subject matter, and you quickly absorb complex information, adapt to shifting priorities, and tackle unfamiliar challenges with confidence.

• Project management: You have solid experience in project management for strategic and complex problems with high-level stakeholders, navigating dependencies and conflicting interests. 

 

About this role 

We’re seeking a Senior Product Counsel to join our collaborative and fast-paced Legal Team. You’ll be responsible for advising on products, compliance, and marketing initiatives, along with a wide range of additional responsibilities that are sure to come along as we continue to scale our global business. We’re looking for someone who can help us maintain our earnestly authentic culture while collaborating with different teams to handle projects with flexibility, patience, and poise. This position reports to the Associate General Counsel. 

 

What you’ll be doing  

• Provide strategic counsel to Udemy’s product, design, engineering, and marketing teams throughout the entire product lifecycle, from ideation and development to launch and post-launch operations, balancing innovation with legal and business risks 

• Advise on global compliance matters, including consumer protection, privacy, accessibility, and intellectual property, with a focus on building scalable guidance that supports Udemy’s international growth

• Partner with marketing teams on campaign reviews, pricing strategies, influencer engagements, brand initiatives, and promotional offers, ensuring alignment with advertising laws, FTC guidance, and global consumer regulations 

• Collaborate cross-functionally with teams, including support and security, to proactively address risk and build policies and processes that support compliant user experiences 

• Track and interpret evolving laws, including AI and digital marketplace regulations, and help translate those into actionable product and business guidance 

• Lead and manage legal advice on high-impact projects, working closely with senior leadership to align legal advice with business goals 

• Build scalable frameworks and resources to help teams self-serve and move faster while maintaining compliance

 

What you’ll have  

• Minimum 8 years of legal experience, primarily in-house advising in the areas of product, compliance, and marketing 

• J.D. from an ABA-accredited law school or foreign equivalent 
  Membership in at least one U.S. state bar in good standing

• Excellent communication skills, including the ability to translate complex legal concepts into practical and actionable advice 

• Exceptional judgment and decision-making skills, especially in fast-paced environments where business and legal risk must be balanced 

• Demonstrated ability to quickly grasp complex legal and technical concepts, adapt to evolving priorities, and confidently navigate unfamiliar challenges in a fast-paced environment

• Strong organizational and prioritization abilities, with a proven track record of managing a high volume of complex, cross-functional matters with limited direction

• Experience advising on consumer subscription products is a plus