Principal Counsel, Privacy

Overview

A leading platform serving expecting and new families is seeking a Senior In-house Privacy Attorney to lead and own their privacy legal program. This role involves strategic partnership with Product, Engineering, Data, and Advertising teams to ensure compliance with U.S. state privacy laws, manage adtech data flows, embed privacy in product development, and govern AI usage.

Responsibilities

• Lead and evolve the privacy legal program covering U.S. state privacy laws, adtech and data monetization, product-embedded privacy compliance, and AI governance
• Develop and maintain legal review processes for the product lifecycle to embed privacy-by-design from the outset
• Manage privacy compliance for the advertising technology stack, including data use agreements, signal measurement, identity resolution, and clean room arrangements
• Draft and negotiate Data Processing Agreements (DPAs), data sharing agreements, and consent framework documentation; create scalable templates and maintain a clause library
• Collaborate with Engineering and Product teams on Data Subject Access Request (DSAR) workflows, consent management, data mapping, and data minimization
• Provide legal advice on sensitive and health-adjacent data categories related to health offerings
• Monitor the U.S. privacy regulatory landscape, brief leadership, and drive policy updates and training across go-to-market, product, and operations teams
• Manage outside privacy counsel engagements efficiently, owning the engagement strategy

Requirements

• Minimum 12 years of professional experience, including at least 3 years at a reputable law firm and 5+ years in-house at a high-growth technology company
• Deep expertise in U.S. privacy laws, including CCPA/CPRA, with familiarity in emerging state privacy health frameworks
• Hands-on experience with adtech data flows such as targeting, measurement, DSPs/SSPs, clean rooms, signal loss, and consent requirements in programmatic advertising
• Proven experience building or scaling privacy programs, including operationalizing policies, establishing privacy review workflows, managing data subject rights processes, and cross-functional coordination
• Ability to build AI tools for monitoring, managing, and reporting on compliance
• Strong business acumen with the ability to translate legal and regulatory risks into clear, prioritized, actionable options aligned with company objectives
• Exceptional communication skills, fluent in both technical and business contexts, comfortable engaging with senior executives and engineers alike
• Demonstrated leadership, influence without authority, and autonomy in a high-growth environment
• Bachelor's degree and J.D. from an ABA-accredited law school (or foreign equivalent)
• Active membership in good standing in a U.S. State Bar
• Proactive use of AI tools to enhance work efficiency and output

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience advising on privacy in adtech and health-adjacent consumer data environments
• Familiarity with AI governance and embedding privacy-by-design in product development

Compensation & Benefits

• Salary range: $229,412 to $275,311, based on location, experience, and qualifications
• Performance-based salary increases and role growth opportunities
• Equity and bonus opportunities
• Company-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Retirement savings plan with company matching
• Flexible spending accounts
• Generous paid parental leave and paid time off
• Remote work stipend for home office setup
• Benefits supporting physical, mental, and emotional health, parenting, childcare, and financial planning

Location

Remote-first position with team members across the U.S. and Canada. Collaboration includes regular virtual engagement and biannual in-person meetings.