Associate General Counsel, Product

Overview

Serve as Associate General Counsel, Product, partnering with product, research, engineering, and go-to-market teams across the product lifecycle. Focus on regulatory compliance and complex technology transactions supporting IonQ's products.

What you'll do

• Advise product and research teams on practical legal guidance across the product lifecycle.
• Lead regulatory compliance for manufacturing, distribution, and sale of products in the US and abroad.
• Draft and negotiate strategic partnerships, licensing, joint development, supply, and manufacturing arrangements.
• Build playbooks, processes, and infrastructure for the product legal function.
• Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders and outside counsel.
• Translate complex legal concepts into actionable guidance for non-lawyers.

What you'll need

• 8+ years of relevant experience at a leading law firm and/or in-house legal department.
• J.D. from an accredited law school.
• Active membership in good standing in at least one US state bar, or eligibility for applicable in-house counsel status.
• Experience advising on regulatory compliance for technology product manufacturing, distribution, and sales.
• Track record negotiating complex technology transactions tied to business or product strategy.
• Ability to handle regulatory and transactional matters and advise amid ambiguity.
• Ability to leverage existing AI tools and help build improved tools.

Nice to have

• In-house legal experience with a mature US technology company.
• Experience with hardware products or hardware-focused businesses.
• Experience supporting post-acquisition integration.
• Proficiency in multiple languages.

Details

• Remote, onsite, or hybrid from one of IonQ's US offices.
• Travel up to 10%.
• Base compensation: $160,000–$240,000 USD yearly.