Associate Product Counsel, Safety

Discord's Legal team is seeking an Associate Product Counsel to join its Product Legal team, focusing on Safety products. As Associate Product Counsel, Safety, you'll partner with the Safety Product organization, advising on topics such as user reporting, safety detection models, and regulatory obligations.

Responsibilities:

• Serve as a key legal advisor to Discord's Safety Product teams
• Support the development lifecycle and guardrails governing deployment of models powering Discord's safety systems
• Review and assess new safety features and practices
• Advise on user-facing reporting, appeal, and take-down workflows
• Proactively monitor the global online safety landscape
• Partner cross-functionally with Product, Engineering, Data Science, Trust & Safety operations, and Policy
• Collaborate across the Discord Legal team

Requirements:

• J.D. from an accredited law school
• Admission to the California Bar or eligible to register as in-house counsel with the California Bar
• 4+ years of legal experience
• Demonstrated experience counseling product and engineering teams on online safety, content moderation, platform liability, and/or privacy
• Ability to turn complex regulatory text into clear, operational guidance
• Strong business judgment and the ability to provide practical, creative advice
• Proven ability to build trusted relationships with cross-functional partners
• Self-starter with excellent project management skills

Bonus points:

• Experience with gaming platforms, social platforms, or UGC platforms
• Experience with Trust & Safety operations, content moderation systems, or detection/classifier model development
• Knowledge of international online safety frameworks
• Knowledge of online safety regulations and frameworks in the United States
• Exposure to child safety regulation and age-appropriate design requirements
• Experience developing legal operations infrastructure

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $200,000 to $225,000 + equity + benefits.