About the position
CloudKitchens is part of City Storage Systems, we're building Infrastructure for Better Food. Our businesses, including CloudKitchens and Otter, help restaurants and our other customers thrive in the on-demand world by providing smart, efficient, and scalable infrastructure solutions. We are seeking a strategically minded and business-oriented lawyer to serve as the primary legal advisor to product teams, providing practical and risk-calibrated advice throughout the product development lifecycle from ideation to launch and iteration. You’ll work directly with product managers, engineers, designers, and business leaders to spot issues early, advise on regulatory risk, and help design scalable, user-centric solutions. You will also support strategic deals and oversee data privacy matters tied to product functionality and data use.
Responsibilities
- Partner closely with product, design, and engineering teams throughout the product development lifecycle.
- Drive legal input on customer-facing disclosures, terms of service, product policies and new product launches.
- Draft and maintain product-related terms of service, user consents, disclaimers, and legal notices.
- Structure, draft, and negotiate a wide variety of product-related commercial agreements, including co-development agreements, distribution deals, integration partnerships, APIs, and technology licensing.
- Help scale and streamline legal support for repeatable partnership models.
Requirements
- J.D. from an accredited law school and active bar membership in at least one U.S. jurisdiction.
- Qualified lawyer with 6+ years of relevant experience, including time at a top-tier law firm.
- In-house experience at a technology or product-driven company is highly desirable.
- Familiarity with legal considerations around product design, digital consumer rights, and privacy-by-design.
- Business-minded with excellent judgment and the ability to balance risk, innovation, and user experience.
- Strong communicator and storyteller with demonstrated ability to build trust across technical and non-technical teams.
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial, and sometimes ambiguous environment.
Nice-to-haves
- Experience or familiarity with U.S. and global privacy regulations (CCPA/CPRA and GDPR), drafting and reviewing privacy policies, internal data use guidelines and data processing agreements, and supporting privacy incident response planning.
- Ability to review and advise on advertising campaigns and marketing activities.
Benefits
- Mentorship from visionary entrepreneurs and experienced leaders.
- Growth-focused environment empowering you to grow, learn, and build a Career of Substance.
