# Counsel, Product at Perplexity

- Company: Perplexity
- What the company does: Backed by Accel, Bessemer and NEA.
- Company website: http://www.perplexity.ai/
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Mid level
- Location: San Francisco
- Work setup: Remote
- Pay: $200K to $265K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-09-01
- Apply by: 2026-10-16
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/perplexity/5930b6bf-b4b1-4134-a183-832d69dd085f
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/perplexity-counsel-product/

## About the role

We are looking for a practical, versatile attorney to join our Product, Privacy and Regulatory Legal team. You will have a clear center of gravity in consumer protection and a flexible mandate across product counseling, privacy, regulatory matters, marketing, subscriptions, and international expansion.

## What they're looking for

- J.D. from an accredited law school, or an LL.M. or equivalent law degree, and current authorization to practice law in the U.S. state where you are located
- At least five years of relevant legal experience at a law firm, government agency, or in house, with meaningful consumer protection or product counseling experience
- Strong command of U.S. consumer protection law and enforcement principles, including Section 5 of the FTC Act and state unfair or deceptive acts and practices (UDAP) laws
- Experience with several of the following areas: subscriptions and auto-renewal, advertising and marketing, privacy and data protection, payments, promotions, platform regulation, or AI governance
- Ability to lead a product or regulatory matter independently, from fact development through recommendation and execution
- Excellent judgment. You know what to decide, what to escalate, and how to explain risk without slowing the business unnecessarily

Tags: Legal