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Senior Legal Counsel, Privacy & Compliance
Job Location:
Job Location:
Los Angeles, CA - USA
Monthly Salary:
$ 240000 - 255000
Monthly Salary:
Posted:
2 July 2026 (30+ days ago)
Posted:
Application Deadline:
29 September 2026
Application Deadline:
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
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Job Summary
The Role:
Were looking for an exceptional product and privacy lawyer based on the West Coast to join the Linktree Legal Team. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in a fast-paced technology environment enjoys advising on cutting-edge product and privacy issues and acts as a true business partner across a global organization. You will play a core role in helping shape product development privacy strategy and cross-functional initiatives while supporting Linktrees rapid growth.
Youll need strong experience advising on innovative products and privacy issues for an international technology company with deep experience of US and European privacy laws including GDPR and CCPA/CPRA. You will also ideally bring generalist legal skills such as commercial drafting and negotiation incident response consumer protection marketing and advertising review and support for operational teams.
This is a senior individual contributor role expected to operate with significant independence influence cross-functional programs and provide leadership across the business without direct reports.
What Youll Do
- Reviewing new products and features and advising on necessary changes.
- Developing proactive privacy policies and guardrails for the Product function.
- Working with our Privacy team and advising on US and European privacy laws including GDPR CCPA/CPRA and emerging state privacy regimes.
- Working with Product Engineering Growth Brand Trust and Safety and other teams to support Linktrees business and ensure compliance across internal and public-facing initiatives.
- Assisting our Support and Operations teams with escalations disputes and user issues.
- Providing real-time legal advice and clear operational guidance to teams and squads across Linktree.
- Supporting privacy operations including DPIAs data mapping vendor assessments and data governance improvements.
- Contributing to cross-functional programs and helping develop processes guidance and scalable policies.
What Youll Bring
- Be qualified to practise law in at least one US state.
- Have 7 to 10 years of strong post-qualification experience with a significant emphasis on product counseling and US and EU privacy law.
- Have detailed knowledge of GDPR CCPA/CPRA and broader US and European privacy frameworks as evidenced by CIPP or equivalent certifications
- Have experience advising on technology products data flows and platform operations.
- Have strong commercial drafting and negotiation experience including for data protection agreements
- Experience advising on AI machine learning features or data governance programs.
- Have excellent organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple matters simultaneously.
- Be a self-starter who is comfortable working with autonomy and driving matters forward.
- Have strong business judgment and a practical solutions-oriented approach.
- Have excellent communication skills your job is to make the complex simple.
- Be comfortable with ambiguity context-switching and a fast-paced culture.
- Be able to collaborate with global teams and overlap some working hours with teams in other time zones.
- Periodic travel for team onsites or cross-functional workshops may be required.
- Must be legally authorised to work in the United States.
Bonus points for:
- Experience advising on the Digital Markets Act Digital Services Act or other European regulatory frameworks.
- Experience in Drafting reviewing and negotiating commercial agreements including SaaS licensing vendor and data processing agreements.
- Experience advising on marketing initiatives brand campaigns creator partnerships and advertising compliance.
- Experience in payments e-commerce online platforms or the creator ecosystem.
- Experience drafting reviewing and negotiating complex commercial contracts.
- Experience supporting Trust and Safety security or compliance teams.
Linktree is committed to providing a fair and competitive compensation package including cash equity and benefits. The base salary offered for this role is targeted at $240000 - $255000 for roles based in San Francisco and Los Angeles. Final offers depend on multiple factors including location experience expertise and role scope and may vary from the range listed.
P.S. If you dont tick every box in this listing please dont rule yourself out. We take pride in inclusion and hiring incredible human beings with great potential over ticking boxes so if this role resonates with you hit that apply button!
Our Story
Were on a mission to empower anyone to curate grow and monetize their digital universe. We created the link in bio category and were just getting started. From creators artists and entrepreneurs to global brands were redefining how people connect with their communities showcase their content and promote products all in one link.
Today a community of 70 million use Linktree including icons like Adidas TikTok the UN Environmental Program The NFL Manchester United World Central Kitchen Sabrina Carpenter Olivia Rodrigo and Selena Gomez. With 48000 new accounts created every day Linktree is the fastest-growing leader in our space.
Weve teamed up with some of the worlds biggest platforms including TikTok Snap YouTube GoFundMe Spotify Google Stripe Reddit Laylo and Kajabi to unify Linkers digital spaces and we partner with retail brands Amazon Nike Nordstrom Target Sephora Vuori and more to share products they love.
Were a tight-knit passionate team building best-in-class tools that make online presence simple powerful and yours. If youre excited by the idea of shaping a new category setting the standard and making space for everyone to be seen and succeed wed love to meet you.
Where and How We Work
Were a global diverse team spread across continents with offices in London Los Angeles Melbourne and San Francisco. We work together flexibly and you can choose the setup that works best for you: fully remote or a hybrid mix of office and home.
We offer autonomy in how you structure your days and weeks. While were mindful of time zones and occasionally collaborate outside the typical 95 we lean into async work to keep things flowing. Our culture is family-friendly and Zoom-casual where kids pets and delivery drivers are welcome.
How well help you thrive
Our approach to benefits considers the whole person and the unique contributions they bring to Linktree. We want the experience at Linktree to be one that enables people to truly thrive so we can Go Further Together (one of our values). Some ways we support you:
- An annual wellbeing allowance to use on things like (but not limited to) fitness memberships development courses childcare travel charitable donations pet insurance home office set-up - the choice is yours!
- 100% coverage (and 80% for your dependents) of your monthly premiums for medical dental vision disability and life insurance for US-based employees.
- Employer contribution towards your retirement.
- Generous time off for vacation holidays parental leave volunteer time and other categories.
- Employee stock option program - we want each and every employee to share in the companys success.
At Linktree we believe in promoting a culture that celebrates unique backgrounds talents and experiences and were proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are creating an inclusive workplace where every individual feels valued respected and has equal opportunities to thrive. We aim to foster a diverse and inclusive environment where all team members have a sense of belonging. Linktree welcomes all people regardless of sex gender identity race ethnicity disability pregnancy age or other lived experience. If you require accommodations to fully participate in our opportunities please dont hesitate to reach us at your needs are important to us.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
