Product Counsel Lead

About Applied Intuition

Applied Intuition, Inc. is powering the future of physical AI. Founded in 2017 and now valued at $15 billion, the Silicon Valley company is creating the digital infrastructure needed to bring intelligence to every moving machine on the planet. Applied Intuition services the automotive, defense, trucking, construction, mining and agriculture industries in three core areas: tools and infrastructure, operating systems, and autonomy.

Eighteen of the top 20 global automakers, as well as the United States military and its allies, trust the company’s solutions to deliver physical intelligence. Applied Intuition is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, with offices in Washington, D.C.;
San Diego;
Ft. Walton Beach, Florida;
Ann Arbor, Michigan;
London;
Stuttgart;
Munich;
Stockholm;
Bangalore;
Seoul; and Tokyo. Learn more at

We are an in-office company, and our expectation is that employees primarily work from their Applied Intuition office 5 days a week. However, we also recognize the importance of flexibility and trust our employees to manage their schedules responsibly. This may include occasional remote work, starting the day with morning meetings from home before heading to the office, or leaving earlier when needed to accommodate family commitments.

We are looking for a Product Counsel Lead to join our legal team. This is a uniquely strategic role with a mix of both internal and external-facing responsibilities in an area of increasing importance for Applied Intuition. In short, this role will make an impact. You will report to our General Counsel and primarily support Product, Engineering, and Marketing to provide strategic legal guidance on a wide range of issues, including integrations, privacy, copyright, accessibility, and emerging technologies.

You will also have opportunities to expand your role as part of a small legal team in a high growth startup.

• Be a trusted advisor to the Product, Engineering, Design, and Business Teams and help them navigate a range of issues related to Autonomy and AI, including privacy, data protection, accessibility, and consumer protections
• Lead and support cross-functional projects related to compliance, safety, and IP protection, ensuring all legal requirements are integrated into product development workflows
• Review product integrations to ensure compliance with contractual obligations, data protection laws, intellectual property rights, and other relevant legal and regulatory requirements
• Translate legal advice into actionable guidance for cutting-edge product and engineering teams, often under tight deadlines
• Manage our patenting program, facilitate invention harvesting sessions, and advise on IP strategy
• Build systems, policies, and processes, including guides and playbooks, that address risk and ensure compliance while supporting efficient innovation
• Review and edit customer contracts, inbound contracts, marketing materials, and other external-facing documents, ensuring they are compliant, user-friendly, and aligned with Applied Intuition’s policies
• Proactively manage other duties that may arise as part of a small legal team in a high growth startup
• Collaborate with external sources, regulators, and industry groups as needed to stay current on global legal and regulatory developments specifically relevant to Autonomy and AI
• Assist with M&A transactions

• Experience working with internal engineering, product, design, security, privacy, and marketing teams throughout the product development life cycle, advising on regulatory requirements and how to mitigate risks for new technologies
• Experience counseling business partners on domestic and international laws, regulations, and best practices for implementing and ensuring ongoing compliance
• Demeanor to thrive in a fast-paced, execution-focused environment, requiring exceptional organizational skills, juggling priorities, and adhering to strict deadlines
• Demonstrated ability to advance large, complex projects
• 8+ years’ of law firm and/or in-house experience, preferably in technology companies, with the activities described…