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Director, Privacy Legal

Reddit · Remote - United States · Remote

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About Reddit

Backed by 500 Global.

About the role

We are looking for a senior attorney to join our growing team and manage the legal team’s privacy function, oversee our privacy compliance program, and counsel our privacy compliance platform. You will also own responses to informal and formal privacy regulatory inquiries, and build relevant regulatory and industry body relationships. A successful candidate is passionate about privacy and even more passionate about process and scale in a fast-changing environment.

What they're looking for

  • Law degree (JD, LLB, LLM, etc.). You are locally licensed in your jurisdiction, and ideally you have legal experience in multiple jurisdictions
  • 12+ years of legal experience, at a top law firm or in house, with 5+ years of in-house privacy and/or product counseling 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
More about this role

Reddit is a community of communities. It’s built on shared interests, passion, and trust, and is home to the most open and authentic conversations on the internet. Every day, Reddit users submit, vote, and comment on the topics they care most about. With 100,000+ active communities and approximately 130 million daily active unique visitors, Reddit is one of the internet’s largest sources of information. For more information, visit www.redditinc.com .

We are looking for a senior attorney to join our growing team and manage the legal team’s privacy function, oversee our privacy compliance program, and counsel our privacy compliance platform. You will also own responses to informal and formal privacy regulatory inquiries, and build relevant regulatory and industry body relationships. A successful candidate is passionate about privacy and even more passionate about process and scale in a fast-changing environment.

  • Manage the Legal team’s support of 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 applicable legal frameworks around the world.
  • Implement and maintain...

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