Description:

Responsibilities:
About A Video-Sharing Social Networking Service Company U.S. Data Security

A Video-Sharing Social Networking Service Company is the leading destination for short-form mobile video. Our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. U.S. Data Security (“USDS”) is a subsidiary of A Video-Sharing Social Networking Service Company in the U.S. This new, security-first division was created to bring heightened focus and governance to our data protection policies and content assurance protocols to keep U.S. users safe. Our focus is on providing oversight and protection of A Video-Sharing Social Networking Service Company platform and U.S. user data, so millions of Americans can continue turning to A Video-Sharing Social Networking Service Company to learn something new, earn a living, express themselves creatively, or be entertained. The teams within USDS that deliver on this commitment daily span across Trust & Safety, Security & Privacy, Engineering, User & Product Ops, Corporate Functions and more.

Responsibilities:
In the T&S space, you will partner with Global Product Content Moderation (GPCM) and provide legal support to USDS T&S teams.
  • Provide guidance related to time-sensitive US law enforcement and other legal requests for data (i.e.: preservation requests, subpoenas/summons, court orders, and search warrants), and develop and implement effective approaches for processing legal requests and protecting user data.
  • Identify and advise on obligations relating to data disclosure and platform safety and integrity, including child safety and other serious crimes.
  • Consult with teams responsible for finding violative users, behavior, and content that should not be on platform, and review root cause analyses and proposed remediations.

In the product space, partner with Global Product Legal and the Privacy and Data Protection Office, and provide legal support to the USDS User and Product Ops (UPO) teams.
  • Provide guidance on a wide range of product developments, including short-form mobile video products, live-streaming products, and e-commerce/payments related products.
  • Review proposed product integrations, new and updated features and services, and new applications and initiatives, to identify if they are in scope for USDS, and identify mitigations and appropriate compliance controls.
  • Build legal processes that foster simplicity, are scalable, mitigate risk, and allow product teams flexibility and freedom to move quickly.
  • Identify and address needs for training, guidelines, and playbooks to support the product teams.

Qualifications:
Minimum Qualifications:
  • Juris Doctorate from an ABA-accredited law school (or foreign equivalent) and membership in at least one US state bar
  • Minimum of 5+ years of direct relevant legal experience supporting fast moving and innovative software technologies, including experience at a law firm and/or in-house experience
  • The ideal candidate would bring prior content moderation experience and product counseling experience (preferably related to the online social media and content delivery industries)
  • Substantial experience handling multiple simultaneous projects, quickly analyzing and responding to escalations, and functioning well under pressure
  • Key qualities include excellent legal judgment; strong work ethic; a keen interest in technology; and being proactive, collaborative, and diligent

Preferred Qualification:
  • Effective communicator, and able to communicate with stakeholders in a business-centric way on complex issues
  • Proven ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment with large, cross-functional teams