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World · 2 days ago

Chief Privacy Officer

San Francisco, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Director/Executive

$300K/yr - $375K/yr

15+ years exp

World is building a real human network designed to accelerate people in the age of AI. The Chief Privacy Officer will co-architect a legal organization focused on privacy and security, leading a team responsible for compliance with global privacy regulations and developing innovative processes to support privacy initiatives.

BlockchainCryptocurrencyFinanceFinTechInternetPrivacy

Responsibilities

Serve as a member of legal leadership, helping to build and support the strategy for the legal team in collaboration with other legal leads

Lead and help develop our Privacy Legal team, responsible for privacy, security, and AI-related legal guidance, in partnership with other legal teams

Be responsible for compliance efforts with global privacy and data protection regulations through the development and maintenance of a global privacy program, including training, auditing, reporting, and more

Establish and maintain relationships with regulatory, governmental, industry, and peer groups on privacy and data security issues

Oversee privacy-related regulatory investigation and response work, in partnership with the Market Operations Legal, Regulatory, and Litigation teams

Work closely with legal subject-matter experts to ensure privacy regulatory compliance

Act as the legal point of contact for the Information Security team, including on incident response matters

Help scale the legal organization by developing innovative processes in partnership with other legal teams to support privacy initiatives in a fast-moving environment across Engineering, Product, and Design teams

Stay abreast of emerging legal trends and best practices in the tech industry, and provide thought leadership within the legal team and across the company

Be a collaborative team player with a positive attitude

Be willing and able to roll up your sleeves and jump right in to support the team

Inspire and energize the Privacy team, empowering each teammate to do the best work of their careers

Qualification

Privacy laws expertiseGDPR understandingPrivacy program developmentIncident response managementRegulatory complianceLegal judgmentFluency in EnglishTeam playerWork ethicEffective communicationDetail-orientedCollaborative

Required

Deep experience in privacy, security, and AI laws

Very strong understanding of GDPR, LGPD, APAC privacy laws, and other global privacy laws

Experience building privacy programs from the ground up

First-hand experience with privacy regulatory investigations, incident response management, breach reporting, and the practical realities of managing a global privacy program

Excited about and comfortable mastering new areas of law and technology, particularly cryptocurrencies

Excellent legal and business judgment and strategic thinking to ensure appropriate prioritization

Able to communicate effectively with stakeholders at all levels of the company on complex, multifaceted issues

Detail-oriented, business-friendly, and a team player with an ability to think creatively and meet tight deadlines

Strong work ethic and ability to work independently and collaboratively

Operate as a player-coach, able to get into the details and execute while supporting and building a collaborative team

Excellent academic credentials

JD degree from an accredited university

Active membership in at least one state bar

15+ years of experience practicing law

10+ years of experience across product, IP, marketing, and other legal disciplines

Experience leading in-house product legal teams