Senior Legal Counsel

Overview

A nonprofit organization dedicated to free educational projects is seeking a Senior Legal Counsel to provide in-house legal guidance to its Fundraising, Product, and Engineering teams. The role focuses on marketing and product development legal needs, with an emphasis on privacy protection, evolving regulations, and supporting innovation in a global digital environment.

Responsibilities

• Analyze current and upcoming regulations related to marketing, customization, and fundraising initiatives to support Advancement, Product, and Technology teams.
• Collaborate with legal and public policy professionals to address the impact of Generative AI and help create a global legal ecosystem that supports free knowledge with minimal disintermediation.
• Identify and execute opportunities to advance the organization's mission within a complex and shifting technological and legal landscape.
• Support Product and Engineering teams in developing data governance models that enable novel features while maintaining high privacy standards, particularly in reader engagement.

Requirements

• J.D. from an accredited U.S. law school or equivalent foreign degree, preferably with significant U.S. legal experience.
• 5-7 years of experience advising on product, privacy, marketing, and internet law issues, ideally within a user-facing digital technology or internet company with global reach.
• Proven experience working closely with engineering teams as a legal counselor and advisor.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with strong attention to detail.
• Full fluency in written and spoken English.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with marketing, fundraising, campaign customization, and online communities.
• Background or work experience in marketing, campaign management, computer science, engineering, or related fields.
• Understanding of fundraising, marketing, and software engineering processes and issues.
• Ability to speak additional languages, experience living or working internationally, or prior work on international legal matters.

Compensation & Benefits

• The anticipated annual salary range for U.S.-based applicants is $109,920 to $167,448, with the final offer based on skills, experience, and location.
• For applicants outside the U.S., compensation will be adjusted according to the country of hire.
• The organization does not consider salary history in compensation decisions.
• This is a remote-first position with staff and contractors located in over 40 countries.

Location

• Hiring is currently open in multiple U.S. states including Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.
• International hiring is open in Brazil, Canada, Colombia, France, Germany, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Italy, Kenya, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, Poland, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.
• Non-U.S. employees are hired through a local third-party Employer of Record and must have current work authorization in their location.

Equal Opportunity

The organization is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion. It encourages applicants from diverse backgrounds and does not discriminate based on legally protected characteristics.

Additional Information

Applicants requiring accommodations during the application process due to disability may request assistance.