Netflix is one of the world's leading entertainment services with over 260 million paid memberships in over 190 countries enjoying TV series, films and games across a wide variety of genres and languages. Members can play, pause and resume watching as much as they want, anytime, anywhere, and can change their plans at any time.

We are looking for a practicing attorney to join the Product & Tech Legal Team as a Legal Director to partner with our Data & Insights Group. The role reports directly to the Senior Director of Studio Product & Technology Legal based in Los Angeles, and you will be based in Los Angeles or Los Gatos.

To entertain the world is no small task, so we rely on really smart people who know a lot about how technology and data can create great content and high-quality member experiences and insights. The Netflix Product Counsel is an integrated part of this innovations team, partnering with our product managers, stakeholders, designers, engineers and data scientists across the entire innovations lifecycle from ideation to launch. They are essential contributors often extending beyond legal advice. The Netflix Product Counsel understands how to inspire these business teams towards innovation, because they have that important mix of courage, judgment, curiosity and great instinct.

• Support our data scientists and consumer insights team in the many ways they leverage data and insights to improve our models, tools and enhance the member experience.
• Provide practical product counseling to enable rapid development of innovative products, coordinating closely with subject matter legal experts and distilling real world advice. In other words, you will be a legal generalist with a business instinct. This is not a compliance role.
• Understand the studio world and content production, with some familiarity with business affairs.
• Fluent in product and engineering principles with the ability to “speak science” as well as the skills to simplify these principles for others to understand.
  

• JD required and active bar membership in the state of California or New York
• 10+ years of legal experience in the entertainment and/or technology industries in a strategic leadership capacity, either through a law firm and/or an in-house role, with subject-matter experience in data science.
• Strong track record demonstrating a collaborative approach, effective communication skills, and excellent legal/business judgment.
• Strategic and creative thinker who thrives in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment, undeterred by ambiguity.
• Demonstrated curiosity and ability to quickly master new areas of technology.