Legal Counsel, Spotify
Privacy
$158.6-226.5k
Plus equity
Commercial music streaming service
Job no longer available
Commercial music streaming service
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
$158.6-226.5k
Plus equity
1001+ employees
Company mission
To unlock the potential of human creativity—by giving a million creative artists the opportunity to live off their art and billions of fans the opportunity to enjoy and be inspired by it
Role
Who you are
- The right applicant will understand the need to balance excellent legal compliance with a proactive, business-friendly and technically sound approach
- They will also be comfortable with change and relish the challenges of being part of a fast paced, highly data-driven digital organization
- We are looking for someone who can understand and interact with the highest levels of the organization while having a command of the technical details and legislative requirements every day
- Law degree (or equivalent) is required
- At least 5 years of experience at a law firm and/or at an in-house legal department
- Several years of experience working in the Privacy field in a legal counsel capacity
- Experience in the advertising and/or ad tech space in a legal counsel capacity
- Relevant experience in the technology sector, ideally with consumer-facing technologies
- A consistent track record to deliver clear, concise, practical and pragmatic advice
- A strong ability to make risk-based commercial decisions
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
What the job involves
- As Privacy Counsel and part of Spotify’s Legal Affairs team, you will counsel and provide legal support to all our teams globally. The job will entail getting deeply involved in ensuring that Spotify’s offerings are crafted, built, and maintained in a way that aligns with applicable privacy obligations around the world
- Our objective is always to fulfill our legal obligations properly, and we recognize that we can distinguish ourselves by achieving that goal in the smartest and most sensible way
- Collaborate with teams across Spotify to help drive a global data protection program and governance structure consistent with relevant laws and regulations
- Foster the Spotify culture of respect for the privacy rights of our customers, employees, creators and business partners
- Act as a partner for other in-house counsels on all kinds of data protection matters
- Draft, implement and communicate policies, processes and templates related to Spotify’s data protection practices
- Offer strategic advice to leadership and teams around privacy implications of using personal data, primarily around product and technology enhancements, as well as guidance on ways to minimize privacy risks
- Collaborate with internal partners to respond to requests from regulators, law enforcement and customers
Our take
Spotify was founded in an attempt to combat the rampant music piracy that was causing significant harm to the industry. The company has since taken music streaming mainstream and now has 180m+ paying subscribers across the world.
With features that include a highly accessible interface and a vast catalogue of artists, Spotify's strong brand has been able to maintain growth in spite of fierce competition from deep-pocketed rivals like Amazon and Apple. The company has achieved this by making smart acquisitions to move into other verticals to strengthen its offerings, especially podcasting, by acquiring Gimlet Media, Anchor and Parcast.
Spotify's future plans include rapid growth with a goal to become a one-stop destination for all digital sound, as well as AI and NFT integrations. However, high costs incurred from the acquisition of exclusive podcasts, increasing competitor strength, and weak bottom-line growth mean that the company must find a balance to maintain its position in the sector.
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Insights
Few candidates hear
back within 2 weeks
23% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 8 rounds)
Jan 2016
$1bn
CONVERTIBLE
Jun 2015
$526m
SERIES G
Total funding: $2.1bn
Company benefits
- Extensive learning opportunities, through our dedicated team, GreenHouse
- Flexible share incentives letting you choose how you share in our success
- Global parental leave, six months off - fully paid - for all new parents
- All The Feels, our employee assistance program and self-care hub
- Flexible public holidays, swap days off according to your values and beliefs
Company values
- Innovative: We move fast and take big risks
- Sincere: We have no time for internal politics
- Passionate: We revel in what we do
- Collaborative: We recognise that we're all in this together
- Playful: We don't take ourselves too seriously
Company HQ
Norrmalm, Stockholm, Stockholms län
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Leadership
Daniel Ek
(CEO & Chairman)Founded Spotify in 2006. Previously worked as an executive at Tradera, an auction company that was sold to eBay and was briefly the CEO of uTorrent.
People progressing
Joined as a Conversion Manager in the Growth Team. Promoted three times over seven years to Senior Director - Head of Growth.
Joined as a Customer Advisor. Since then has had the role titles Senior Advisor, Content Associate, Team Coach, and Operations Manager - Primary Support. Hurst is now currently the Business Operations Manager of Music.
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