Regulatory Senior Counsel and Manager, Privacy Engagement and Advisory, Regulatory Affairs

About the job

As a Senior Regulatory Counsel and Manager, Privacy Engagement and Advisory, you will join a global team that provides subject matter expertise, develops regulatory compliance programs, and engages with regulators to consider the role of privacy and data protection law in our changing economy, the development of new technology, and adaptation of user privacy rights. The role involves interpreting laws, partnering with internal stakeholders across the company to mitigate risk, and helping communicate our compliance externally.

• Health, dental, vision, life, disability insurance
• Retirement Benefits: 401(k) with company match
• Paid Time Off: 20 days of vacation per year, accruing at a rate of 6.15 hours per pay period for the first five years of employment
• Sick Time: 40 hours/year (increased to 69 hours/year for Seattle) including 5 discretionary sick days per instance
• Maternity Leave (Short-Term Disability + Baby Bonding): 28-30 weeks
• Baby Bonding Leave: 18 weeks
• Holidays: 13 paid days per year

Minimum qualifications:

• JD, LLB, equivalent degree, or equivalent practical experience.
• 10 years of attorney-level experience in government, in-house, or at a law firm.
• 7 years of experience with legal and regulatory matters, including addressing, minimizing, and avoiding regulatory risk.
• Experience advising on global privacy and data protection laws.
• Experience managing teams.
• Admitted to the bar and in good standing or otherwise authorized to practice law (e.g., have registered in-house status) in the state in which the position is located.

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience engaging with regulators, including US and global data protection authorities.
• Experience developing, evaluating, and maintaining programs that ensure products comply with laws, regulations, and external commitments.
• Experience managing projects and partnering effectively with cross-functional teams.
• Experience working with technology companies with the ability to understand complex technical issues.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, time management and investigative skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of lawyers on the Privacy Engagement and Advisory team.
• Interpret laws and other compliance obligations into requirements for Compliance, Business, Product, and Engineering teams.
• Provide and manage legal advice on compliance programs and policies to help mitigate risk.
• Manage escalations on high or critical risk regulatory issues in product development or launch.
• Participate in government and regulator discussions, negotiations, and disclosures on compliance readiness efforts.