Privacy Counsel

Grammarly offers a dynamic hybrid working model for this role. This flexible approach gives team members the best of both worlds: plenty of focus time along with in-person collaboration that helps foster trust, innovation, and a strong team culture.

About Grammarly

Grammarly is the world’s leading AI writing assistance company trusted by over 40 million people and 50,000 organizations. From instantly creating a first draft to perfecting every message, Grammarly helps people at 96% of the Fortune 500 and teams at companies like Atlassian, Databricks, and Zoom get their point across—and get results—with best-in-class security practices that keep data private and protected. Founded in 2009, Grammarly is No. 14 on the Forbes Cloud 100, one of TIME’s 100 Most Influential Companies, one of Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies in AI, and one of Inc.’s Best Workplaces.

The Opportunity

To achieve our ambitious goals, we are seeking a Privacy Counsel to become a vital part of our Legal team, driving forward on our vision for a world-class privacy function. This role involves tackling novel legal and technical issues related to privacy and data protection and contributing to supporting a world-class Legal team. At the core of this position is a remarkable opportunity to make a significant impact by ensuring Grammarly maintains the trust of millions of daily users. This role will work cross-functionally across the company, including with our Trust, Engineering, Product, Marketing, Compliance, and Communications teams. 

As a Privacy Counsel, you’ll excel by supporting the evolution and maturation of our global privacy program - bringing a sense of mission and customer-first mindset to the intersection of law, business, and technology. As a member of the Grammarly Legal team, you will also help develop the team’s culture through exemplary care for others and a solid commitment to finding creative solutions to complex questions. This role reports to the Director of Privacy. 

In this role, you will:

• Support Grammarly’s ability to deliver on its company objectives through a best-in-class privacy program.
• Collaborate with leadership to integrate privacy by design and as a value-add in business roadmaps, systems, and initiatives.
• Communicate privacy requirements and offer guidance to other teams, including Engineering, Trust, Data, Communications, Product, and other teams within the Legal department. 
• Simplify and distill complex global privacy requirements into practical next steps.
• Serve as a key escalation point for Legal in response to privacy incidents. 
• Drive updates to Grammarly’s internal and external privacy documentation. 
• Assist with customer and vendor contract escalations, business partnerships, and corporate matters through a privacy lens.
• Support scaling of the function by supporting implementation of process improvement, automation, legal technology, and new working methods.
• Engage with regulatory, governmental, industry, and peer groups on privacy legal issues as needed.

Qualifications

• Deep understanding of privacy laws, regulations, and frameworks (e.g. GDPR, CCPA/CPRA, ISO 27001) and insight into the generative AI industry, applicable laws, and emerging trends. 
• Experience with industry-specific privacy regulations is preferred (e.g., COPPA, FERPA, HIPAA).
• Passionate about Grammarly’s products and the intersection of technology, law, and business and leverages this curiosity to think tactically and strategically.
• Experience with both B2C and  B2B SaaS privacy programs and the ability to think big.
• Strong interpersonal communication and problem-solving skills. 
• Demonstrated ability to translate complex issues or problems into direct, actionable guidance.
• Demonstrated ability to support and collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders. 
• A history of developing a culture of getting to “yes, if…”
• A team player who leads with humility and a healthy sense of humor. 
• JD degree from an accredited law school (or foreign equivalent) with membership in good standing in a US state bar.
• 5-8+ years practicing law.
• Embodies our EAGER values—is ethical, adaptable, gritty, empathetic, and remarkable.
• Is inspired by our MOVE principles, which are the blueprint for how things get done at Grammarly: move fast and learn faster, obsess about creating customer value, value impact over activity, and embrace healthy disagreement rooted in trust.

Support for you, professionally and personally

• Professional growth: We believe that autonomy and trust are key to empowering our team members to do their best, most innovative work in a way that aligns with their interests, talents, and well-being. We also support professional development and advancement with training, coaching, and regular feedback.
• A connected team: Grammarly builds a product that helps people connect, and we apply this mindset to our own team. Our remote-first hybrid model enables a highly collaborative culture supported by our EAGER (ethical, adaptable, gritty, empathetic, and remarkable) values. We work to foster belonging among team members in a variety of ways. This includes our employee resource groups, Grammarly Circles, which promote connection among those with shared identities including BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ team members, women, and parents. We also celebrate our colleagues and accomplishments with global, local, and team-specific programs. 
• Comprehensive benefits for candidates based in Germany: Grammarly offers all team members competitive pay along with a benefits package encompassing life care (including mental health care and risk benefits) and ample and defined time off. We also offer support to set up a home office, wellness and pet care stipends, learning and development opportunities, and more.

We encourage you to apply

At Grammarly, we value our differences, and we encourage all to apply. Grammarly is an equal-opportunity company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race or ethnic origin, religion or belief, gender, disability, sexual identity, or age.

For more details about the personal data Grammarly collects during the recruitment process, for what purposes, and how you can address your rights, please see the Grammarly Data Privacy Notice for Candidates here. 

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