About the position
Join a dynamic legal team working on a variety of legal issues across the entire company. You will be an important legal advisor to Twitch's teams on all phases of the product development life cycle, with a particular focus on privacy, security, and artificial intelligence/machine learning. Tackle these topics and others that arise out of the operation and growth of a global User Generated Content (UGC) service. Your work will include not just advising on products, but also devising policies and compliance measures, working with lawmakers and regulators, and partnering with teams throughout the company on mitigating legal risk, using business sense to develop thoughtful strategies to meet business goals while assessing mitigating legal risk. You will report to our Associate General Counsel. You can work in Los Angeles, CA; Irvine, CA; Seattle, WA; or San Francisco, CA.
Responsibilities
- Advise on the application of a range of laws and regulations, with a focus on privacy, data security, AI/ML, and advertising / ad technology.
- Review products, features, and initiatives to provide advice consistent with Twitch's legal obligations globally.
- Support product and advertising growth while balancing user and policy considerations.
- Draft and manage the implementation of consumer disclosures, FAQs, terms of use, and privacy notices.
- Manage and develop strategies for potential disputes, litigation, enforcement, and regulatory matters.
- Partner with and provide advice to cross-functional stakeholders, including Product, Engineering, Privacy, Security, Policy and Customer Trust.
- Collaborate with legal team members to improve processes, provide training, and ensure business needs are met.
Requirements
- J.D. Degree
- Admission to the bar of the state in which your practice in good standing (or Registered In-House Counsel)
- 5+ years of relevant legal experience working on technology-related issues, with 1+ year of in-house experience ideally
- An interest to learn new areas of law or technology to identify legal issues and propose creative solutions for meeting goals while minimizing legal risk
- Experience advising clients in the video, mobile, gaming, e-commerce, online marketplaces, user generated content, or internet services sectors
- Substantial experience with US and international laws regarding privacy/data protection, content policy, intellectual property, marketing, or consumer protection
- High level of comfort with technology and internet services
Nice-to-haves
- Experience with data security and data privacy incident management
- Experience working in tandem with an operational privacy team
Benefits
- Medical, Dental, Vision & Disability Insurance
- 401(k)
- Maternity & Parental Leave
- Flexible PTO
- Amazon Employee Discount
