Associate General Counsel, Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS)

About the role

We are seeking an experienced attorney to serve as a Meta Associate General Counsel for Environmental and Health & Safety (EHS) matters. This role will be a legal expert responsible for delivering EHS legal counsel across the enterprise, supporting the management of compliance and risk in Meta's global operations, transactions, and supply chains.

Responsibilities

• Deliver environmental, health and safety legal counsel to support management of enterprise compliance and risk across Meta's global operations, transactions, and supply chains (e.g. data centers, offices, R&D labs)
• Advises on legal and regulatory compliance matters including environmental legal obligations, permitting and occupational health and safety compliance
• Affirms and counsels on EHS legal risks related to transactions, including guidance on due diligence
• Develops and executes regulatory enforcement defense strategies
• Maintains and interprets regulatory developments across federal, state/provincial, local, and international jurisdictions to ensure ongoing organizational compliance
• Develops and communicates compliance policies, standards, and processes that translate legal requirements into appropriate business practices
• Serves as the primary legal point of contact for 1st and 2nd line EHS compliance professionals embedded across business units
• Pairs with peer legal teams (Commercial Legal, Regulatory Legal, Reality Labs Legal) on matters involving EHS risk, environmental due diligence, and strategic permitting initiatives
• Advises company leaders and public policy teams on significant environmental matters and with respect to emerging EHS legal requirements, providing training and interpretation of regulatory and permit requirements
• Represents the legal function in EHS matters during audits, inspections, regulatory engagements, and executive reviews

Requirements

• J.D. degree with active membership in at least one U.S. state bar
• 10+ years of relevant legal experience, including substantial experience advising on environmental and/or occupational health and safety law
• Prior in-house experience at a technology, manufacturing, infrastructure or similarly complex global enterprise (or equivalent experience at a major law firm with a focus on EHS regulatory counsel)
• Deep knowledge of federal, state and local environmental and occupational safety laws and regulations (e.g., OSHA, EPA, RCRA, Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act) and their international analogs
• Significant experience managing regulatory enforcement defense
• Demonstrated experience designing, implementing, or advising on EHS management systems and compliance programs at enterprise scale
• Proven ability to translate complex regulatory requirements into clear, practical guidance for non-legal stakeholders
• Proven ability to build trusted partnerships across diverse cross-functional teams

Qualifications

• Minimum of 10 years of relevant legal experience, including substantial experience advising on environmental and/or occupational health and safety law
• Experience in supporting and documenting risk assessments, audits, root cause analyses and standing up controls
• Experience managing regulatory enforcement defense
• Experience with environmental permitting (air, stormwater, groundwater), laboratory/research safety (chemical, radiation, process hazard safety) and EHS oversight
• Familiarity with international EHS regulatory frameworks (EU, APAC, LATAM)
• Experience adhering to and implementing responsible, ethical AI practices (e.g., risk assessment, bias mitigation, quality and accuracy reviews)
• Proven ability to integrate AI tools to optimize/redesign workflows and drive measurable impact (e.g., efficiency gains, quality improvements)
• Experience advising on EHS aspects of real estate transactions, construction projects, or infrastructure deployments (e.g., fiber, data centers)

Benefits

Meta offers competitive compensation, including a base hourly rate, monthly rate, or annual salary, along with a comprehensive benefits package. Individual compensation is determined by skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Meta participates in the E-Verify program in certain locations, as required by law. Meta is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities in our recruiting process. If you need any assistance or accommodations due to a disability, please let us know at accommodations-ext@meta.com.