About the Role
Houzz is seeking a Senior Counsel to join its Legal team as we help shape the next generation of AI-enabled products and technology! This is a rare opportunity to work across product, privacy, engineering, AI governance, commercial transactions, and consumer technology, while serving as a trusted legal partner to teams throughout the company. You'll have meaningful ownership from day one, broad exposure across the business, and the opportunity to help define how legal enables innovation at a fast-moving technology company.
About the Role
Houzz is seeking a Senior Counsel to join its Legal team as we help shape the next generation of AI-enabled products and technology! This is a rare opportunity to work across product, privacy, engineering, AI governance, commercial transactions, and consumer technology, while serving as a trusted legal partner to teams throughout the company. You'll have meaningful ownership from day one, broad exposure across the business, and the opportunity to help define how legal enables innovation at a fast-moving technology company.
What You’ll Do
- Counsel product, sales, and engineering teams on a variety of features, including providing practical guidance on consumer protection, advertising, subscriptions, payments, privacy, AI, and regulatory compliance;
- Support strategic legal initiatives, including litigation, intellectual property, regulatory matters, and other company priorities as needed, taking ownership of legal matters from intake through resolution, proactively driving work forward, coordinating stakeholders, and identifying issues requiring escalation;
- Drive legal review of marketing copy, promotions, sweepstakes, customer-facing disclosures, and go-to-market initiatives;
- Support strategic legal initiatives across litigation, intellectual property, regulatory matters, and other company priorities as needed;
- Draft, review, and negotiate a broad range of commercial agreements, including technology agreements, vendor contracts, data processing agreements, and other commercial arrangements;
- Partner cross-functionally to resolve customer escalations and disputes;
- Lead routine privacy reviews and partner on complex privacy matters. Depending on your interest and experience, you will take on increasing responsibility for AI-enabled products, technology governance, privacy-by-design, and emerging technologies. Over time or as based on experience, you will become the day-to-day legal partner for these initiatives by:
- Advising on AI-enabled product launches and technology implementation;
- Translating technical architecture and data flows into practical legal guidance;
- Identifying legal and regulatory risks associated with new technologies;
- Building AI-enabled legal workflows and improving legal processes; and
- Escalating novel or high-risk issues while independently managing routine technology counseling.
Our legal team operates as embedded business partners. We advise on AI products, SaaS software, marketplace issues, payments, advertising, privacy, consumer protection, and emerging technologies. Lawyers here have unusually broad exposure and meaningful ownership across the business. As a member of a small, collaborative legal team, you will support a broad range of legal matters across the company:
At a Minimum, We’d Like You to Have
- At least 5-7+ years of relevant experience, including startup or other in-house experience, preferably at a technology company, or experience in a technology transactions, product, IP, or privacy practice at a law firm;
- Flexibility in adjusting to a fast-paced and ever-changing environment – no day will look the same!;
- Interest in working in a collaborative environment, including through regular video meetings with team members and partners;
- Comfortable operating in ambiguity and making judgment calls with incomplete information;
- Curiosity about technology and a demonstrated interest in AI-enabled products, data governance, privacy and emerging technologies;
- An aptitude for understanding technical concepts and partnering effectively with multiple teams;
- Demonstrated growth mindset, intellectual curiosity, and willingness to seek and incorporate feedback while developing increasing independence and judgment. You must be comfortable working collaboratively with senior legal leaders while progressively developing the judgment and independence expected of an in-house counsel;
- Strong communication skills – verbally and in writing. That means you can speak and write in plain English, not only legalese (and think strategically about your use of AI);
- Excellent legal and analytical skills, as well as soft skills such as negotiation and presentation skills;
- An understanding of and enthusiasm for the Houzz Pro platform; and
- A JD and admission to a state bar.
Ideally, You’ll Also Have
- Experience with SaaS, B2B, or tech companies preferred
- Experience advising cross-functional business teams on product, commercial, technology, or regulatory matters
- Familiarity with AI governance, privacy-by-design, enterprise software, APIs, cloud technologies, or data governance concepts.
Compensation, Benefits and Perks
This role has an annual starting salary range of $195,000 - $215,000. In addition to salary, you’re eligible for competitive benefits that support you and your family as part of your total rewards package at Houzz. Also, depending on the role, you could be eligible for an equity award. Actual compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors, including, but not limited to, skills, experience, and specific work location.
Benefits and perks include:
- Flexible Paid Time Off (PTO)
- Home internet stipend
- Medical, dental, and vision benefits
- Maternity/paternity leave program
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Professional Development Reimbursement Program
- 401(k) retirement savings plans (Pre-Tax and Roth)
- Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) - Medical & Dependent Care
- Health Savings Account (HSA) with company contribution
- Healthy at Houzz program
Houzz is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. When applying for a role at Houzz, we guarantee your application will be considered regardless of your sex; race; color; gender; national origin; height or weight; ancestry; physical or mental disability; medical condition; genetic information; marital status; registered domestic partner status; age; sexual orientation; military and veteran status; or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law or ordinance or regulation. We embrace and celebrate the value that diversity brings to an organization. Diverse backgrounds and different points of view help Houzz provide the best experience for our community. Houzz is committed to fostering an inclusive environment through projects and initiatives, such as employee resource groups, that support Houzzers’ efforts to be themselves and share their lives at work. If you would like assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please email us at accommodations@houzz.com. This information will be treated as confidential and used only for determining an appropriate accommodation for the interview process. Houzz is an Equal Opportunity Employer. M/F/Disability/Veterans __________________ Be Who You Are and Do What You Love at Houzz About Houzz When founders Adi and Alon remodeled their home, they were frustrated by the lack of resources and inspiration to help them articulate a vision and select the right pro to make it a reality. So they built Houzz. Houzz is now the leading platform for home remodeling and design, providing an all-in-one software solution for industry professionals and tools for homeowners to update their homes from start to finish. Using Houzz, people can find ideas and inspiration, hire professionals, and shop for products. Houzz Pro (houzz.com/pro) provides home industry professionals with a business management and marketing SaaS solution that helps them to win projects, collaborate with clients and teams, and run their business efficiently and profitably. Our Mission and Core Values We're proud to say there's no one quite like us. Houzz is a community-centric, innovative tech company that continues to disrupt the home renovation and design industry. Our mission-driven culture is rooted in our core values, and we’re all here for one purpose: make the home remodeling and design process more fun and productive for everyone. Our Mission To create the best experience for home renovation and design. Our Core Values We’re a Community We put our community of Houzzers, industry professionals and homeowners first. We approach our work with care, humility and respect. We deliver value to our community through our products and services. We Build the Future We are visionaries who challenge the status quo. We are creative, innovative and curious. We embrace change and different ideas to drive our industry forward. We Make Things Happen We are solution-seekers and self-starters. We listen, move fast and empower our teams to deliver extraordinary results and products. We play to win. By applying for a job with us, you acknowledge and agree to the terms of our Job Applicant Privacy Notice. *Roles listing ‘Remote - US’ as a location are not currently available in the following states: Alaska, Hawaii, Louisiana and Montana. #LI-Remote