Privacy & Cybersecurity 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 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.

The Legal Team is Snap’s 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 privacy, product, IP, commercial transactions, corporate governance, employment, acquisitions, litigation, policy, and social impact. We value the power of belonging, as we continually strive to build an innovative and inclusive leadership culture centered on Snap's values of Kind, Smart, and Creative.

We’re looking for a Legal Counsel to join Team Snap! You’ll be part of a small, high-impact team that manages Snap’s global privacy and cybersecurity programs. This role requires close collaboration with Product Counsel and other members of the Legal team, as well as with Policy, Security, Engineering, Product, Design, and other teams across the company, to support Snap’s strong privacy and cybersecurity practices, including its world-class privacy-by-design program. The ideal candidate will have deep understanding of both privacy and security law, strong technical curiosity, and the ability to partner effectively across legal, engineering, and product functions.

What you’ll do:

• Partner closely with Snap’s Engineering Security team to provide legal and strategic advice on a range of matters, including vendor due diligence, third party privacy and security assessments, governance, risk and compliance, and privacy and security incident response

• Collaborate with stakeholders to help develop, improve, and enforce Snap’s data security policies, standards, and practices, ensuring they meet global legal requirements

• Ensure Snap’s data processing globally complies with all applicable privacy laws, including the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and state and federal consumer protection and privacy laws

• Partner with Product Counsel on complex issues that arise in the development of new products and technologies, including privacy, data security, and encryption

• Work with Snap’s Privacy Engineering team to continually improve Snap’s privacy-by-design program

• Analyze potential legal risks and regulatory requirements for new products and technologies

• Conduct privacy due diligence reviews, privacy impact assessments, and integration plans for potential acquisitions and partnerships

• Help draft public-facing descriptions of new products and technologies

• Track and analyze proposed, pending, and new domestic and global privacy, data security, and consumer legislation that could impact the business and recommend necessary modifications to practices, as well as advise Snap’s Policy team on policy engagement priorities

• Conduct periodic privacy and security trainings across the company

Knowledge, skills, and abilities:

• Experience counseling and working closely with Security teams, including on-call rotation for security and privacy incident response, and security investigations

• Deep understanding of, and experience advising on, global cybersecurity laws, regulations and frameworks (e.g., EU NIS 2, EU Cyber Resilience Act, Executive Order 14117, and the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act, and NIST frameworks)

• Deep understanding of, and experience advising on, domestic and global privacy laws, regulations, and frameworks, including the GDPR, ePrivacy Directive, Section 5 of the FTC Act, anti-spam laws, cookies regulation, and U.S. State privacy laws

• Knowledge of existing and emerging artificial intelligence laws, regulations, and frameworks, and a passion for using AI responsibly to enhance legal work

• In-house or law firm experience counseling clients on privacy, cybersecurity and general product, technology and mobile app-related matters

• Excellent legal and business judgment and strategic thinking

• Strong communicator, collaborator, and problem-solver who thrives in cross-functional settings

• Detail-oriented, practical, business-minded, and a team player, with an ability to manage multiple priorities under tight deadlines

• Strong work ethic, able to work independently and collaboratively, and a sense of humor

Minimum qualifications:

• J.D. from a nationally recognized law school

• Active membership in at least on state bar

• 6+ years of experience practicing law

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.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable law (by example, the requirements of the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring, where applicable).

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!

Compensation

In the United States, work locations are assigned a pay zone which determines the salary range for the position. The successful candidate’s starting pay will be determined based on job-related skills, experience, qualifications, work location, and market conditions. The starting pay may be negotiable within the salary range for the position. These pay zones may be modified in the future.

Zone A (CA, WA, NYC):

Zone B:

Zone C:

This position is eligible for equity in the form of RSUs.