Senior Privacy Counsel

Snap Inc

is a technology company. We believe the camera presents the greatest opportunity to improve the way people live and communicate. Snap contributes to human progress by empowering people to express themselves, live in the moment, learn about the world, and have fun together. The Company’s three core products are
- Snapchat

, a visual messaging app that enhances your relationships with friends, family, and the world;
- Lens Studio

, an augmented reality platform that powers AR across Snapchat and other services; and its AR glasses,
- Spectacles


The Legal & Policy Team is Snap’s dedicated in-house law firm, policy consultant, lobbyist, thought partner, and all-around advisor. This team helps Snap do the right thing the right way, make better decisions, understand and manage risks, and creatively navigate challenges, both external and internal. We partner with Snap team members on a wide array of matters, including privacy, product, IP, commercial transactions, corporate governance, employment, acquisitions, litigation, and policy, and social impact. The Legal & Policy team values diversity and knows it powers us as we build an innovative and inclusive leadership culture centered on Snap's values of Kind, Smart, and Creative.

We’re looking for a Senior Privacy Counsel to join Team Snap You’ll join a growing team responsible for managing the Snap privacy program in APAC. This job allows you to collaborate with members of Product and other legal teams, Employment, Engineering, Design, and other teams throughout the company to support Snap’s strong privacy practices, including its world-class privacy-by-design program.

What you’ll do:
- Collaborate with stakeholders to help create, improve, and enforce Snap’s policies, standards, and practices, assuring they meet global legal requirements- Assist our APAC business teams with on the ground privacy queries, including advertiser specific privacy impact assessments- Ensure Snap’s data processing globally complies with all applicable privacy laws, including APAC specific privacy laws, and the GDPR- Partner with Product Counsel on complex issues as they emerge in the development of new products and technologies, including areas such as artificial intelligence, location data, algorithmic transparency, augmented reality, machine learning and biometric data- Partner with, and provide legal and privacy advice to, business and public policy teams on legislative and regulatory privacy developments- Help continue to improve over time Snap’s privacy-by-design requirements, working closely with Snap’s Privacy Engineering team- Analyze potential legal risks and regulatory requirements for new products and technologies and assist with regulatory inquiries- Conduct privacy due diligence reviews, data protection impact assessments, and integration plans for potential acquisitions and partnerships- Help draft public-facing descriptions of new products and technologies- Track and analyze proposed, pending and new domestic and global privacy, and consumer legislation that could impact the business and recommend any potential or necessary modifications to practices, as well as advise Policy team on lobbying priorities- Conduct periodic privacy trainings across the company

Knowledge, skills, and abilities:
- Experience advising on APAC specific and global privacy issues, including the GDPR, ePrivacy Directive, Age Appropriate Design Code, anti-spam laws, and cookies regulation- Knowledge of global privacy laws, regulations, and industry guidelines, especially those relevant for ecommerce, ad tech, and Internet companies-
- Experience assisting a global public policy team on drafting policy positions, and implementing new privacy legislation- In-house experience or law firm experience counseling clients on privacy matters- Excellent legal and business judgment and critical thinking- Able to communicate effectively with partners across the company on complex, multifaceted issues- Detail-oriented, business-friendly, and a team player, with an ability to think creatively and accommodate tight deadlines- Strong work ethic and able to work independently and collaboratively

Minimum qualifications:
- J.D. from a nationally recognized law school- Active membership in at least on state bar- 8+ years of experience practicing law

"Default Together" Policy at Snap: At Snap Inc. we believe that being together in person helps us build our culture faster, reinforce our values, and serve our community, customers and partners better through dynamic collaboration. To reflect this, we practice a “default together” approach and expect our team members to work in an office at least 80% of the time (an average of 4 days per week).
- Our Benefits

: Snap Inc. is its own community, so we’ve got your back We do our best to make sure you and your loved ones have everything you need to be happy and healthy, on your own terms. Our benefits are built around your needs and