Senior Product Counsel

At Serve Robotics, we’re reimagining how things move in cities. Our personable sidewalk robot is our vision for the future. It’s designed to take deliveries away from congested streets, make deliveries available to more people, and benefit local businesses.

The Serve fleet has been delighting merchants, customers, and pedestrians along the way in Los Angeles, Miami, Dallas, Atlanta and Chicago while doing commercial deliveries. We’re looking for talented individuals who will grow robotic deliveries from surprising novelty to efficient ubiquity.

We are tech industry veterans in software, hardware, and design who are pooling our skills to build the future we want to live in. We are solving real-world problems leveraging robotics, machine learning and computer vision, among other disciplines, with a mindful eye towards the end-to-end user experience. Our team is agile, diverse, and driven. We believe that the best way to solve complicated dynamic problems is collaboratively and respectfully.

JOB OVERVIEW

We're seeking a Senior Product Counsel to lead product and commercial legal matters for our rapidly scaling robotics platform. This role will be the primary legal partner for our product, engineering, and business development teams, handling everything from privacy compliance to complex commercial agreements. You'll play a critical role in enabling our growth while protecting our IP and managing regulatory compliance in the emerging autonomous delivery space.

JOB DUTIES

• Draft, negotiate, and manage all commercial agreements including customer contracts, partnership agreements, vendor agreements, and service agreements

• Draft, negotiate, and manage all IP-related agreements including software development agreements and technology licenses

• Protect and enforce company IP rights including patents, trademarks, and trade secrets

• Ensure privacy compliance across all robot operations, data collection, and customer interactions

• Navigate regulatory requirements for autonomous delivery robots across multiple jurisdictions

• Provide legal guidance on product development and feature launches

• Support product liability and risk management initiatives

• Manage IP due diligence for partnerships and technology acquisitions

EXPERIENCE, QUALIFICATIONS, & SKILLS

Required Experience, Qualifications, and Skills

• JD from accredited law school and active bar admission in at least one jurisdiction

• 6+ years of legal experience with significant focus on commercial transactions and IP law

• Experience with privacy law (CCPA, BIPA, GDPR, state privacy regulations)

Preferred Experience, Qualifications, and Skills

• In-house counsel experience at high-growth technology companies

• Technology industry experience preferred, ideally with robotics, autonomous systems, or mobility companies

• Regulatory compliance experience in emerging technology sectors