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Senior Counsel, Privacy and Regulatory

Fastly · San Francisco, CA · 3 wk ago
HybridLegal$211k–$254k/yrFull-time

About the role

We are looking for a Senior Privacy and Regulatory Counsel to join our Legal team. The person will lead our privacy program and provide legal guidance around artificial intelligence, data protection, and other emerging regulatory topics. This is a great opportunity for a thoughtful, pragmatic, and collaborative attorney with strong business instincts who wants to help shape innovative edge cloud technologies.

Responsibilities

  • Architect, scale, and lead a global privacy program, managing stakeholder engagement across the company

  • Manage compliance strategy for emerging regulatory and technical issues related to cutting-edge products and new jurisdictions, including evolving cybersecurity, critical infrastructure, and AI regulations (e.g., NIS2, CRA, ISP-specific frameworks, global privacy laws)

  • Design and drive internal company policies, external assets, and sales collateral addressing global privacy, data protection, and other regulatory frameworks (e.g., GDPR, EU Data Act, EU AI Act)

  • Respond to regulatory inquiries and investigations, and collaborate with outside counsel where specialized jurisdictional expertise is required

  • Partner closely with product and engineering teams to provide end-to-end legal guidance on product and feature development, incorporating "privacy by design" and similar principles

  • Serve as our subject matter expert on privacy and other relevant regulations in complex customer, partner and vendor negotiations, including reviewing, drafting and negotiating agreements in collaboration with other Legal and business partners

  • Partner with our People team to advise on global employee data protection, workforce privacy initiatives, and talent-related privacy matters

  • Independently manage the legal response to privacy-related incidents

  • Oversee and conduct Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs), maintain Records of Processing Activities (RoPAs), and support audits, law enforcement requests, and platform-abuse processes

  • Draft and maintain policies, playbooks, checklists, FAQs, and training materials to improve process and streamline stakeholder engagement on privacy and regulatory matters

  • Operate as a member of the Product, Technology, and Regulatory team, reporting to the Assistant General Counsel leading the Product, Technology, and Regulatory team

Requirements

Education & Credentials: JD from a respected institution and membership in good standing with at least one U.S. state bar

Experience: 8+ years of relevant legal experience, with significant in-house experience advising on global privacy and regulatory matters at a technology company, especially in the cloud or SaaS space

Regulatory Expertise: Advanced knowledge of U.S. and global privacy and data protection laws and experience with emerging technology regulations, including AI regulatory schemes

Program Management: Experience building and managing a privacy program and providing clear, actionable legal guidance to business, product, and engineering teams

Technical Literacy: Technology industry experience and familiarity with technical concepts such as APIs, encryption, LLMs, and cloud architecture

Technical Literacy: Technology industry experience and familiarity with technical concepts such as APIs, encryption, LLMs, and cloud architecture

Problem-Solving: A pragmatic, solution-oriented approach to problem-solving

Communication: Excellent written and verbal communication skills and the ability to simplify complex legal issues for a business audience

Execution: Ability to own matters and prioritize, manage, and complete projects independently in a dynamic, evolving environment

Collaboration: A collaborative team player who enjoys working across disciplines and values building relationships and improving processes

Qualifications

Advanced knowledge of U.S. and global privacy and data protection laws and experience with emerging technology regulations, including AI regulatory schemes

Experience building and managing a privacy program and providing clear, actionable legal guidance to business, product, and engineering teams

Technology industry experience and familiarity with technical concepts such as APIs, encryption, LLMs, and cloud architecture

A pragmatic, solution-oriented approach to problem-solving

Excellent written and verbal communication skills and the ability to simplify complex legal issues for a business audience

Ability to own matters and prioritize, manage, and complete projects independently in a dynamic, evolving environment

A collaborative team player who enjoys working across disciplines and values building relationships and improving processes

Skills

Strong business instincts

Pragmatic, solution-oriented approach to problem-solving

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Ability to simplify complex legal issues for a business audience

Ability to own matters and prioritize, manage, and complete projects independently in a dynamic, evolving environment

A collaborative team player who enjoys working across disciplines and values building relationships and improving processes

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Family planning, mental health support, and Employee Assistance Program

Insurance (Life, Disability, and Accident)

A Flexible Vacation policy and up to 18 days of accrued paid sick leave

401(k) (including company match)

Employee Stock Purchase Program

12 paid local holidays

12 paid company wellness days

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