Senior Counsel, Dropbox
Cybersecurity and Incident Management
CA$208.3-281.8k
All regular employees are also eligible for the corporate bonus program or a sales incentive (target included in OTE) as well as stock in the form of Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)
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CA$208.3-281.8k
All regular employees are also eligible for the corporate bonus program or a sales incentive (target included in OTE) as well as stock in the form of Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)
1001+ employees
Company mission
Dropbox's mission is to design a more enlightened way of working.
Role
Who you are
- If you are passionate about security, privacy, and incident response, and thrive in an environment of uncertainty, then this role is for you
- 5+ years of post-JD legal experience, ideally with experience counseling privacy, security, breach notification, and incident response matters
- Strong understanding of, and experience with, domestic and global breach notification and cybersecurity laws, including GDPR, HIPAA, US state breach laws, and SEC cybersecurity disclosure rules
- Familiarity with technology and the ability to interact with highly-technical engineers and security personnel
- Willingness to support incident response outside of traditional business hours
- Great people skills and ability to work well in a fast-paced team environment with a wide range of technical and non-technical teams
- Excellent writing, communication, and organizational skills
- JD, admitted to a US state bar, distinctive academic record
Desirable
- Basic knowledge of SQL or other query/programming languages is a plus
- Previous experience at a tech company
- Previous management experience
What the job involves
- As Senior Counsel, Cybersecurity and Incident Management, you will lead Dropbox’s incident response program and be responsible for cybersecurity counseling
- This fast-paced role includes complying with global data breach notification laws, complying with cybersecurity rules and regulations, engaging with regulators, and advising on a wide range of legal issues that impact all aspects of Dropbox’s business
- You will also help coordinate a global program that promotes user trust and facilitates company-wide responses to customer- and employee-impacting events
- Investigate and assess security and privacy incidents, analyze legal responsibilities, and drive legal and regulatory responses
- Lead, and provide legal support to, Dropbox’s incident response program, which deals with a wide range of business issues beyond security and privacy
- Coordinate a team of on-call business managers that provide 24/7 support to incidents, and manage one incident response attorney
- Engage and coordinate with leaders and executives throughout the company to respond to business-impacting incidents
- Provide sophisticated advice to engineers working on security, threat intelligence, and abuse issues
- Ensure compliance with global cybersecurity laws
- Promote and foster a culture of trust within and outside of Dropbox
Our take
Dropbox started by helping people bring together their files in one central place. The contents of these folders are synchronised to Dropbox's servers along with other computers and devices where the user has installed Dropbox, keeping the same files up-to-date across all devices.
Nowadays, there are lots of competing companies in cloud storage, and some with better distribution (e.g. Google and Apple). This explains why Dropbox is making a big push to reinvent itself after a fairly disappointing run since its IPO in 2018. The new Dropbox turns folders into "Spaces", which are collaboration hubs for teams, complete with comment streams, artificial intelligence tools and integrations into services such as Slack.
The company continues to build out its offerings through acquisitions, such as that of Formswift, bolstering its end-to-end agreement workflow capabilities. Indeed, It's very clear that Dropbox is trying to make a big move from being just a storage company. This seems to be a necessary move given the competitive nature of the industry it is operating within.
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Insights
Few candidates hear
back within 2 weeks
3% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Jan 2014
$350m
SERIES C
Oct 2011
$250m
SERIES B
Total funding: $607.3m
Company benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage
- We offer a generous company contribution toward individual medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage, including contributions toward dependent premiums
- Keep sharing and collaborating with friends and family even when you’re not at work with free Dropbox space for your whole crew
- Take the vacation you’ve always dreamed of with up to four consecutive weeks of paid time off
- Celebrate common holidays without your paycheck taking the hit with 11 company paid holidays
- Each Dropboxer has access to 32 hours of paid volunteer time off each year that they can use to support the causes close to their hearts
- We regularly offer panels and seminars featuring the best minds in tech, talent, diversity, and beyond that any Dropboxer can attend from the comfort of their home
- No two Dropboxers are the same, and their benefits shouldn’t be either. Our Perks allowance empowers employees to customize their benefits in line with what really matters to them
Company values
- Be Worthy of Trust - Millions of teams trust us with their most important information. But this trust can vanish in an instant. That’s why integrity is the foundation of our culture. We do the right thing, even when nobody’s looking. And we’re honest—even when it’s uncomfortable
- They win, We win - Our customers come first. So we put in the work to deeply understand them. We ask, “Who’s the customer?” and “What do they really need?” When they succeed, our business (and everything else) falls into place
- Keep it Simple - Simple things work better—and make more sense. So we build products that do a few things really well. And we don’t overcomplicate life at Dropbox, whether it’s a plan or a process. Getting to simple isn’t always easy, but it’s worth the effort
- Own it - We take responsibility for our work, from start to finish. When we get stuck, we unblock ourselves. When something goes wrong, we don’t ask, “What did they screw up?” but “What could I do better?” We learn from our mistakes and keep going—until we have real impact
- Make work Human - Our mission is to design a more enlightened way of working, for Dropboxers and the world. So we make products that prioritize our needs as humans. And we build a compassionate culture where you can do your best work—no matter who you are or where you’re from
Company HQ
Mission Bay, San Francisco, CA
Articles
Leadership
Arash Ferdowsi
(CTO)Studied Computer Science at MIT before founding Dropbox straight out of university
Drew Houston
(CEO)Studied Computer Science at MIT before founding Dropbox straight out of university
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