Product Counsel, Payroll and Fintech

About this role

Advise on the development and expansion of Gusto’s payroll, fintech, tax, payments, benefits, and HR products. Partner across product and business teams to manage regulatory and commercial risk while building scalable, AI-enabled legal processes.

About the company

Gusto is a digital platform that provides payroll, benefits, and human resource management solutions for small to medium-sized businesses. The company focuses on simplifying HR processes and ensuring compliance, while also offering tools for employee engagement and retirement planning.

The team

Product Commercial Legal team

What you'll do

• Advise on legal and regulatory issues affecting payroll, fintech, tax, and payment products.
• Counsel Product, Engineering, Design, and Business teams on product development and partnerships.
• Help shape business strategy for domestic and international product expansion.
• Partner with Commercial Counsel on product risks, contract redlines, and negotiations.
• Build scalable processes for managing legal risk and supporting product growth.
• Pilot and recommend AI tools for product legal review.

What we're looking for

• JD and active license to practice law in a state bar.
• 7+ years of combined legal experience, including in-house experience at a technology company.
• Experience supporting regulated payroll, fintech, tax, or payment products and their launches and growth.
• Experience collaborating with Commercial or Contracts Counsel to close deals.
• Ability to build consensus, communicate risk, and balance legal and business needs.
• Experience improving processes and working cross-functionally in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience with AI review tools such as GCAI or similar.

Nice to have

• Experience in regulated industries such as financial services, payroll/tax SaaS, or healthcare.
• Passion for applying AI and technology to transform legal work.