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Apple

Senior Privacy Counsel

Cupertino, CA · On-site

$172K - $233K/yr

As Senior Privacy Counsel you will have the opportunity to work with a dynamic and experienced team on privacy issues impacting Apple's business and products globally. You will work directly with ...

Amazon

Privacy Counsel, Privacy Legal

Arlington, VA · On-site

Key job responsibilities - Advise business leaders and legal teams on all aspects of global privacy laws and regulations, including GDPR, CCPA, and emerging data protection requirements - Counsel on ...

Amazon

AWS Privacy Counsel

Santa Monica, CA · On-site

$113K - $144K/yr

As Privacy Counsel for Amazon Web Services, you'll collaborate with legal teams and business leaders to navigate complex global privacy regulations, build privacy into innovative products, and ...

Apple

Senior Privacy Counsel

Cupertino, CA

$235K - $353K/yr

As Senior Privacy Counsel you will have the opportunity to work with a dynamic and experienced team on privacy issues impacting Apple's business and products globally. You will work directly with ...

GoodRx

Privacy Counsel I

$158K - $254K/yr

The Privacy Counsel I will be a key member of the GoodRx legal team focused on privacy issues and will be an integral part of a fast-growing team. You will be expected to stay up-to-date on relevant ...

Verkada

Senior Privacy Counsel

San Mateo, CA · On-site

$158K - $215K/yr

Collaborate with Product Counsel to provide privacy legal advice to Product and Engineering teams on new products and features, from ideation through launch * Commercial Support. Develop and maintain ...

Verkada

Senior Privacy Counsel

San Mateo, CA · On-site

$158K - $215K/yr

Collaborate with Product Counsel to provide privacy legal advice to Product and Engineering teams on new products and features, from ideation through launch * Commercial Support. Develop and maintain ...

Verkada

Senior Privacy Counsel

Austin, TX · On-site

$138K - $187K/yr

Collaborate with Product Counsel to provide privacy legal advice to Product and Engineering teams on new products and features, from ideation through launch * Commercial Support. Develop and maintain ...

Verkada

Senior Privacy Counsel

Austin, TX · On-site

$138K - $187K/yr

Collaborate with Product Counsel to provide privacy legal advice to Product and Engineering teams on new products and features, from ideation through launch * Commercial Support. Develop and maintain ...

DR Horton, Inc.

Senior Privacy Counsel

Arlington, TX · On-site

$125K - $170K/yr

Horton, Inc. is currently looking for a Senior Privacy Counsel for their Legal Department. The right candidate will provide legal guidance in connection with the company's data, AI and privacy ...

Postman

Privacy & Commercial Counsel

San Francisco, CA · On-site

As Privacy & Commercial Counsel, you will own the commercial privacy workstream that keeps these transactions moving: negotiating DPAs, responding to customer and partner privacy questionnaires ...

DR Horton

Senior Privacy Counsel

Arlington, TX · On-site

$125K - $170K/yr

Horton, Inc. is currently looking for a Senior Privacy Counsel for their Legal Department. The right candidate will provide legal guidance in connection with the company's data, AI and privacy ...

Postman

Privacy & Commercial Counsel

San Francisco, CA · On-site

As Privacy & Commercial Counsel, you will own the commercial privacy workstream that keeps these transactions moving: negotiating DPAs, responding to customer and partner privacy questionnaires ...

Apple

Senior Privacy Counsel

Cupertino, CA

$235K - $353K/yr

As Senior Privacy Counsel you will have the opportunity to work with a dynamic and experienced team on privacy issues impacting Apple's business and products globally. You will work directly with ...

Apple

Senior Privacy Counsel

Cupertino, CA

$235K - $353K/yr

As Senior Privacy Counsel you will have the opportunity to work with a dynamic and experienced team on privacy issues impacting Apple's business and products globally. You will work directly with ...

TikTok

E-Commerce Privacy Counsel

San Jose, CA · On-site

$174K - $295K/yr

... global privacy strategy for the e-commerce business, while coordinating with global and local counsel on multi-jurisdictional issues and consistent implementation across markets. - Support the ...

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LVT

Product & Privacy Counsel

American Fork, UT · On-site

Reporting directly to the Director, Assistant General Counsel (Product & Privacy), the Product & Privacy Counsel will act as a high-impact, individual contributor safeguarding our scaling operations.

TikTok

E-Commerce Privacy Counsel

Seattle, WA · On-site

$165K - $281K/yr

... global privacy strategy for the e-commerce business, while coordinating with global and local counsel on multi-jurisdictional issues and consistent implementation across markets. - Support the ...

New

LVT

Product & Privacy Counsel

Salt Lake City, UT · On-site

Reporting directly to the Director, Assistant General Counsel (Product & Privacy), the Product & Privacy Counsel will act as a high-impact, individual contributor safeguarding our scaling operations.

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A Privacy Counsel is a legal professional who advises organizations on data privacy laws, regulations, and best practices. They help ensure compliance with laws like GDPR, CCPA, and other data protection frameworks. Their responsibilities often include drafting privacy policies, reviewing data processing agreements, and working with internal teams to mitigate privacy risks. They also monitor regulatory developments and may assist in responding to data breaches or regulatory inquiries. The role requires a strong understanding of privacy laws, risk management, and data governance.

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To thrive as a Privacy Counsel, you need a Juris Doctor (JD) degree, relevant bar admission, and deep expertise in data privacy laws such as GDPR, CCPA, and HIPAA. Experience with compliance management tools, incident response systems, and professional certifications like CIPP/US or CIPM is highly valued. Strong interpersonal skills, analytical thinking, and the ability to communicate complex legal concepts clearly set top candidates apart. These skills and qualifications are crucial to ensuring organizational privacy compliance, minimizing risk, and effectively advising internal stakeholders.

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Senior Privacy Counsel

Apple

Cupertino, CA • On-site

$172K - $233K/yr

Full-time

Re-posted 20 days ago

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8.0

Company rating: 8.0 out of 10

Based on 677 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz

7th of 30 rated technology retailers

Job description

Imagine what you could do here. At Apple, new ideas have a way of becoming great products, services, and customer experiences very quickly. Bring passion and dedication to your job and there's no telling what you could accomplish.
Do you love taking on big challenges without precedent? Do you possess a deep knowledge of the legal field and a passion for innovation? As a part of our Legal group, you'll help uphold Apple's high ethical and corporate standards, as well as defend our intellectual property, by providing legal support for all our products and businesses across the globe. Working for a company that invents entire categories and industries means you'll be challenged to creatively apply your deep legal expertise to rare and often unexplored aspects of the law.
As Senior Privacy Counsel you will have the opportunity to work with a dynamic and experienced team on privacy issues impacting Apple's business and products globally. You will work directly with business and engineering teams to design innovative privacy solutions for products as well as across the legal department on Apple activities and regulatory issues.
Description
You will be responsible for advising and providing support on privacy related aspects for Apple's various products and services and work alongside legal, engineering and business teams. This role will be onreport through the Privacy Legal team that supports privacy product counseling for Apple's services businesses. You will directly support Apple advertising and services marketing teams group and will work closely with our privacy policy colleagues in helping advise the business and engineering teams on cutting-edge privacy issues.
Minimum Qualifications
8+ years professional legal experience advising on privacy laws
Knowledge of comprehensive privacy laws, and regulatory and other guidance and standards
Deep understanding of US state and federal sector-specific privacy laws
Excellent communication skills with the ability to advise and build relationships with senior leaders, teammates, and cross-functional colleagues
Able to clearly organize and inform through excellent written and verbal communications
Experience quickly issue-spotting, analyzing, and clearly communicating privacy advice on complex legal issues
Experience drafting and negotiating privacy related contracts
Strong analytics capability with attention to detail
JD or equivalent with 4-10 years experience in privacy and admission to at least one US state bar.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience providing strategic and practical advice to product, business, and engineering teams
Experience in the ad tech space
Experience advising on regulatory compliance and inquiries
Ability to lead, take action, and provide direction in the face of ambiguity
Ability to get results in diverse, fast paced environments

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Imagine what you could do here! At Apple, new ideas have a way of becoming extraordinary products, services, and customer experiences very quickly. Bring passion and dedication to your job and there's no telling what you could accomplish. Dynamic, intelligent people and inspiring, innovative technologies are the norm here. The people who work here have reinvented entire industries with all Apple Hardware products. The same real passion for innovation that goes into our products also applies to our practices strengthening our dedication to leave the world better than we found it.

Industry

Computer and electronic product manufacturing

Company size

10,000+ Employees

Headquarters location

Cupertino, CA, US

Year founded

1976

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