Senior Product & Privacy Counsel, Twitch
$138.5-229k
Office located in Irvine, CA
Gaming-focused livestream platform
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Gaming-focused livestream platform
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$138.5-229k
Office located in Irvine, CA
1001+ employees
Company mission
To empower live communities on the internet.
Role
Who you are
- J.D. Degree
- Admission to the bar of the state in which your practice in good standing (or Registered In-House Counsel)
- 5+ of years of relevant legal experience working on technology-related issues, with 1+ year of in-house experience ideally
- An interest to learn new areas of law or technology to identify legal issues and propose creative solutions for meeting goals while minimizing legal risk
- Experience advising clients in the video, mobile, gaming, e-commerce, online marketplaces, user generated content, or internet services sectors
- Substantial experience with US and international laws regarding privacy/data protection, content policy, intellectual property, marketing, or consumer protection
- High level of comfort with technology and internet services
Desirable
- Experience with data security and data privacy incident management
- Experience working in tandem with an operational privacy team
What the job involves
- Join a dynamic legal team working on a variety of legal issues across the entire company
- You will be an important legal advisor to Twitch's teams on all phases of the product development life cycle, with a particular focus on privacy, security, and artificial intelligence/machine learning
- Tackle these topics and others that arise out of the operation and growth of a global User Generated Content (UGC) service
- Your work will include not just advising on products, but also devising policies and compliance measures, working with lawmakers and regulators, and partnering with teams throughout the company on mitigating legal risk, using business sense to develop thoughtful strategies to meet business goals while assessing mitigating legal risk
- You will report to our Associate General Counsel
- Advise on the application of a range of laws and regulations, with a focus on privacy, data security, AI/ML, and advertising / ad technology
- Review products, features, and initiatives to provide advice consistent with Twitch's legal obligations globally
- Support product and advertising growth while balancing user and policy considerations
- Draft and manage the implementation of consumer disclosures, FAQs, terms of use, and privacy notices
- Manage and develop strategies for potential disputes, litigation, enforcement, and regulatory matters
- Partner with and provide advice to cross-functional stakeholders, including Product, Engineering, Privacy, Security, Policy and Customer Trust
- Collaborate with legal team members to improve processes, provide training, and ensure business needs are met
Our take
Twitch is the world's leading video platform for gamers, allowing users to livestream gaming sessions and curate a dedicated community for their content. By dedicating the platform to gaming alone, it has amassed a loyal following of fans, and been able to launch its Partner Program where streamers can monetize their livestreams, incorporate corporate partnerships, and even attend TwitchCon, a convention where dedicated gamers can socialise.
Twitch's acquisition by Amazon in 2014 saw its viewers double in a year, bringing the platform to a wider audience. However, with YouTube streaming popularity on the rise, it has big competition to contend with, as some popular streamers prefer going live on the video giant. Interestingly, a recent move by the platform was to enable its partner streamers to make live content on other platforms - previously inhibited by its exclusivity clause - which may combat the possibility of losing streamers permanently to YouTube.
In 2022, Twitch had to contend with backlash for its proposal to cut creator income by reducing their cut of subscription earnings. However, with the plan only affecting a minute number of creators, the controversy appears to have died down. Needless to say, Twitch is for now entirely comfortable in the market - with possible plans to extend past gaming bringing the chance to generate more popularity yet.
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Insights
4% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Sep 2013
$20m
SERIES C
Sep 2012
$15m
SERIES B
Total funding: $43m
Company benefits
- Remote-friendly Workplace
- Global No-Meeting Days and Company Holidays
- Development Opportunities from Coaching and Mentorship to Live Workshops and e-Learnings
- Medical, Dental, Vision and Disability Insurance
- 401(k), Maternity and Parental Leave
- Flexible PTO
- Commuter Benefits
- Amazon Employee Discount
- Monthly Contribution and Discounts for Wellness Related Activities and Programs (e.g., gym memberships, off-site massages),
- Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner Served Daily
- Free Snacks and Beverages
Company HQ
Belden Place, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Emmett Shear
(CEO)Previously co-founded Justin.TV and Kiko Software.
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