Director, Privacy Advisory, Regulatory Affairs

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Minimum qualifications:

• JD or equivalent degree, or equivalent practical experience.
• 15 years of experience in legal, compliance, and regulatory risk, with experience leading work and teams in the EMEA region.
• Admitted to the bar and in good standing or otherwise authorized to practice law (e.g., have registered in-house status) in the state in which the position is located.

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience developing, evaluating, and maintaining programs that ensure products comply with laws, regulations, and external commitments.
• Experience with managing projects and partnering effectively with cross-functional teams.
• Experience working with technology companies and ability to understand complex technical issues.
• Excellent communication, time management, analytical, investigative skills, and attention to detail with the ability to be action-oriented.

About the job

Regulatory Affairs helps the company innovate responsibly and comply with laws around the world. We partner with teams across Global Affairs, Product Areas, and the rest of the company to ensure constructive engagement with governments and regulators while mitigating risk.

As Director, Privacy Advisory, Regulatory Affairs, you'll join a global team advising on the most critical risks pertaining to Content legal, regulatory, and other obligations that impact all aspects of our infrastructure, products, and businesses. You will work closely with Google and other Alphabet companies' Compliance, Public Policy, Communications, Marketing, Product, and Engineering teams to help ensure compliance. As the manager of the EMEA-based team you'll primarily focus on providing legal advice to Compliance and Engineering teams as they lead readiness efforts for critical compliance obligations.

Responsibilities

• Translate legislation, regulations, and other obligations into requirements that will be utilized by Compliance, Product, Business, and Engineering teams to ensure compliance.
• Provide legal advice and subject area insights to Public Policy as they engage with Governments and Regulators on draft legislation. Review proposed designs and advise teams on risks that arise during designing and implementing enhancements.
• Engage with governments and regulators to provide briefings, participate in negotiations, and submit disclosures regarding our readiness efforts on critical compliance obligations and readiness efforts.