Associate General Counsel, Privacy

Summary

Join Reddit as a Senior Privacy and Regulatory Compliance Attorney! This role requires 10+ years of legal experience, with a preference for 5+ years in-house, and expertise in managing privacy compliance programs. You will provide legal counsel, implement policies, manage regulatory interactions, and serve as a privacy subject matter expert. Collaboration with cross-functional teams is crucial. The ideal candidate is passionate about privacy and possesses strong communication and project management skills. Reddit is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing reasonable accommodations.

Requirements

• Law degree (JD, LLB, LLM, etc.)
• You are locally licensed in your jurisdiction, and ideally you have legal experience in multiple jurisdictions
• 10+ years of legal experience, at a top law firm or in house, with 5+ years of in-house privacy compliance experience
• Demonstrated experience implementing and managing a successful privacy compliance program in a fast paced, product-forward environment
• Experience with global privacy laws and industry guidelines, especially including those relevant for tech platforms like Reddit
• Strong legal drafting and writing skills and a penchant for concise, plain English writing
• Experience responding to and partnering with regulators, particularly in Europe
• Program/project management skills, including the ability to handle and prioritize multiple projects
• Nimble, proactive and an excellent communicator. You are used to collaborating effectively across time zones and have the ability to build strong relationships with engineers, product managers, legal colleagues and other internal stakeholders at all levels of the business

Responsibilities

• Support Reddit’s global privacy compliance program
• Provide advice and counsel to ensure Reddit meets its legal obligations and legal requirements under US, EU and other application legal frameworks
• Implement and maintain external and internal privacy- and legal-related policies and processes in line with industry standard frameworks
• Partner with and advise product and technical teams to design and implement privacy controls as part of Reddit’s privacy program
• Manage government and regulator discussions, negotiations, and disclosures on compliance readiness efforts
• Be a lead legal subject matter expert for privacy and data protection, ensuring consistency in privacy counseling across the legal team, in line with Reddit’s user-centric approach to privacy
• Partner with and advise technical teams to investigate potential privacy and security issues and ensure compliance with applicable law
• Be a strategic, proactive and pragmatic legal partner and collaborator with high EQ
• Be an evangelist across the company and externally for Reddit’s privacy-focused approach

Preferred Qualifications

• 5+ years of in-house privacy compliance experience
• Legal experience in multiple jurisdictions