Associate General Counsel - Privacy
RedditJob Summary
We are seeking a senior privacy and regulatory compliance attorney with 10+ years of experience in managing a privacy compliance program, responding to regulatory inquiries, and building relationships with cross-functional teams. The ideal candidate will provide advice and counsel on Reddit's global privacy compliance program, implement policies and processes, and partner with technical teams to design and implement privacy controls. This role requires strong legal drafting and writing skills, as well as experience with global privacy laws and industry guidelines. The successful candidate will be a strategic, proactive, and pragmatic legal partner who can collaborate effectively across time zones and build strong relationships with internal stakeholders. With a focus on user-centric approach to privacy, this role is perfect for someone passionate about privacy and collaboration.
We are looking for a senior privacy and regulatory compliance attorney with 10+ years of legal experience, preferably with 5+ years in-house, with experience managing a privacy compliance program, responding to informal and formal regulatory inquiries, and building regulatory relationships. A successful candidate is passionate about privacy and even more passionate about collaborating with cross-functional colleagues to create a best-in-class compliance program in a fast-moving environment.
What You’ll Do:
Support Reddit’s global privacy compliance program. Provide advice and counsel to ensure Reddit meets its legal obligations and legal requirements under US, EU and other application legal frameworks.
Implement and maintain external and internal privacy- and legal-related policies and processes in line with industry standard frameworks. Partner with and advise product and technical teams to design and implement privacy controls as part of Reddit’s privacy program.
Manage government and regulator discussions, negotiations, and disclosures on compliance readiness efforts.
Be a lead legal subject matter expert for privacy and data protection, ensuring consistency in privacy counseling across the legal team, in line with Reddit’s user-centric approach to privacy.
Partner with and advise technical teams to investigate potential privacy and security issues and ensure compliance with applicable law.
Be a strategic, proactive and pragmatic legal partner and collaborator with high EQ.
Be an evangelist across the company and externally for Reddit’s privacy-focused approach.
What We’re Looking For:
Law degree (JD, LLB, LLM, etc.). You are locally licensed in your jurisdiction, and ideally you have legal experience in multiple jurisdictions.
10+ years of legal experience, at a top law firm or in house, with 5+ years of in-house privacy compliance experience.
Demonstrated experience implementing and managing a successful privacy compliance program in a fast paced, product-forward environment.
Experience with global privacy laws and industry guidelines, especially including those relevant for tech platforms like Reddit.
Strong legal drafting and writing skills and a penchant for concise, plain English writing.
Experience responding to and partnering with regulators, particularly in Europe.
Program/project management skills, including the ability to handle and prioritize multiple projects
Nimble, proactive and an excellent communicator. You are used to collaborating effectively across time zones and have the ability to build strong relationships with engineers, product managers, legal colleagues and other internal stakeholders at all levels of the business.
