Privacy Counsel, Snap
$209-313k
This position is eligible for equity in the form of RSUs.
Social media & camera company
Open for applications
Social media & camera company
1001+ employees
Open for applications
$209-313k
This position is eligible for equity in the form of RSUs.
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 counseling and working closely with Security teams, including on-call rotation for security and privacy incident response
- Knowledge of security frameworks and compliance (e.g., NIST and ISO 27001), including establishing robust governance, risk and compliance programs and assisting with cybersecurity risk assessments
- Experience advising on global cybersecurity regulations and executive orders, including EU NIS 2, EU Cyber Resilience Act, CIRCIA, Executive Order 14117, and the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act
- Experience advising on domestic and global privacy issues, including the GDPR, ePrivacy Directive, Section 5 of the FTC Act relating to privacy, anti-spam laws, cookies regulation, and U.S. State privacy laws
- Knowledge of global privacy and data security laws, regulations, and industry guidelines, especially those relevant for ecommerce, ad tech, and Internet companies
- In-house experience or law firm experience counseling clients on privacy and data security matters
- Excellent legal and business judgment and strategic thinking
- Able to communicate effectively with stakeholders across 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 able to work independently and collaboratively
- Great sense of humor
- J.D. from a nationally recognized law school
- Active membership in at least on state bar
- 6+ years of experience practicing law
What the job involves
- We’re looking for a Counsel to join Team Snap
- You’ll join a small team responsible for managing Snap’s privacy and cybersecurity programs globally
- This role requires collaboration with Product Counsel and other legal team members, Security, Engineering, Product, Design, and other teams throughout the company to support Snap’s strong privacy and cybersecurity practices, including its world-class privacy-by-design program
- Partner closely with Snap’s Engineering Security team to provide legal and strategic advice on a range of matters, including vendor due diligence and third party privacy and security assessments, governance, risk and compliance, and privacy and security incident response
- Collaborate with stakeholders to help create, improve, and enforce Snap’s data security policies, standards, and practices, assuring they meet global legal requirements
- Ensure Snap’s data processing globally complies with all applicable privacy laws, including the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and state and federal consumer protection and privacy laws
- Partner with Product Counsel on complex issues as they emerge in the development of new products and technologies, including privacy, data security, and encryption
- Help continue to improve over time Snap’s privacy-by-design requirements, working closely with Snap’s Privacy Engineering team
- Analyze potential legal risks and regulatory requirements for new products and technologies
- Conduct privacy due diligence reviews, privacy impact assessments, and integration plans for potential acquisitions and partnerships
- Help draft public-facing descriptions of new products and technologies
- Track and analyze proposed, pending and new domestic and global privacy, data security, and consumer legislation that could impact the business and recommend any potential or necessary modifications to practices, as well as advise Policy team on lobbying priorities
- Conduct periodic privacy and security trainings across the company
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.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
-9% employee growth in 12 months
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 HQ
Sunset Park, Santa Monica, CA
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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