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SoundCloud · 2 weeks ago

Senior Director - Product, Advertising, & Regulatory

New York, United States

Full-time

Hybrid

Director/Executive

$200K/yr - $230K/yr

10+ years exp

SoundCloud is an artist-first platform empowering artists to build and grow their careers. They are seeking a Senior Director to lead the Product, Advertising, and Regulatory counsels, overseeing the Legal Operations team and providing strategic legal guidance that shapes product development and platform governance.

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Responsibilities

Lead and manage the legal team responsible for Product, Advertising, and Regulatory matters by setting the team’s strategic vision and direction, while also overseeing the Legal Operations function responsible for Trust & Safety and Copyright, and its non-counsel professionals

Serve as a trusted senior legal partner to EPD (Engineering, Product, Design), Advertising, Security, and executive leadership, enabling cross-functional strategies that balance rapid product development with legal, regulatory, and platform governance requirements through pragmatic, collaborative problem-solving

Partner with the Product team to support the international rollout of SoundCloud Go/Go+ by providing strategic legal guidance on product localization and navigating the legal and regulatory tradeoffs necessary to comply with local consumer protection, data protection, and related requirements across global markets

Provide high-level, business-minded legal guidance throughout the product lifecycle, advising on subscriptions, monetization models, marketplace offerings, payments, fan engagement features, creator tools, and global data protection compliance

Oversee privacy-by-design initiatives, review user flows and consent mechanisms, and maintain product-related Terms of Service, Privacy Policy provisions, disclosures, and compliance documentation

Ensure adherence to third-party platform and developer requirements (e.g., Apple, Google) and supervise the negotiation, technology partnerships, and vendor agreements

Provide senior oversight of the Trust & Safety and copyright functions, including platform safety and content moderation frameworks, regulatory alignment, and DMCA and enforcement operations, while supporting scalable, user-protective systems and operational efficiency

Qualification

Legal OperationsTechnology LawPrivacy/Data ProtectionCopyright LawCross-functional PartnershipLeadershipTeam ManagementE-commerce RegulationsConsumer ProtectionOperational Risk ManagementCollaborationProblem-solving

Required

Qualified lawyer with 10+ years of legal experience at a technology, digital media, or related company, including experience in senior leadership roles

Juris Doctor (JD) or equivalent law degree from an accredited institution, and maintains an active, in good standing bar license in the U.S. or an equivalent foreign jurisdiction

Extensive experience building, leading, mentoring, and developing multi-disciplinary teams of counsel and non-legal professionals at scale, fostering a high-performance culture, driving alignment across functions, and empowering teams to deliver strategic impact

Deep expertise in technology law, privacy/data protection, consumer protection, e-commerce/subscription regulations, payments, and global regulatory environments across the U.S., EU, UK, and other major markets

Proven success in building and maturing teams, operational processes, roadmaps, and cross-functional strategies in complex or high-growth environments

Cross-functional partnership experience with technical and non-technical leaders throughout the organization to drive alignment, accelerate decision-making, and deliver legally sound, user-centric product and platform outcomes

Demonstrated leadership in supervising legal operations frameworks, with experience in content moderation, enforcement operations, or online safety compliance

Skilled at influencing executives, synthesizing complex issues into actionable guidance, and setting organizational direction across ambiguous and evolving landscapes

Highly collaborative, pragmatic, solutions-oriented people manager capable of balancing innovation with legal and operational risk

Experience managing outside counsel, vendors, and technology partners across multiple jurisdictions and for specialized or escalated issues

Preferred

Understanding of copyright law and/or operational rights management frameworks; experience overseeing copyright and Trust & Safety operations is highly preferred