Senior Counsel - Privacy

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Mozilla Corporation is the non-profit-backed technology company behind pioneering brands like Firefox, the privacy-minded web browser, and Pocket, the content discovery platform. More than 270 million people around the world use its products each month.

Along with 20,000+ volunteer contributors and collaborators all over the world, Mozilla Corporation’s staff are driven by our vision of becoming the trusted guide to a joyful internet. We design, build and distribute software that enables people to enjoy the internet on their terms.

The Opportunity

We are seeking a creative and strategic privacy and product counsel. Working remotely, you will work cross-functionally to support product, business, and ecosystem needs. You’ll get to do a little bit of everything: general legal advice for internal product, engineering, and marketing teams, negotiating agreements, consulting on privacy and data issues across the company, guiding Mozilla’s privacy policies, and working with the Public Policy team on privacy developments globally.

Responsibilities:

• Drive stakeholder management and consensus across cross-functional Mozilla teams on issues related to privacy and security, including data practices, transparency and consumer protection.
• Evaluate and internally report on the impact of U.S., European, and international legislative, regulatory, legal developments and industry guidelines involving privacy and drive compliance strategies.
• Oversee implementation of risk-based guidance and operational compliance in partnership with internal teams, including Product, Engineering, People, Business Development and Marketing teams.
• Assisting with continuing the development and maintenance of the data stewards program. 
• Coordinate with Legal, Competition, Public Policy and Communications colleagues on multidisciplinary issues.
• Draft, revise, and maintain consumer and developer legal terms, privacy policies, and privacy trainings.
• Work with commercial legal teams to negotiate agreements with advertisers and other third parties.
• Manage transparency reporting and support law enforcement requests, and amicus opportunities.
• Provide privacy advice in M&A transactions and post-close integration activities.

Minimum Qualifications

• J.D. degree and membership in a state bar with good standing (or foreign equivalent).
• 6+ years of relevant legal experience. 
• Substantial experience advising on global privacy issues across multiple jurisdictions, including those related to data privacy and security.
• Experience working with product teams, particularly with respect to business and data interfaces and the ability to guide legal review of marketing plans and product documentation.
• Experience working with regulators and responding to regulatory inquiries.
• Experience driving impact, outcomes and engagement using limited resources to get results.
• Experience working on multiple projects simultaneously and building consensus across cross-functional stakeholders.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with ability to distill nuanced concepts into concise messages, write and edit for a variety of audiences, and deliver polished presentations.
• Commitment to improving organizational diversity, equity and inclusion.

Bonus points for

• Experience with the online advertising industry, including from the perspective of social media or other internet companies, ad agencies, advertisers or publishers.
• High fluency in internet technologies and software development.
• Experience understanding and articulating the impact of technology on individuals and communities worldwide and driving effective solutions.
• CIPP or related certifications

About Mozilla 

Mozilla exists to build the Internet as a public resource accessible to all because we believe that open and free is better than closed and controlled. When you work at Mozilla, you give yourself a chance to make a difference in the lives of Web users everywhere. And you give us a chance to make a difference in your life every single day. Join us to work on the Web as the platform and help create more opportunity and innovation for everyone online.

Commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging

Mozilla understands that valuing diverse creative practices and forms of knowledge are crucial to and enrich the company’s core mission.  We encourage applications from everyone, including members of all equity-seeking communities, such as (but certainly not limited to) women, racialized and Indigenous persons, persons with disabilities, persons of all sexual orientations, gender identities, and expressions.

We will ensure that qualified individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, as appropriate. Please contact us at [email protected] to request accommodation.

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race (including hairstyle and texture), religion (including religious grooming and dress practices), gender, gender identity, gender expression, color, national origin, pregnancy, ancestry, domestic partner status, disability, sexual orientation, age, genetic predisposition, medical condition, marital status, citizenship status, military or veteran status, or any other basis covered by applicable laws.  Mozilla will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics or any other unlawful behavior, conduct, or purpose.

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Req ID: R2073