Senior Counsel, Pinterest
Global IP and Trust & Safety
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Visual bookmarking tool for saving & discovering creative ideas
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Visual bookmarking tool for saving & discovering creative ideas
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
More information about location
1001+ employees
Company mission
To bring everyone the inspiration to create a life they love.
Role
Who you are
- Qualified to practice law in at least one European jurisdiction
- Bachelor’s/Master's degree in a relevant field such as Law
- At least 6 years of post-qualification experience counseling on content issues at a law firm or in-house. Experience with copyright issues preferred
- Experience working with or for hosting provider companies in the social media, content or related fields. Previous in-house experience at a technology company preferred
- Experience dealing with online safety or other relevant regulators in the EU and/or UK
- Excellent organizational and prioritization skills
- Exceptional judgment and impeccable integrity with excellent communication skills
- Eagerness to learn with a strong desire to embrace an entrepreneurial, flexible, and collaborative working style
- Experience independently leading and multitasking on competing projects and priorities in a fast-paced work environment
What the job involves
- As Senior Counsel, Global IP and Trust & Safety, you will advise business and Legal colleagues on cutting-edge issues relating to existing and emerging content and online safety laws in the EU, UK and around the world
- You’ll work with our Engineering, Product, Operations and Public Policy teams to evaluate and strategize for compliance with a dynamic and developing legal landscape governing user generated content
- This role reports to the Senior Director & Assistant General Counsel, Global IP and Trust & Safety Legal
- Partner with Engineering, Product and Operations teams to evaluate and develop compliance strategies with existing, pending and developing content laws in the EU and abroad, including IP (e.g., European Copyright Directive)
- Monitor ongoing developments in legislation, case law and regulatory guidance relating to content and copyright laws and regulations
- Provide legal advice on legislative, regulatory and other public policy initiatives relating to intermediary liability, content and IP issues; serve as subject matter expert to support Public Policy and Regulatory Legal teams in engagement activities
- Provide timely specialized legal guidance to cross-functional partners and other members of the Legal team on intermediary liability issues, including IP
Our take
Inspiration and ideas can pop into your head at any time, and with the growth of social media and networking, sharing these interests and gaining exposure has never been easier. Pinterest exists to display these moments visually, as a kind of digital pinboard allowing users to save and share digital images which have inspired them.
Pinterest's emphasis on visual discovery has differentiated it from competitors and created a more positive and fulfilling experience for its users. Pinterest in many ways provides a respite from the ceaseless negativity that plagues social media such as Facebook and Twitter, and this is perhaps responsible for its userbase expanding to 450 million users in 2022, driven by uptake mostly outside of North America.
Pinterest has not been immune to woes affecting the global tech sector and made about 5% of its workforce redundant at the end of 2022 and the start of 2023. Having restructured to face a challenging climate, it is well-positioned to resume its growth, which has increased consistently year on year. Its immediate goals are to continue to grow its user base and expand the uptake of its short video product, which it aims to monetize.
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Insights
9% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company HQ
SoMa, San Francisco, CA
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Leadership
Ben Silbermann
(CEO)Worked as a Product Specialist at Google for 2 years before leaving to work on his own apps, which led to founding Pinterest
People progressing
Joined as Marketing Lead, promoted to Head of Growth Ops for English-speaking markets after 3 years. They've have since been promoted to Global Head of Editorial, a position they started in 2022.
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