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 Company’s 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.

We’re looking for a Senior 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-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) and other European consumer laws, as well as the existing and emerging data protection and digital platform laws in MENA.

• Drive high-profile and high-impact privacy and digital platform initiatives across the company, involving cross-functional business and legal stakeholders

• Anticipate and prepare for data protection and digital platform law changes in the EMEA regulatory and legislative landscape.

• 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

• Provide guidance to colleagues on managing Snap’s and its affiliates’ GDPR, DSA and other digital platform compliance programs

• Partner with Product Counsel on sophisticated privacy and digital platform law issues as our products and services evolve

• Help continue to improve over time Snap’s privacy, safety and security-by-design requirements, working closely with Snap’s Privacy, Safety Engineering and Security teams

• Analyze risks and requirements, as well as assist in drafting descriptions for new products and technologies

• Conduct privacy and digital platform law reviews, impact assessments, and integration plans for potential acquisitions and partnerships

• Lead all aspects of and analyze proposed, pending and new global privacy and digital platform legislation that could impact the business and recommend any potential or vital modifications to practices, as well as advise the Policy team on lobbying priorities

• Develop/Conduct privacy and digital platform law training for teams across the company.
   

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Solid experience advising on global privacy and digital platform law issues

• Good knowledge of global privacy and digital platform laws, regulations, and industry guidelines for ecommerce, ad tech, and Internet companies, and the processes followed by government/regulatory bodies to develop them, especially in the EMEA region. 

• In-house experience or law firm experience counseling clients on international privacy and 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 think creatively and accommodate timelines

• Strong work ethic with the ability to work independently as well as collaboratively

• Ability to travel, especially between Snap European offices

Minimum qualifications:

• Master’s degree or equivalent

• 6+ years of experience practicing law, including at least 3+ years of practice in an international setting

• Ability to speak fluently at least one European language

If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please don’t 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.

Our 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!