Director, Product Counsel

About this role

About Collective: Collective is on a mission to redefine the way businesses-of-one work. Our technology and team of trusted advisors help members achieve financial independence by taking care of everything from business incorporation to accounting, bookkeeping, tax services, and access to a thriving community, all in one integrated platform. We believe in empowering self-employed people to enjoy the same tax savings that big companies get, so they can focus on their passion, not paperwork.

Featured in Forbes, Business Insider, Yahoo, Bloomberg, Financial Times, TechCrunch, and more. We are backed by General Catalyst, Sound Ventures, QED Investors, Google’s Gradient Ventures, Expa, and other investors who have financed iconic companies like YouTube, Substack, Twitch, Box, Hims, Instacart, and Lyft. About the role: As Director, Product Counsel, you’ll be Collective’s product and regulatory lawyer, carrying the regulatory position across tax, payroll, and financial services.

You’ll partner closely with Product and Member Operations to embed legal and regulatory requirements into products and operations from the start, rather than reviewing them at launch. You’ll also build and own Collective’s compliance program, including our regulatory obligations, policies, controls, monitoring, and risk governance. You’ll chair the Risk Oversight Committee and manage relationships with specialist regulatory counsel.

This is a high-autonomy, high-visibility role for a builder who can set the standard, make sound judgment calls, and lead cross-functional teams toward practical solutions. What you'll do: - Serve as the embedded regulatory partner to Product and Member Operations, advising on product design, development, and launch across tax, payroll, financial services, and other regulated activities. - Establish and enforce clear regulatory launch standards, with the authority to hold releases that do not meet them.

- Build and own Collective’s compliance program, including regulatory obligations, policies, controls, monitoring, and change management. - Develop policies governing member advice, data use, and marketing, and partner with Member Operations to embed them into day-to-day operations. - Own marketing and lifecycle compliance, including advertising claims, endorsements, CAN-SPAM, TCPA, and auto-renewal requirements. - Establish the framework for using member data across products and marketing, including IRC §7216, and partner with Information Security on GLBA, CCPA, CPRA, and incident response.