Senior Counsel, Product & Privacy

Have you ever had that green-light feeling? When you hit every green light and the day just feels like magic. CLEAR's mission is to create frictionless experiences where every day has that feeling. With more than 30+ million passionate members and hundreds of partners around the world, CLEAR’s identity platform is transforming the way people live, work, and travel. Whether it’s at the airport, stadium, or right on your phone, CLEAR connects you to the things that make you, you - unlocking easier, more secure, and more seamless experiences - making them all feel like magic.

We’re seeking Senior Counsel, Product & Privacy to join CLEAR’s Legal team. In this role, you’ll partner closely with our Product, Engineering, Operations, Security, and Business Development teams to support continued development of our product across CLEAR’s business lines including aviation, entertainment, financial services and healthcare. You’ll provide practical, business-oriented legal advice that supports CLEAR’s mission of delivering frictionless and trusted experiences. This position reports the VP, Product & Commercial and offers a unique opportunity to make an impact in a fast-growing, innovative environment.

What you'll do:

• Serve as a key legal partner to CLEAR’s Product, Engineering, Growth and business teams across our platform and services.
• Advise Product and Engineering teams throughout the entire product development lifecycle, ensuring product features and designs comply with customer and regulator expectations and applicable laws, including privacy, consumer protection intellectual property, AI/ML use, and more. 
• Navigate subscription frameworks, including auto renewal laws, and marketing complexity.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to drive CLEAR’s operational and strategic goals.
• Stay current on laws and regulations impacting CLEAR’s business, including data privacy, consumer protection and commercial law developments.
• Partner with Security and Privacy teams to ensure compliance with GDPR, CCPA, HIPAA and other global data protection laws. 
• Advise on global expansion.
• Draft and update product related terms of service, privacy policy and member agreements.
• Be a problem-solver who understands CLEAR’s business and delivers practical, actionable advice.

 

How you'll measure success:

• Deliver timely and practical legal support that accelerates product launches and drives business growth.
• Build strong partnerships across business units through proactive and solution-oriented counsel.
• Help implement scalable systems and processes that improve product development management.

 

What you're great at:

• 7+ years of relevant legal experience, including a combination of law firm and in-house experience at a technology company, with at least 2 years specializing in a product counsel role in-house.
• Deep experience in product counseling and global privacy laws, including GDPR, CCPA, PIPEDA, etc. 
• Strong business acumen and ability to balance risk with commercial objectives.
• Excellent judgment, communication, and drafting skills.
• Highly organized and able to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Familiarity with privacy, data protection laws a must; familiarity with identity technology issues is a plus.
• Must be admitted to practice law and in good standing in at least one U.S. state.
• Product savvy legal partner. You’ve served as a trusted advisor to Product, Engineering, and Security teams, and know how to translate legal requirements into actionable advice for technical teams in Product and Engineering throughout the product development lifecycle. 
• Nice to haves: 
  
  • Previous experience advising healthcare institutions or HIPAA.
  • Demonstrated experience with privacy laws and building new product review processes.
  • Familiarity with global product launches and evolving artificial intelligence laws.

 

How You'll be Rewarded:

At CLEAR, we help YOU move forward - because when you’re at your best, we’re at our best. You’ll work with talented team members motivated by our mission of making experiences safer and easier. Our offices are bright and energetic with an open concept and plenty of conference rooms and casual co-working spaces. We also offer catered lunches every day and have fully stocked kitchens. Outside of the office, we invest in your well-being and learning & development with stipends and reimbursement programs. 

We offer holistic total rewards, including comprehensive healthcare plans, family-building benefits (fertility and adoption/surrogacy support), flexible time off,