July 14, 2026
Product Counsel
Senior • On-site
230,004 - 275,004 USD/yr
Austin, TX
SpaceXAI's mission is to create AI systems that can accurately understand the universe and aid humanity in its pursuit of knowledge. Our team is small, highly motivated, and focused on engineering excellence. This organization is for individuals who appreciate challenging themselves and thrive on curiosity.
We operate with a flat organizational structure. All employees are expected to be hands-on and to contribute directly to the company's mission. Leadership is given to those who show initiative and consistently deliver excellence.
Work ethic, prioritization, and strong communication skills are important. Employees should be able to concisely and accurately share knowledge with teammates.
About the Role
Product Counsel are key advisors to product and engineering teams and work cross-functionally across the organization. The role requires deep understanding of products and business operations while providing clear and practical legal advice in a fast-paced environment.
The position focuses on legal areas including AI, privacy and data protection, content regulation, copyright, advertising, and consumer protection.
This is an in-office role and is not remote or hybrid.
Responsibilities
- Provide legal advice to product and engineering teams focusing on AI, personalization, creators, advertising, and international expansion.
- Work alongside engineering teams building innovative AI products and features.
- Partner with Legal and Public Policy leaders regarding product evolution under global laws.
- Build scalable and effective legal review processes for strategic product initiatives.
- Collaborate across Legal, Engineering, Safety, Policy, and Business Development teams.
- Stay current on U.S. and international regulations related to AI, privacy, intellectual property, consumer protection, advertising, and content regulation.
Required Qualifications
- 5+ years of legal experience in AI, privacy, consumer protection, or content regulation law.
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
- JD degree and bar admission or equivalent in good standing.
Preferred Qualifications
- Regulatory and in-house legal experience.
- Solution-oriented mindset with strong customer service approach.
- Ability to collaborate effectively in cross-functional teams.
- Experience advising consumer social media platforms on personalization and data protection issues.
Annual Salary Range
$230,000 - $275,000 USD
Benefits
Compensation includes equity, comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage, access to a 401(k) retirement plan, disability insurance, life insurance, and additional perks and discounts.
ITAR Requirements
Applicants must meet U.S. Government export regulation requirements or be eligible to obtain the necessary authorizations under ITAR regulations.
SpaceXAI is an equal opportunity employer. For details on data processing, refer to the Recruitment Privacy Notice.
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114,996 - 140,004 USD/yr
🏢 Summary: HR Business Partner role supporting engineering teams in a fast-paced AI organization, focused on employee relations, workforce analytics, organizational development, and HR operations. The position requires close collaboration with leaders and employees across the full employee lifecycle while managing HR programs and processes onsite in Palo Alto. 🗂️ Requirements: 3–5+ years of HR Generalist or HRBP experience, Experience in fast-paced, high-growth environments, Strong problem-solving and analytical skills, Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, Ability to support employee relations and performance management, Experience collaborating with managers and senior leaders, Ability to maintain confidentiality, Onsite availability in Palo Alto, CA, Ability to work extended hours and weekends when needed, Eligibility to work under ITAR regulations 📃 Skills: Workday, Greenhouse, UltiPro, Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook 🏢 Description: SpaceXAI's mission is to create AI systems that can accurately understand the universe and aid humanity in its pursuit of knowledge. Our team is small, highly motivated, and focused on engineering excellence. This organization is for individuals who appreciate challenging themselves and thrive on curiosity. We operate with a flat organizational structure. All employees are expected to be hands-on and to contribute directly to the company's mission. Leadership is given to those who show initiative and consistently deliver excellence. Work ethic and strong prioritization skills are important. All employees are expected to have strong communication skills. They should be able to concisely and accurately share knowledge with their teammates. ABOUT THE ROLE: The HR Business Partner team is a key partner in helping scale the organization and support its talented employees. We work closely with senior leaders and their teams with the full lifecycle of an employee from onboarding, career development, recognition, performance management, org design and more. We help steer important decisions, and operate with urgency in ensuring that all of our teams are able to perform at their very best. In this role you will support a hardcore engineering team. RESPONSIBILITIES: - Respond to employee inquiries, questions and complaints, and provide information, guidance and direction on employee relations issues, performance management, and other core HR functions - Operate as a key business partner to employees, managers, directors and senior leaders on workforce analytics, organizational optimization, leadership development, and other strategic initiatives - Work closely with the functional experts in HR (recruiting, training and development, compensation, and benefits) to ensure programs are optimized for the needs of your client groups and to shape company-wide programs - Counsel and assist employees and managers, guided by the Company's policies and relevant laws/regulations - Facilitate internal transfers, oversee and facilitate promotion opportunities, conduct exit interviews, and identify trends to support retention, career development and to minimize risk for the business - Work with managers and above to implement key HR recommendations and change efforts - Assist with the creation, documentation, and implementation of human resources policies, programs, and processes - Uphold standards of strict confidentiality with respect to all matters and documents - Maintain employee files and process HR transactions in Workday BASIC QUALIFICATIONS: - 3–5+ years of experience as an HR Generalist or HRBP, with exposure across other HR disciplines - Experience working in a fast-paced, high-growth, dynamic business environment - Strong problem-solving, critical thinking, and analytical skills - Excellent interpersonal, influencing, and communication skills, with the ability to build relationships and influence at all levels of the organization PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE: - Experience working in the tech industry/supporting engineering teams - Demonstrated success at building effective relationships - Ability to lead with a positive attitude and approach challenges head-on - Experience independently handling employee relations issues - Familiarity with Greenhouse, UltiPro, and/or Workday - Ability to use independent judgment to make decisions as well as organize and prioritize work - Demonstrated excellence thriving in a fast-paced environment - Experience with Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS: - This is not a remote or hybrid position and will require relocation if not already local to the Palo Alto, CA area - Position requires ability to work extended hours and weekends when needed COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS: - $115,000 - $140,000 USD - Base salary is just one part of the total rewards package, which also includes equity, comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage, access to a 401(k) retirement plan, short & long-term disability insurance, life insurance, and various other discounts and perks ITAR REQUIREMENTS: - Applicant must be a U.S. citizen, national, lawful permanent resident, refugee, asylee, or eligible to obtain required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. 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