Etsy · 5 days ago
Senior Director, Global Privacy
Brooklyn, New York
Full-time
Hybrid
Director/Executive
$292K/yr - $380K/yr
7+ years expEtsy is the global marketplace for unique and creative goods, and they are seeking a talented lawyer to lead its Global Privacy Legal team. This role will provide strategic advice to Etsy’s legal, product, engineering, and security teams while managing the Enterprise Privacy Program to meet regulatory requirements and business needs.
Consumer GoodsE-CommerceInternetRetailSales
Responsibilities
Build, mature, and scale Etsy’s Enterprise Privacy Program to meet both worldwide regulatory requirements and the needs of our business through our next stage of growth. This will include program governance, operations, regulatory engagement, regulatory change management (for privacy, cybersecurity and AI regulations), product and operational advice, compliance recordkeeping, training and awareness, policies and notices, privacy risk management, metrics and reporting, and more
Lead a small team as a player-coach. You not only manage people and workstreams, but work as an individual contributor. You collaborate with cross-functional Legal partners, contractors, outside counsel, and advisors, to deliver sound, creative, and practical legal advice to our stakeholders, including our business, product, engineering, operational, and leadership teams
Regularly engage with Etsy leadership, our boards of directors, Data Protection Officer, and regulators with respect to our privacy program, data privacy developments, and related governance issues
Partner with our global Advocacy (government relations) team to interpret and shape the evolving regulatory landscape; lead and drive our cross-functional response to changes in privacy and privacy-adjacent laws, including artificial intelligence, minors, and cybersecurity
Strengthen relationships with partner teams (such as Information Security) and work collaboratively and strategically to advise on scalable processes and procedures to enhance Etsy’s Privacy Program
Of course, this is just a sample of the kinds of work this role will require! You should assume that your role will encompass other tasks, too, and that your job duties and responsibilities may change from time to time at Etsy's discretion, or otherwise applicable with local law
Qualification
Required
Qualified lawyer and admitted to practice in the United States and/or Ireland
Experience leading or working in leadership roles on in-house privacy legal teams, and ideally 7 to 10+ years of privacy experience at top law firms and/or in-house teams
Deep subject matter expertise in global privacy laws and regulatory frameworks (in particular with CCPA/CPRA, GDPR, ePrivacy Directive, and UK data privacy laws) and adjacent areas, including information security, cybersecurity, data governance, and artificial intelligence
Experience, or willingness to learn and advise, in the areas of artificial intelligence, online safety, child safety, consumer protection, content moderation, and other tech regulation topics
Experience identifying key risk areas and maintaining a broad strategic view when addressing complex and multifaceted projects
Exceptional communication skills, both verbally and in writing
Experience conducting and advising on privacy impact assessments and other GDPR recordkeeping requirements; ability to translate and apply privacy-related compliance obligations to a marketplace business model
Experience working with government relations teams on prospective legislation and strategy
Sound judgment, critical thinking skills, and the ability to operate confidently in ambiguous and unfamiliar situations
You are a team player and curious to learn new things
The most important quality for success on the Etsy legal team is good judgment
Benefits
Equity package
Annual performance bonus
Competitive benefits
Company
Etsy
Etsy is an e-commerce site and a smartphone application for buying and selling handmade and vintage items.
1001-5000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$747.26MKey Investors
Elliott Management Corp.Index VenturesAccel
2025-06-12Post Ipo Debt· $650M
2024-02-01Post Ipo Equity
2017-05-15Post Ipo Equity
Leadership Team
Josh Silverman
CEO
Zofia Ciechowska
Vice President, People Strategy
Recent News
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