Senior Regulatory Counsel

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 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 regulatory 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 Senior Counsel Regulatory to join Snaps Privacy and Product Legal team based in either our London or Amsterdam office! Youll be joining a team responsible for global platform laws AI privacy and product counselling.

What Youll Do:

• Advise on global platform laws and regulations with a particular focus on the Digital Services Act and the Online Safety Act

• Build relationships with regulators and other regulatory stakeholders

• Manage Requests for Information and support on regulatory investigations including coordinating with internal colleagues and managing outside counsel

• Analyse and advise on legal and regulatory requirements for new products services and technologies

• Work with legal and business colleagues to develop global regulatory compliance and go to market strategies

• Partner with Policy and Comms on consultations draft legislation and communication strategies

• Help scale the legal organisation by developing technology-first processes including through the use of AI

• Conduct trainings for engineers and other teams across the company

Knowledge Skills and Abilities

• Significant experience advising on online safety and digital regulation in Europe

• Deep understanding of the European digital regulatory landscape including platform regulation and privacy law

• Strong understanding of the European digital legal landscape

• Subject matter expertise in key European digital legislation including the Digital Services Act (DSA) and Online Safety Act

• Detail-oriented business-minded and highly collaborative with the ability to manage competing priorities and tight deadlines

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

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

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to explain complex legal and regulatory issues to a broad range of stakeholders

• Experience partnering closely with engineers product managers and other cross-functional teams

• Comfortable navigating emerging areas of law and technology in a fast-evolving regulatory environment

Minimum Qualifications

• UK or EU legal qualification or foreign equivalent

• 8 years of experience practicing law

• In-house experience counseling clients on safety privacy and technology and platform-related matters (this could be via a secondment)

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong experience building positive relationships with regulators to achieve business goals and minimise risk

• Experience advising clients on U.S. and rest-of-world platform and privacy laws and regulations including developing company-wide strategies for compliance across diverse jurisdictions and requirements

• Strong understanding of artificial intelligence and associated laws including challenges and opportunities

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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.

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!