Platform & Privacy Counsel

We're looking for a Privacy and Platform Counsel to join Team Snap! You'll join a growing team responsible for advising Snap on privacy and digital platform law compliance in EMEA. This job allows you to collaborate with members of Product and other legal teams, Employment, Engineering, Design, and other teams throughout the company to support Snap's strong privacy and platform practices, including its world-class privacy and safety by-design program. What you'll do:

• Ensure Snap is advised on privacy and digital platform laws, focusing especially on laws such as the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the ePrivacy Directive, Digital Services Act (DSA), EU AI Act and Digital Markets Act (DMA) laws, as well as the existing and emerging data protection and digital platform laws in MENA
• Partner with Snap's global Policy team to interact with EMEA regulators to ensure Snap's program, policies, and practices to comply with privacy and digital platform laws are well-understood
• Anticipate and prepare for data protection and digital platform law changes in the EMEAregulatory and legislative landscape
• Support all aspects of and analyze proposed, pending and new global privacy and digitalplatform legislation that could impact the business and recommend any potential or vitalmodifications to practices, as well as advise the Policy team on engagement priorities
• Partner with our Product Legal Counsel and our Safety and Law Enforcement Operations Counsel on sophisticated privacy and digital platform law issues as our products and operations evolve
• Drive high-profile and high-impact privacy and digital platform initiatives across thecompany, involving cross-functional business and legal stakeholders
• Provide guidance to colleagues on managing Snap's and its affiliates' GDPR, DSA andother digital platform compliance programs
• Conduct privacy and digital platform law reviews, impact assessments, and integrationplans for potential acquisitions and partnerships
• Analyze privacy, safety, security and ai rights and risks against legal requirements, andmaintain our product and operations level risk assessments
• Help continue to improve over time Snap's privacy, safety and security-by-designrequirements, working closely with Snap's Privacy, Safety Engineering and Security teams
• Partner with our Commercial Legal team to ensure our advertising and marketingcontracts and policies are aligned with privacy, safety, security and AI laws in EMEA
• Develop/Conduct privacy and digital platform law training for teams across the company
  
  Solid experience advising on global privacy and digital platform law issues
• Good knowledge of global privacy and digital platform laws, regulations, and industryguidelines for ecommerce, ad tech, and Internet companies, and the processes followedby government/regulatory bodies to develop them, especially in the EMEA region
• In-house experience or law firm experience counseling clients on international privacyand digital platform law matters
• Ad tech and AI tech experience is a plus
• Excellent legal and business judgment and critical thinking
• Able to communicate optimally with partners on sophisticated, multifaceted issues
• Acute attention to detail, business-friendly, and a great teammate, with an ability to thinkcreatively and accommodate timelines
• Strong work ethic with the ability to work independently as well as collaboratively
• Ability to travel, especially between Snap European offices, Master's degree or equivalent
• 5+ years of experience practicing law, including at least 3+ years of practice in aninternational setting
• Ability to speak fluently at least one European language
  
  Snap Inc (https://www.snap.com/en-US/) 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 Company's three core products are Snapchat (https://www.snapchat.com/) , a visual messaging app that enhances your relationships with friends, family, and the world; Lens Studio (https://ar.snap.com/lens-studio) , an augmented reality platform that powers AR across Snapchat and other services; and its AR glasses, Spectacles (https://www.spectacles.com/) ., "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. Our Benefits (http://careers.snap.com/benefits) : Snap Inc. is its own community, so we've 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 Snap's long-term success! A Decade of Snap (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdfCGl7CQeT_N_Gmli1oV1X6c9Ubzoozp) : Learn about our origin story, values, mission, culture of innovation, and more. CitizenSnap (https://citizen.snap.com/) : In our third annual CitizenSnap Report, we demonstrate progress towards our environmental, social, and governance (ESG) goals, and we lay out our plans looking forward. The DEI Innovation Summit (https://actreport.com/dei-innovation-summit-2022/) : Watch highlights from the 2nd annual DEI Innovation Summit, which brings together thought leaders and DEI experts for a day of courageous conversations to enable bold action. Snap News (https://newsroom.snap.com/) : Stay up to date on the latest and greatest product and innovation news at Snap Applicant and Candidate Privacy Policy (https://storage.googleapis.com/hris-assets/Applicant_and_Candidate_Privacy_Policy.pdf)