Asana · 4 weeks ago
Head of Product Legal
San Francisco
Full-time
Hybrid
Director/Executive
$263K/yr - $278K/yr
8+ years expAsana is a leading platform for human + AI collaboration, and they are seeking a Head of Product Legal to lead and develop their Product Legal team. This role involves working closely with Product and R&D teams, particularly on AI-related compliance issues, and ensuring that all teams have the necessary resources to succeed while supporting Asana's core values.
CollaborationEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSoftwareTask Management
Responsibilities
Work directly with our Product and R&D teams on product and feature development and releases, including advising on general compliance issues and in particular issues related to the evolving landscape of AI
Participate in Asana’s customer-feedback process for the product areas you support
Work directly with Product Marketing and Product teams on go-to-market plans and materials
Work with R&D teams to identify and develop opportunities for patent applications, and help drive the patent application process
Work directly with our Business Development team on relevant strategic and technology partnerships
Partner with Privacy, Commercial, Marketing, and Corporate Legal teams to surface, communicate, and drive resolution around concerns relating to Asana product(s)
Gain a deep understanding and become a trusted advisor of one or more product areas, R&D processes, and customer-facing product programs
Qualification
Required
JD from an accredited law school and U.S-qualified (California bar membership or California registered in-house counsel preferred)
8+ years combined experience working in-house at a SaaS company as product or IP counsel and/or at a law firm counseling high-growth SaaS companies on IP matters and handling tech transactions
Strong collaboration skills and ability to work cross-functionally with legal professionals and partners across the company
Creative and practical problem-solver, comfortable assessing risk, weighing tradeoffs, and advising on decisions in novel and complex situations
Experience in one or more of the following areas: data-powered features/machine learning, consumer protection, technical integrations/iPaaS, payments, productivity software, and international compliance
Business and customer oriented with experience bringing diverse stakeholders to agreement
Familiarity with issue-spotting regulatory issues and supporting driving compliant solutions
Ability to break down legal concepts and explain them in plain language with relevant contextual examples
Demonstrates curiosity about AI tools and emerging technologies, with a willingness to learn and leverage them to enhance productivity, collaboration, or decision-making
Preferred
Experience with AI product counseling strongly preferred
Benefits
Mental health, wellness & fitness benefits
Career coaching & support
Inclusive family building benefits
Long-term savings or retirement plans
In-office culinary options to cater to your dietary preferences
Company
Asana
Asana is a software company that specializes in the fields of work management, productivity, team goals, and project execution.
1001-5000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
Asana has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not
guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your
reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
Distribution of Different Job Fields Receiving Sponsorship
Represents job field similar to this job
Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (47)
2024 (81)
2023 (82)
2022 (93)
2021 (51)
2020 (41)
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$453.2MKey Investors
Silicon Valley BankManhattan Venture Partners (MVP)Generation Investment Management
2020-09-30IPO
2020-08-15Undisclosed
2020-06-08Debt Financing· $200M
Leadership Team
Dan Rogers
Chief Executive Officer
Dustin Moskovitz
CEO & Co-Founder
Recent News
2026-01-16
2025-12-10
Company data provided by crunchbase