Product Counsel, Ads

Snap Inc is a technology company. We believe the camera presents the greatest opportunity to improve the way people live and communicate. Snap contributes to human progress by empowering people to express themselves live in the moment learn about the world and have fun together. The Companys three core products are Snapchat a visual messaging app that enhances your relationships with friends family and the world; Lens Studio an augmented reality platform that powers AR across Snapchat and other services; and its AR glasses Spectacles.

The Legal Team is Snaps dedicated in-house law firm policy consultant lobbyist thought partner and all-around advisor. This team helps Snap do the right thing the right way make better decisions understand and manage risks and creatively navigate challenges both external and internal. We partner with Snap team members on a wide array of matters including privacy product IP commercial transactions corporate governance employment acquisitions litigation and policy and social impact. We value the power of diversity as we continually strive to build an innovative and inclusive leadership culture centered on Snaps values of Kind Smart and Creative.

Were looking for a Counsel to join the Product Legal team! Youll be joining a team responsible for all things advertising and monetization at Snap including our various advertising platforms (including sponsored AR lenses front end tools for advertisers and back end targeting algorithms) Snapchat and other in-app revenue initiatives including ecommerce and creator monetization.

What Youll Do:

• Work closely with Engineering Product and Design teams to understand and assess new products and technologies from early development stages through launch.

• Review engineering and design specifications for privacy-by-design requirements and legal compliance.

• Analyze potential legal and safety risks and regulatory requirements for new products and technologies.

• Work with legal and business colleagues to develop regulatory compliance strategies.

• Help scale the legal organization by developing innovative processes to support the fast-moving Engineering Product and Design teams.

• Help draft public-facing descriptions of new products and technologies.

• Conduct trainings for engineers and other teams across the company.

Knowledge Skills & Abilities:

• Excellent legal and business judgment with the ability to think strategically and creatively.

• Strong understanding of laws and experience across a range of legal disciplines (e.g. advertising privacy consumer protection marketing IP).

• Detail-oriented business-friendly and a phenomenal teammate with an ability to accommodate tight deadlines.

• Strong work ethic and ability to work both independently and collaboratively.

• Able to communicate effectively with stakeholders across the company on complex multifaceted issues.

• Experience working directly with engineers and product managers.

• Subject matter expert on all things ad tech.

• Comfortable mastering new areas of law and tech.

Minimum Qualifications:

• J.D. from a nationally recognized law school.

• Active membership in at least on state bar.

• 6 years of experience practicing law.
  

Preferred Qualifications:
(a combination of the below items is strongly preferred)

• Experience advising clients on domestic and global privacy issues including ones related to GDPR DSA OSA and U.S. consumer protection and privacy laws.

• Experience counseling clients on ad tech and targeted advertising legal issues including compliance with industry guidelines such as Apples app store rules (e.g. ATT privacy controls).

• Experience with advising on legal issues around ecommerce and online payments processing.

• Experience directly advising and working with product teams and engineers to drive outcomes that effectively balance risk mitigations and business objectives.

If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation please dont be shy and provide us some information.

Default Together Policy at Snap: At Snap Inc. we believe that being together in person helps us build our culture faster reinforce our values and serve our community customers and partners better through dynamic collaboration. To reflect this we practice a default together approach and expect our team members to work in an office 4 days per week.

At Snap we believe that having a team of diverse backgrounds and voices working together will enable us to create innovative products that improve the way people live and communicate. Snap is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and committed to providing employment opportunities regardless of race religious creed color national origin ancestry physical disability mental disability medical condition genetic information marital status sex gender gender identity gender expression pregnancy childbirth and breastfeeding age sexual orientation military or veteran status or any other protected classification in accordance with applicable federal state and local laws. EOE including disability/vets.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable law (by example the requirements of the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring where applicable).

Our Benefits: Snap Inc. is its own community so weve got your back! We do our best to make sure you and your loved ones have everything you need to be happy and healthy on your own terms. Our benefits are built around your needs and include paid parental leave comprehensive medical coverage emotional and mental health support programs and compensation packages that let you share in Snaps long-term success!

Compensation

In the United States work locations are assigned a pay zone which determines the salary range for the position. The successful candidates starting pay will be determined based on job-related skills experience qualifications work location and market conditions. The starting pay may be negotiable within the salary range for the position. These pay zones may be modified in the future.

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