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The Basics: Tanium is seeking a highly motivated, proactive attorney to join our legal team as product counsel . The right person for this position must be self-motivated, intellectually curious and willing to dig deep into the development of our products to become a trusted advisor for engineering and product management. We need a team player who is comfortable working across the organization and has a pragmatic approach to problem solving .   This position follows the Company’s hybrid schedule which currently requires employees to work in the office at one of the following locations a minimum of three days per week: Addison, TX; Durham, NC;  or Emeryville, CA. What you’ll do: Provide practical legal advice and counseling on a full range of product-related issues that arise domestically and internationally   Partner closely with Product Management, Engineering and Strategy teams through the entire product lifecycle to identify issues, recommend practical solutions, and assist cross-functional efforts to achieve go-to-market goals   Serve as a legal advisor on AI matters, including advising on AI policies, liability, licensing, responsible AI development, deployment, and risk assessments   Develop and enhance processes designed to ensure ongoing product compliance with global laws and regulations, including global privacy laws, data security, export control and trade compliance   Negotiate inbound and outbound license agreements   Participate in the company's open-source review process   Advise on privacy by design, privacy impact assessments, and data handling and minimization principles throughout the software development lifecycle   Review product collateral and marketing materials   Serve as a subject matter expert on our products for the Contracts and Legal teams and assist with contract negotiations   Support the company's incident response program and respond to security events   Contribute to the company’s IP strategy and product roadmap, including management of patent and trademark portfolios and IP enforcement activities in coordination with product teams and outside counsel   We’re looking for someone with: JD from an accredited institution    Active and in good standing in at least one state bar    At least 5 years of relevant legal experience at a law firm, government agency, and/or in-house, with substantive exposure to the software, SaaS, or related technology industry    Familiarity with emerging AI legal considerations, governance frameworks (e.g., NIST AI RMF, EU AI Act) and regulations, with the ability to translate requirements into actionable guidance for product and engineering teams   Working knowledge of global privacy laws and their impact on software product development   Exceptionally good communication skills     Proven ability to work independently as well as part of a tightly-knit legal team    Ability to work cross-functionally within an organization to build consensus and achieve strategic goals as well as the ability to enforce legal requirements without alienating clients      About Tanium  Tanium is the Autonomous IT company. Driven by AI and real-time endpoint intelligence, Tanium Autonomous IT empowers IT and security teams to make their organizations unstoppable.   Many of the world’s leading organizations trust Tanium’s single, unified platform for endpoint management and security to innovate faster, stay resilient and move business forward with confidence, at scale. To learn how Tanium delivers Autonomous IT for unstoppable business – visit  www.tanium.com  and follow us on  LinkedIn  and  X . On a mission. Together.  At Tani