Lead Counsel, Product
London, UK
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WhatsApp is seeking a highly motivated and versatile team player to serve as Lead Counsel, Product. The role requires experience in applying complex, evolving legal frameworks to new and innovative products and services and influencing compliance and regulatory strategy with other legal teams across Meta. In this role, you will focus on supporting WhatsApp consumer initiatives across a number of products and services. You will have the skills to work proactively and independently with various teams across the organization, including Product, Engineering, Policy, Communications and Marketing, and have experience advising on product risks in a fast-paced business environment with a rapidly-evolving legal and regulatory landscape.
Responsibilities
Drive and support high-profile and high-impact projects involving legal analysis and compliance with cross-functional stakeholders across WhatsApp’s business, policy, legal, communications, security, and other cross-functional teams, covering many subject areas, including consumer and data protection laws and regulations
Oversee outside counsel relationships
Lead across and coordinate with public policy and communications colleagues on external communication, policy development, and enforcement decisions
Help to set, implement and improve the strategy and vision for advising and partnering with business teams
Directly manage client relationships with the business
Minimum Qualification
Meta requires all employed attorneys to have a law degree or equivalent certificate to permit the practice of law and be appropriately licensed and authorized to practice law for the company in their assigned work location. Unless prohibited under local law, an attorney must hold a current practicing certificate (including where required from the relevant authority in the jurisdiction of the assigned work location) or the local law equivalent bar registration or license as may be applicable.
5+ years of legal experience
Experience advising clients on risk mitigation across technology product platforms
Experience in product counseling role, building and supporting products
Experience working independently and cross-functionally
Experience prioritizing work and providing advice in a fast-paced environment
Proven problem-solving, communication and interpersonal skills
Solicitor or barrister (qualified to practice law in at least one European jurisdiction or the UK)
Preferred Qualification
8+ years of legal experience
Prior in-house experience at a technology company, preferably with a focus on messaging, AI, and growth products in the direct to consumer space
Privacy experience, including familiarity with international data protection frameworks
WhatsApp bangga menjadi bagian dari perusahaan yang menerapkan Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action. Kami tidak melakukan diskriminasi berdasarkan ras, agama, warna kulit, negara asal, jenis kelamin (termasuk kehamilan, persalinan, keputusan mengenai kesehatan reproduksi, atau kondisi medis terkait), orientasi seksual, identitas gender, ekspresi gender, usia, status sebagai veteran, status sebagai penyandang disabilitas, informasi genetik, aktivitas atau pandangan politik, atau karakteristik lainnya yang dilindungi secara hukum. Anda dapat melihat pemberitahuan mengenai Equal Employment Opportunity di sini. Kami juga mempertimbangkan kandidat yang memenuhi syarat, meskipun memiliki catatan kriminal, sejalan dengan hukum federal, negara bagian, dan lokal yang berlaku. Kami mungkin akan menggunakan informasi Anda untuk menjaga keamanan Facebook, pegawainya, dan pihak lainnya yang dipersyaratkan atau diizinkan oleh undang-undang yang berlaku. Silakan lihat Kebijakan Transparansi Pembayaran Gaji dan pemberitahuan mengenai Equal Employment Opportunity is the Law dengan mengeklik tautan dari masing-masing judul dokumen tersebut. Selain itu, WhatsApp berpartisipasi dalam program E-Verify di lokasi tertentu, sebagaimana dipersyaratkan oleh undang-undang.
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