Director, Privacy Legal

Overview

The organization is seeking a Senior Attorney (Privacy) to manage the legal team’s privacy function, oversee privacy compliance, and counsel on a privacy compliance platform. This role also involves leading responses to informal and formal privacy regulatory inquiries and building relationships with relevant regulatory and industry bodies.

This is a Remote role based in the United States.

Responsibilities

• Lead the legal team’s support of a global privacy compliance program, providing advice to help ensure legal obligations are met under US, EU, and other applicable legal frameworks.
• Implement and maintain external and internal privacy- and legal-related policies and processes aligned with industry-standard frameworks.
• Partner with product and engineering teams to design and implement privacy controls as part of the privacy program.
• Manage government and regulator discussions, negotiations, and disclosures related to privacy and data protection compliance readiness.
• Serve as the lead legal subject matter expert for privacy and data protection, ensuring consistency of privacy counseling across the legal team.
• Partner with and advise technical teams on investigating potential privacy and security issues and ensuring compliance with applicable law.
• Act as a strategic, proactive, pragmatic legal partner and collaborator.
• Promote privacy-focused approaches both internally and externally.

Requirements

• Law degree (JD, LLB, LLM, etc.).
• Locally licensed in your jurisdiction.
• Ideally, legal experience in multiple jurisdictions.
• 12+ years of legal experience (at a top law firm or in-house), including 5+ years of in-house privacy and/or product counseling experience.
• Demonstrated experience implementing and managing a privacy compliance program in a fast-paced, product-forward environment.
• Experience with global privacy laws and industry guidelines, including those relevant to tech platforms.
• Strong legal drafting and writing skills, with a preference for concise, plain English writing.
• Experience responding to and partnering with regulators, particularly in Europe.
• Experience managing high-impact legal team members in a dynamic, inclusive environment.
• Ability to collaborate effectively across time zones and build relationships with engineers, product managers, legal colleagues, and other internal stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience using and being familiar with the platform as a user.

Compensation & Benefits

Pay Transparency

• Base salary range: $299,200—$418,800 USD
• In addition to base salary, the role may be eligible to receive equity in the form of restricted stock units.
• Depending on the position offered, it may also be eligible to receive commission.
• Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors including skills, depth of work experience, and relevant licenses/credentials, and may vary from the amounts listed.

Benefits (U.S.-based)

• Comprehensive healthcare benefits and income replacement programs
• 401k with employer match
• Global benefit programs (workspace, professional development, caregiving support)
• Family planning support
• Gender-affirming care
• Mental health & coaching benefits
• Flexible vacation & paid volunteer time off
• Generous paid parental leave

Additional Information

• This job posting may span more than one career level.
• In select roles and locations, interviews may be recorded, transcribed, and summarized by artificial intelligence (AI). You may opt out prior to scheduled interviews.
• During the interview, personal information may be collected, including identifiers, professional and employment-related information, sensory information (audio/video recording), and other categories you choose to share. The organization states it will not sell personal information or disclose it to third parties for their marketing purposes, and will delete any interview recording promptly after a hiring decision.
• Reasonable accommodations are available for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in the job application procedures.