Director, Product Counsel

About Groq Groq delivers fast, efficient AI inference. Our LPU-based system powers GroqCloud™, giving businesses and developers the speed and scale they need. From our Bay Area roots to our growing global presence, we are on a mission to make high performance AI compute more accessible and affordable. When real-time AI is within reach, anything is possible. Build fast. Mission As Director, Product Counsel, you'll be the primary legal partner to our Product, Engineering, GRC, and InfoSec teams—shaping how Groq builds and delivers AI infrastructure products and services. You'll embed legal judgment across the entire product lifecycle, from architecture and platform design through customer commitments and regulatory strategy, enabling innovation while managing legal and compliance risk. This is a builder's role. As Groq scales, you'll help establish the legal foundation, processes, and capabilities that support rapid growth—with the opportunity to grow and lead a team over time. Location: Remote, US Responsibilities & opportunities in this role: Serve as the dedicated legal advisor to Product and Engineering teams, contributing to roadmap planning, design reviews, and product launch processes. Advise on legal and regulatory considerations across GPU/LPU clusters, dedicated bare-metal and virtualized compute, cloud services, networking, storage, and managed AI platform offerings. Guide product decisions involving privacy, data governance, data handling, cross-border data transfers, and data residency requirements. Partner with technical teams to identify and address legal risk early in the product development lifecycle. Advise on AI-related legal issues, including model training data, inference outputs, intellectual property, copyright, and liability allocation. Review new features, platform capabilities, and service offerings prior to launch to assess legal, regulatory, and compliance implications. Partner with commercial legal colleagues on complex customer and partner transactions, including cloud services, infrastructure, HWaaS, master services, data processing, and strategic partnership agreements. Develop, maintain, and improve standard-form agreements, terms of service, acceptable use policies, and related legal frameworks supporting our cloud and AI platform offerings. Advise on global privacy, AI governance, and data protection requirements, including GDPR, UK GDPR, CCPA/CPRA, U.S. state privacy laws, and emerging AI regulatory frameworks. Partner with Product Marketing, Sales, and Business Development to support product launches, strategic initiatives, and customer-facing programs. Collaborate with Security, Compliance, and Infrastructure teams on legal considerations related to FedRAMP, SOC 2, ISO 27001, and similar frameworks. Monitor and interpret emerging AI regulations and policy developments, translating legal requirements into practical product and business guidance. Advise on export control requirements, including EAR and ITAR considerations affecting compute infrastructure, cloud-delivered services, and international customers. Provide guidance on open-source software licensing and compliance across products and services. Build scalable legal processes, playbooks, and self-service resources that empower teams to move quickly while maintaining sound risk management. Manage outside counsel relationships and engagements as needed. Help shape the evolution of the legal function, and the team, as the company grows. Ideal candidates have/are: J.D. and active membership in at least one U.S. state bar. 10+ years of relevant legal experience, including significant work supporting technology products and commercial transactions. A track record of advising Product, Engineering, and business teams throughout the product development lifecycle. Deep knowledge of privacy and data protection frameworks, including GDPR, CCPA, and related global regulations. Experience supporting hyperscaler, cloud infrastructure, AI platform, or other highly technical technology businesses. Familiarity with AI governance, emerging AI regulatory frameworks, and legal issues related to model development and deployment. Experience negotiating and advising on complex commercial agreements and strategic technology partnerships. Working knowledge of export control regulations and their application to cloud infrastructure, compute services, and international operations. Experience advising on open-source software licensing and intellectual property matters. A talent for translating complex legal requirements into practical, business-focused guidance for technical and non-technical stakeholders. Strong business judgment, clear communication, and the ability to thrive in a fast-moving, highly collaborative environment. A demonstrated ability to build scalable processes and balance growth with legal and regulatory risk. Comfort operating with a high degree of ownership, autonomy, and cross-functional influence. Why Join Us Purposeful Hiring: You’re not here by accident, and neither is anyone else. Every teammate is handpicked with intention because who we build with matters. Builders Wanted: You’re not just riding the rocket ship, you’re building it. Your work directly shapes the trajectory of our company. Mission-Driven Work: We’re here to make a real impact. Our mission fuels everything we do. Tackling Hard Problems: If easy isn’t your thing, you’re in the right place. We solve some of the most complex and exciting challenges in our space. Excellence Is The Standard: High performance isn’t just encouraged, it’s the baseline. And it’s contagious. If this sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you! Compensation Groq is committed to providing competitive compensation through our Total Cash philosophy, which incorporates potential bonus value directly into base pay. The total cash salary range for this position, which is inclusive of the potential bonus value, is $369,000 - $424,400, with individual placement determined by your geographic location, experience, skills, and alignment with internal compensation standards. This range is specific to candidates located in the United States. Compensation for international candidates will vary based on local market dynamics. Beyond cash compensation, Groq currently offers a quarterly bonus as an interim alternative to equity, with plans to introduce long term incentive program participation in the near term future. Employees also receive a robust suite of benefits. US Job Posting This position may require access to technology and/or information subject to U.S. export control laws and regulations, including the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). To comply with these requirements, candidates for this role must meet certain citizenship or residency criteria. Specifically, they must qualify as U.S. Persons for export control purposes (i.e., U.S. citizen, U.S. lawful permanent resident (Green Card holder), or a protected individual under 8 U.S.C. § 1324b(a)(3) such as a refugee or asylee), or otherwise be eligible for an applicable export license. Groq is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and applicants. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex (including gender identity, sexual orientation, and pregnancy), age, disability, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Groq complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment. We do not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any protected characteristic. Groq is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with physical or mental disabilities. If you require a reasonable accommodation to complete an application or to participate in the hiring process, please contact us at [email protected] . This contact is for accommodation requests only, which will be considered on a case-by-case basis. All offers of employment are contingent upon verification of the applicant’s identity and employment authorization in accordance with federal law. Groq encourages people with criminal record histories to apply for employment, and values diverse experiences, including prior contact with the criminal legal system. To that end, Groq welcomes such applicants in accordance with the California Fair Chance Act, Los Angeles City Fair Chance Act Ordinance, Los Angeles County Fair Chance Act Ordinance, and San Francisco Fair Chance Act Ordinance. Philadelphia applicants can review information pertaining to Philadelphia’s Fair Criminal Record Screening Standards Ordinance here: https://www.phila.gov/documents/fair-chance-hiring-law-poster .  As part of our hiring process, Groq may use artificial intelligence (“AI”) tools or automated systems to assist with activities such as reviewing applications, evaluating qualifications, scheduling interviews, analyzing assessment responses, or supporting recruiting operations. These tools are designed to assist—not replace—human decision-making, and hiring decisions are subject to human review. We may process information you provide during the application process, including resumes, application materials, interview responses, assessments, and, where applicable, audio, video, or transcript data. If legally required, we will request consent before using technologies that analyze biometric or video interview data. Candidates may request reasonable accommodations, an alternative evaluation process, additional information regarding the use of AI in the hiring process, or review of certain automated decisions by contacting [email protected].