Discord · 1 week ago
Senior Privacy Counsel
San Francisco Bay Area
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$304K/yr - $340K/yr
9+ years expDiscord is a platform used by over 200 million users primarily for gaming, and they are seeking a Senior Privacy Counsel to enhance privacy protections for their users. This role involves working with various teams to ensure compliance with privacy laws and developing privacy-enhancing systems and policies.
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Responsibilities
Partner with engineering and compliance teams to build privacy-enhancing systems and infrastructure, on topics including vendor due diligence, third party privacy and security assessments, governance, risk and compliance, data use, and privacy and security incident response
Provide pragmatic, actionable, and globally-oriented advice to minimize legal risks while advancing business goals and objectives
Collaborate with stakeholders to help develop, improve, and enforce Discord’s data security policies, standards, and practices
Help ensure Discord’s data processing globally complies with all applicable privacy laws, including the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and state and federal consumer protection and privacy laws
Act as one of the company’s experts on issues related to privacy, ML development, and more
Partner with colleagues in Legal on privacy issues that arise in the development of new products and technologies
Lead internal projects, process development, and training to empower the business and your colleagues
Qualification
Required
JD from an accredited law school
Admission to the California Bar or eligible to register as in-house counsel with the California Bar
9+ years of experience in-house at a technology company, with additional experience at a well-respected law firm preferred
Ability to internalize the business's priorities, understand complex infrastructure and technology, think creatively, exercise judgment, and translate legal requirements into actionable (and flexible) advice
Demonstrated expertise with global privacy laws that impact consumers and technology companies, including the GDPR and state and federal privacy laws
Experience and interest in advising on related issues that impact technology companies, including ad tech products, minor protection, and ML development
Ability to lead, organize, prioritize, and manage projects effectively
Benefits
Equity
Benefits
Relocation assistance may be available
Company
Discord
Discord is an online voice, video, and text communication platform designed for creating communities.
501-1000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$995.41MKey Investors
Flat CapitalDragoneer Investment GroupSony Interactive Entertainment
2024-03-01Secondary Market
2022-11-22Series I
2022-03-12Secondary Market· $10.86M
Leadership Team
Stanislav Vishnevskiy
CTO & Co-Founder
Mike Polner
VP, Global Head of Marketing
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