Global Head of Product Legal, Snap
$294-441k
This position is eligible for equity in the form of RSUs
4+ days a week in office
Social media & camera company
Open for applications
Social media & camera company
1001+ employees
Open for applications
$294-441k
This position is eligible for equity in the form of RSUs
4+ days a week in office
1001+ employees
Company mission
To empower people to express themselves, live in the moment, learn about the world, and have fun together.
Role
Who you are
- Experience across a range of legal disciplines – e.g., privacy, consumer protection, marketing, advertising and IP
- Very strong understanding of the GDPR and other global privacy laws
- Experience working directly with engineers, product managers, and senior executives on product development
- Someone who’s excited about and comfortable with mastering new areas of law and tech
- Excellent legal and business judgment and strategic thinking
- Able to communicate effectively with stakeholders at all levels of 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 ability to work independently and collaboratively
- Excellent academic credentials
- JD degree from an accredited university
- Active membership in at least one state bar
- 15+ years of experience practicing law
- 10+ years experience in product law
- Experience leading in-house product legal teams
Desirable
- In-house counsel experience with a multinational corporation, preferably in the technology sector
What the job involves
- 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
- Lead and help develop our Product Legal team
- Partner with the Engineering, Product, and Design teams to understand and assess new products and technologies, from early development stages through launch – and provide proactive legal advice throughout the product lifecycle
- Drive and evolve the legal-compliance-by-design process, including privacy-by-design and safety-by-design
- Identify, analyze, and advise on evolving legal and safety risks and global regulatory requirements for new and existing products and technologies
- Work closely with legal colleagues to ensure regulatory compliance
- Help scale the legal organization by developing innovative processes to support the fast-moving Engineering, Product, and Design teams
- Help draft public-facing descriptions of new products and technologies
- Stay abreast of emerging legal trends and best practices in the tech industry, and provide thought leadership within the legal team and the company
- Be a collaborative team player with a positive attitude
- Be willing and able to roll up your sleeves and jump right in to support the team
Our take
Snap is the social media giant that owns Snapchat, a social media mobile app released in 2011. Created to serve as a more emotive communication form than texting, the app has gained mass popularity, reaching upwards of 400 million daily users worldwide.
After rejecting a billion dollar acquisition from Meta (then Facebook) in 2013, Snap has found itself in competition with the social media giant, particularly with Instagram. Despite this, the company has marked a place for itself in the ever competitive social media space through developing features like a Discover tab, augmented reality lenses, in-app games, ads and monetisation options, as well as launching its paid service, Snapchat+.
Snap has so far not earned an annual profit since going public in 2017, but as Snapchat's user base has continually increased it has nearly closed the gap. Like other tech companies it suffered in late 2022 due to a surprise drop in advertising revenue, but has been rebuilding to its former trajectory since then. Given Snapchat's lasting popularity amongst young people, further success appears likely.
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Company
Funding (last 2 of 7 rounds)
May 2016
$1.8bn
SERIES F
Mar 2015
$200m
SERIES E
Total funding: $2.6bn
Company benefits
- Paid maternity, paternity and family caregiver leave
- Adoption, surrogacy, infertility and fertility preservation benefits
- Backup child care coverage, caregiver assistance and digital maternity care support
- Short-term disability, long-term disability, life insurance and AD&D insurance
- Comprehensive medical coverage, including PPO, HSA and HMO options
- Dental coverage, including orthodontia benefits
- Vision coverage, including LASIK benefits
- Gym perks and discounts
- Team fitness classes, hikes and races
- Sports leagues
- Cooking and nutritional workshops
- Generous time off and leave programmes
- Meditation and yoga classes
- Emotional and mental health support programmes and apps
- Social gatherings, team outings and volunteering programmes
- Speaker series, classes and subscriptions to educational programmes
- Snap Inc. provides a 401(k) plan that allows you to save on a pre-tax, Roth and after-tax basis for your retirement (yes, we even have the Mega Backdoor option!)
- Rocket Lawyer memberships
- Financial education programmes
- Compensation packages that let you share in Snap's long-term success!
- Have a teammate going through a tough time? Lend them a hand through our internal Snap-a-wish programme! We'll work hard to make sure they get the support they need.
Company values
- We Are Kind - We solve problems through action, make high-quality decisions and think with a strategic mindset
- We Are Smart - We solve problems through action, make high-quality decisions and think with a strategic mindset
- We Are Creative - We gracefully manage ambiguity, cultivate innovation and demonstrate an insatiable desire to learn
Company HQ
Sunset Park, Santa Monica, CA
Articles
Leadership
Evan Spiegel
(CEO)Graduated from Standford with a BS in Product Design.
Bobby Murphy
(CTO)Studied Mathematical and Computational Science at Stanford.
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