Privacy Counsel

Accountabilities:

• • Monitor global privacy and data protection developments, including regulatory and enforcement trends, and translate them into practical guidance for business stakeholders.
  • Advise product, engineering, data science, advertising, health, and business development teams on privacy requirements throughout the design and development lifecycle.
  • Support privacy-by-design practices for new products and initiatives across e-commerce, advertising, health, and AI-driven offerings.
  • Advise on advertising-related privacy matters, including data use, audience targeting, measurement, consent, and appropriate restrictions on sensitive information.
  • Review and help structure data-sharing arrangements involving retail partners, advertisers, vendors, and subsidiaries.
  • Provide legal guidance on Data Processing Agreements, Business Associate Agreements, and international data transfer mechanisms, including Standard Contractual Clauses and the Data Privacy Framework.
  • Support Privacy Risk Assessments and Data Protection Impact Assessments and help strengthen related intake, documentation, and review processes.
  • Develop practical privacy guidance, templates, playbooks, training materials, and other resources that make privacy requirements easier for teams across the organization to understand and apply.
  • Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to identify privacy risks early, establish appropriate controls, and support compliant business decisions.
  • Contribute to the continued development and scalability of the global privacy program as regulatory requirements and business activities evolve.

  Requirements:

  • J.D. from a top-tier law school and membership in at least one U.S. state bar, with California bar membership required or the ability to register as in-house counsel.
  • 6+ years of professional experience focused on privacy and data protection, gained in a leading law firm, in-house legal team, or a combination of both.
  • Deep working knowledge of the CCPA, GDPR, HIPAA, and evolving U.S. state privacy and health data laws.
  • Demonstrated experience advising on adtech, data sharing, and consumer data use within retail, e-commerce, technology, platform, or similarly complex environments.
  • Strong ability to interpret complex privacy and data protection requirements and translate them into clear, practical, business-oriented guidance for non-legal stakeholders.
  • Experience working cross-functionally with product, engineering, data, advertising, and business teams.
  • Strong understanding of privacy governance, data-sharing arrangements, consent requirements, and cross-border data transfer considerations.
  • Experience supporting privacy assessments, documentation, policies, procedures, and scalable privacy program operations.
  • Experience with AI governance and privacy-by-design principles in machine learning or AI product development is preferred.
  • Experience working with advertising technology and related privacy considerations is preferred.
  • Strong communication, judgment, collaboration, and stakeholder-management skills, with the ability to operate effectively in a fast-moving environment.

  Benefits:

  • Annual base salary of CAD $185,000–$195,000 for successful candidates based in Canada.
  • New hire equity grant and eligibility for annual equity refresh grants.
  • Market-competitive compensation and benefits based on the employee's permanent work location.
  • Remote work under a flexible work model.
  • Flexibility to work from home, an office, or another suitable location while participating in regular in-person events and team-building activities.
  • Canadian hiring currently available in Ontario, Alberta, British Columbia, and Nova Scotia.
  • Opportunity to work on privacy matters spanning e-commerce, advertising, health, AI, data governance, and emerging technology.
  • Opportunity to contribute to a rapidly scaling global privacy program and partner with diverse cross-functional teams.