Description:

A Social Networking Service Company seeks a highly motivated attorney who is enthusiastic about technology and its potential for positive impact in peoples' lives to join our product counseling legal team. This role will focus on supporting A Social Networking Service Company's Commerce and New Monetization Experiences products across Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Messenger. The Lead Counsel is dedicated to providing strategic legal advice to internal product, engineering, policy, operations, and business teams, primarily in connection with A Social Networking Service Company's monetization products. The role requires application of complex, evolving legal frameworks to new and innovative products and services. This is a great opportunity to join a growing legal team, learn about interesting new technologies and business models, and work on novel issues in an exciting, fast-paced environment.

Lead Counsel, Monetization Responsibilities

Review and analyze global products, features, platforms and initiatives and provide practical legal risk mitigation strategies for products across multiple jurisdictions
Provide product, engineering, and other business teams with legal advice across various subject areas including privacy, consumer protection laws, data protection laws and regulations, and other global legal frameworks
Drive high-profile and high-impact projects involving legal analysis and compliance with cross-functional stakeholders across A Social Networking Service Company's business, policy, legal, communications, engineering, product marketing, trust and safety, security, and other cross-functional teams
Collaborate with attorneys from other legal teams such as privacy, regulatory, commercial, and litigation

Minimum Qualifications:

J.D. Degree (or foreign equivalent) and membership in at least one U.S. state bar
5+ years of experience at a law firm, government, or in-house as a practicing attorney
Experience working independently and cross-functionally
Experience prioritizing work and providing legal advice to clients in a fast-paced environment
Experience advancing simultaneous projects in a multi-stakeholder environment

Preferred Qualifications:

In-house legal experience
Regulatory or litigation experience
Experience advising clients on risk mitigation across technology product platforms, in particular experience with monetization products.
Experience with eCommerce, payments, media and advertising laws, regulations and industry guidelines, especially including those relevant for social media and internet companies
Experience with global privacy frameworks and regulations