Product Counsel

Your Impact on Our Mission:

As Product Counsel, you will be a key advisor to Zocdoc’s Product, Engineering, Information Security and Marketing teams, providing legal insight on issues including but not limited to: data security and privacy, marketing and advertising compliance, and health regulatory compliance.  You’ll work collaboratively, with autonomy, and help manage multiple high priority, high value projects alongside passionate and mission driven Zocdoc’rs. Most of all, you’ll play a role in helping launch amazing product experiences that give power back to the patient!

You’ll Enjoy This Role if You…

• Have experience advising product, engineering and marketing teams in tech or health-tech companies or startups   
• Have great project management skills, and operate well autonomously
• Are highly motivated, efficient, and organized; able to juggle multiple projects at a time in a fast paced environment
• Have the ability to build relationships and comfortably interact with people across levels, functions and teams

Your Day to Day Is…

• Working closely with Product, Engineering, and Marketing teams to provide counseling and guidance on products, features, and initiatives
• Contributing to product and marketing release preparation by identifying and driving resolution of issues related to marketing and advertising compliance, intellectual property, consumer protection, health regulatory compliance, privacy, data rights, data security and other legal and regulatory issues while balancing business objectives
• Understanding the strategic initiatives, product roadmap and release cycles of product features and functions
• Working cross-functionally across stakeholders, including Product, Engineering, Sales/CS, Marketing, Finance, and Business Development to develop and deliver advice
• Collaborating with legal team members to improve processes and ensure satisfaction of business demands
• Keeping current on relevant industry standards, laws, and regulations
• Communicate complex legal issues and risks to senior management and Executives coherently, succinctly, and with impact
• Manage outside legal counsel on various matters and efficiently use external resources based on need, expertise and capacity

You’d be Successful in This Role if You Have…

• A minimum of 4 years legal experience; ideally at least 2 years of in-house experience advising product teams at a consumer-facing digital application company
• Experience with laws and regulations controlling marketing and advertising, intellectual property, consumer protection, and privacy and data protection, including HIPAA, CCPA and state privacy laws
• Experience with health regulatory compliance (Stark, anti-kickback and referral laws and regulations, fee splitting laws and regulations) strongly preferred
• Experience reviewing and advising on the development of external facing marketing, user content and user experiences 
• Passion for working with, and advocating for diverse and inclusive teams
• An outstanding academic background, a J.D. degree and membership in at least one state bar (preferably NY). CIPP/US certification is a plus! 
• Strong analytic abilities and clear and concise written and oral communication skills. Attention to detail is a must

Benefits:

• Flexible, hybrid work environment
• Unlimited PTO  
• 100% paid employee health benefit options
• Employer funded 401(k) match
• Corporate wellness programs with Headspace and Peloton
• Sabbatical leave (for employees with 5+ years of service)
• Competitive parental leave
• Cell phone reimbursement
• In office perks including:
  • Catered lunch everyday along with snacks
  • Commuter Benefits
  • Convenient Soho location