Associate General Counsel, Reddit

• 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
• 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

• 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 applicable 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

• Paid volunteer time off
• 4+ months paid parental leave
• Personal and professional development stipend
• Work from home opportunities
• Health insurance

Total funding: $1.2bn

Reddit is a website that facilitates thousands of message board communities, known as subreddits, with an aim to promote authentic human connection. There are more than 100,000 communities on Reddit, covering everything, from food, entertainment, sports, and books, to more niche topics that cater for very specific audiences.