Product Counsel

About the Role

We’re seeking a Product Counsel to join Skydio’s world-class Legal team. This role demands general legal acumen across IP, compliance, and commercial, and the humility to know when to call for backup. In this role, you will work closely with our software engineering, marketing, and other technical and business teams and will be instrumental in shaping current and future products and ensuring product compliance across verticals at home and abroad.

This is a role for someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment, who values creativity, autonomy, and collaboration, who loves the product, and who likes to roll up their sleeves, own the outcome, and work shoulder-to-shoulder in the trenches with engineers and execs alike.

How You’ll Make an Impact

• Help develop and execute product legal strategy across all products
• Go-to counsel and lawyer for select teams like marketing, product, and software engineering
• Build and foster relationships across the org, from software engineers to execs
• Contribute to Skydio’s entrepreneurial culture by exploring fresh ideas, identifying risk areas, and finding smart, creative ways to address them
• Adopt tools and create processes to automate, encourage self-service, and work efficiently
• Become an expert in flying robots

What Makes You a Good Fit

• You hold a JD and are admitted to practice in at least one U.S. jurisdiction
• You have 5+ years of legal experience in a top firm or company
• You have experience with both hardware and software
• You know how to triage and ruthlessly prioritize
• You manage multiple projects with competing deadlines, maintaining a high standard of accuracy and follow-through
• You thrive in collaborative settings, understanding that building strong relationships across departments is vital to success
• You’re comfortable with ambiguity, eager to problem solve, and take the initiative to drive projects to completion
• Experience with international, federal, state and local government as customers is ideal
• Obtaining FAA Part 107 certification within the first 60 days of employment is strongly encouraged for all Skydio employees and required for certain positions

Compensation

At Skydio, our compensation packages for regular, full-time employees include competitive base salaries, equity in the form of stock options, and comprehensive benefits packages. Compensation will vary based on factors, including skill level, proficiencies, transferable knowledge, and experience. Relocation assistance may also be provided for eligible roles. The annual base salary range for this position is $212,000 - $290,000*.

Fundamentally, we believe that equity is the key to long-term financial growth, and we ensure all regular, full-time employees have the opportunity to significantly benefit from the company's success. Regular, full-time employees are eligible to enroll in the Company’s group health insurance plans.

Regular, full-time employees are eligible to receive the following benefits: Paid vacation time, sick leave, holiday pay and 401K savings plan. This position and all associated benefits are subject to applicable federal, state, and local laws, as well as the Company’s policies and eligibility criteria.

*Compensation for certain positions may vary based on the position’s location.

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