Privacy / Product Compliance Counsel

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Job Description and Responsibilities

• Report directly to the General Counsel and partner closely with the Product &
  Commercial Counsel, product, engineering, data, and business teams.
• Act as the primary legal owner for product compliance, including data privacy,
  content governance, advertising compliance, and platform liability.
• Advise product and engineering teams throughout the product lifecycle, including PRD
  review, design discussions, and go-to-market decisions, to ensure compliance is built
  into product design.
• Support product launches, including drafting and maintaining privacy notices, terms of
  service, platform policies, and internal compliance guidelines.
• Partner with commercial legal team members to ensure contractual frameworks align
  with product compliance and regulatory requirements.
• Lead legal response and preparedness for data incidents, content-related issues, and
  regulatory inquiries, working cross-functionally with security, product, and
  communications teams.
• Monitor and interpret relevant laws, regulations, and industry standards affecting content
  platforms, advertising, and consumer-facing products, and translate them into practical,
  scalable guidance.
• Collaborate with the legal team to develop repeatable compliance frameworks, rather
  than operating solely on a case-by-case basis

Requirements:

• Juris Doctor (JD) degree from an accredited law school.
• Licensed to practice law in California, or eligible for in-house counsel registration.
• 5–8+ years of relevant legal experience, with meaningful exposure to product
  compliance, privacy, platform, or regulatory matters in a technology or consumer-facing
  company.
• Demonstrated ability to work directly with product and engineering teams on complex,
  evolving products.
• Strong judgment with the ability to balance legal risk and business objectives.
• Clear and practical communication style; able to explain legal requirements in plain
  language.
• Comfortable operating in a fast-paced environment with ambiguity and evolving
  priorities.
• Ability to work in office 4+ days per week

Nice to Have:

• Experience supporting content platforms, digital media, or advertising-driven products.
• Familiarity with privacy, platform liability, or consumer protection laws.
• Experience supporting high-growth or pre-IPO companies

Even if you do not meet every requirement, we encourage you to apply. The most important qualification is strong product intuition, sound legal judgment, and the desire to help build scalable compliance frameworks.

Benefits

We offer competitive benefits package:

• Health, dental, and vision care for you and your family
• Top-tier 401(K) plan with company matching
• Paid time off and paid holidays
• Paid parental leave
• FSA and commuter benefits programs
• Team activity budget

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