Legal Counsel, SoundCloud
Data Protection and Platform Security
Offers Employee Stock Ownership Plan
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Next-generation music entertainment ecosystem
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Next-generation music entertainment ecosystem
501-1000 employees
Be an early applicant
Offers Employee Stock Ownership Plan
More information about location
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To empower artists and fans to connect and share through music.
Role
Who you are
- Qualified lawyer (DE) with at least one year of experience in data protection and cybersecurity law, preferably in the tech or digital media sectors. Parallel U.S. bar admission or U.S. LLM is strongly preferred
- Fluent in English so that you can explain complex legal topics to native and non-native English speakers. Excellent communication skills are a must
- In-depth knowledge of GDPR and at least one comprehensive U.S. state data protection law (California preferred)
- Experience with OneTrust or a similar consent management platform
- Experience with incident response, data mapping, and compliance reporting
- Deep experience with data protection clauses in vendor contracts and DPAs
- Familiarity with SOC 2 or similar cybersecurity framework
- Strong understanding of data protection issues in the digital advertising and marketing space, including experience with Google Analytics, Google Ad Manager, pixels, and IAB tools
- Ability to work cross-functionally, providing pragmatic legal guidance that enables privacy-by-design-based innovation and growth
- Familiarity with basic software development lifecycle and project lifecycle concepts
- Passion for music and a demonstrated interest in technology
What the job involves
- As Legal Counsel for Data Protection and Platform Security, you will be instrumental in advancing SoundCloud’s data protection compliance and cybersecurity initiatives
- You will work closely with our Director Product Counsel and Engineering and Security teams to enhance data protection processes, drive compliance and safeguard user data while enabling what’s next in music
- Support SoundCloud’s consent management system (OneTrust), ensuring cookie and SDK compliance with global protection laws
- Perform technology audits in collaboration with our data protection officer
- Lead our U.S. data protection compliance program, tracking and operationalizing new regulations across multiple U.S. jurisdictions in coordination with cross-functional stakeholders
- Take ownership of our Privacy Policy maintenance, providing a transparent foundation for platform innovation
- Be responsible for the regular data protection audit together with SoundCloud’s external DPO, including reviewing internal processes and documentation to ensure compliance with global privacy laws
- Establish and maintain a data coordinator function across the organization to support compliant growth
- Maintain critical internal compliance documents
- Update and refine internal data protection training programs, ensuring all employees understand their role in our data protection program
- Provide legal support to our MarTech and AdTech teams
- Serve as a key liaison to our external data protection officer
- Support our Security team in cybersecurity framework initiatives
Our take
Founded in 2007, SoundCloud recognized the need for an artist-first platform. The company set out with a clear mission: to empower independent artists by providing them with the necessary tools and resources to grow and build their careers.
Today, SoundCloud boasts over 40M artists on its platform, far outpacing Spotify, which has 11M. As a result, SoundCloud is the largest audio discovery platform in a rapidly growing market. According to MIDiA Research, the independent artist market is poised for continued revenue growth in the coming years, further solidifying SoundCloud's place in the industry.
The company plans to scale its audience and expand its services through new offerings, such as the SoundCloud "roster". This tier system is designed to provide artists with significant creative and financial resources, along with market support, rivalling major record labels. While artists retain ownership of their copyrights, they will be represented by SoundCloud, further enhancing the platform's appeal to independent creators.
Kirsty
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Insights
3% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 7 rounds)
Feb 2020
$75m
SERIES G
Aug 2017
$170m
SERIES F
Total funding: $461.7m
Company HQ
Mitte, Berlin, BE
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