Senior Legal Counsel (Product and Business Development)

You understand that good legal counsel doesn’t just mitigate risk. It also fosters innovation. Comfortable navigating the gray areas of new technology, you enjoy finding pragmatic paths forward and building frameworks that help teams move faster.

About JetBrains We create intelligent software development tools for developers and teams. More than 15 million users, over 300,000 companies, and 88 of the Fortune Global Top 100 rely on our products to solve real, complex problems. Our mission is simple: make development teams more productive and AI adoptable at scale.

What You’Ll Do

As we expand our AI initiatives and explore new commercial models, the legal landscape in which we operate is becoming more complex. We are looking for a Senior Legal Counsel to join the Product and Business Development legal team. " You’ll shape scalable legal frameworks that support product innovation, strategic partnerships, and sustainable growth.

You’ll work closely with the Product, Go-to-Market, Business Development, Marketplace, and University Relations teams, helping them understand and navigate regulatory realities while keeping the focus on user value. You’ll own the legal life cycle of new offerings and partnerships, collaborating with a team of experienced lawyers to solve problems no one has solved before. Day to day, you will: Advise on the entire life cycle of software products, services, plugins, and AI features - from refining early concepts to retiring older features.

Requirements

, including AI regulation and consumer protection. Draft, negotiate, and advise on strategic tech, AI partnership, and collaboration agreements. Support JetBrains Marketplace initiatives and relationships with third-party platforms.

Guide the legal aspects of our educational, academic, and research initiatives. Improve legal operations by designing templates, playbooks, and self-service resources that reduce the need for manual legal review. Equip the sales and procurement legal teams with product expertise to help them negotiate customer and vendor agreements.

Share knowledge and insights across the legal team and broader business to build awareness around best practices. What you’ll bring A pragmatic approach to problem-solving, balancing legal risk with business realities. The ability to explain complex legal concepts clearly and simply to non-lawyers.

A strong ownership mentality, seeing matters through from start to finish. Comfort making decisions in ambiguous environments, especially regarding novel technologies like AI. A collaborative mindset, working well with stakeholders across different teams and disciplines.

A continuous drive to improve workflows, automating or standardizing routine tasks where possible. Transparency, integrity, and the willingness to speak up when something doesn’t make sense. What you’ll need A formal degree in law (LLB, LLM, Mgr, or equivalent).

An extensive background advising multinational corporations on technology and commercial law. A proven track record of successfully drafting and negotiating sophisticated commercial and technology agreements. A deep understanding of software products, digital services, and technology business models.

Fluency in English and the ability to negotiate and draft complex legal documents clearly and effectively. The demonstrated ability to manage multiple complex tasks and stakeholder relationships simultaneously. What success looks like Success means you’ll have become a trusted advisor to our product and business teams.

You don’t just review contracts. You are actively involved in the strategy, ensuring legal frameworks are an enabler of growth rather than a bottleneck. Over time, you will have established clear, scalable self-service resources that allow teams to handle routine legal questions independently, freeing you up to focus on high-impact, complex challenges.