Legal Counsel, Regulatory

Spotify AB; London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the audio streaming industry is seeking a highly motivated Legal Counsel, Regulatory to enhance its regulatory compliance strategies, focusing on UK and European regulations. The ideal candidate will have significant experience in handling legal issues related to digital products and will collaborate with various teams to navigate the rapidly evolving regulatory landscape.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Extensive learning opportunities

Global parental leave

Employee assistance program

Flexible public holidays

Qualifications

• 5+ years of post-qualification experience in law firm or in-house.
• Experienced in regulatory issues for technology products.

Responsibilities

• Refine and execute regulatory compliance strategies.
• Monitor new regulations and maintain legal documentation.

Skills

Collaborative

Solutions oriented

Knowledge of digital regulation

Education

Qualified to practice law in the UK or EU

Job description

Spotify seeks an outstanding, highly-motivated attorney to serve as Legal Counsel, Regulatory. As Regulatory Counsel, you'll help form Spotify’s regulatory compliance, response and proactive legal engagement strategy, with a particular focus on the UK and Europe. You will partner with and provide guidance to our business teams on global, ground breaking regulatory issues in an exciting, fast-paced environment!

Locations

• London
• Brussels

Job type

Permanent

What You'll Do

• Refine and execute Spotify’s regulatory compliance, response and proactive legal engagement strategy, with a particular focus on the UK and Europe.
• Collaborate with subject matter experts across the legal team to support Spotify’s approach to global regulations, including those concerning consumer protection, privacy and data protection, content, intellectual property, AI, and other legal areas relevant to digital products and online services.
• Establish and maintain all regulatory legal documentation, such as regulatory filings, responses to inquiries, and advocacy materials.
• Monitor new and updated regulations and anticipate enforcement risk. Maintain a proficient understanding of international legal and policy developments that may affect Spotify’s business, with a focus on digital regulation.
• Meet with and present to relevant regulatory authorities on Spotify’s approach to existing regulations.
• Collaborate with others within and outside the Legal team on regulatory responses and to advise on regulatory compliance-related product updates.

Who You Are

• Qualified to practice law in either the UK or at least one EU member state.
• Combined 5+ years of post-qualification experience working in a law firm and/or in-house legal department.
• Experienced in counseling on regulatory issues for technology products and online services, (e.g., the EU AI Act, the EU Digital Services Act, the UK Online Safety Act, and the EU Accessibility Act.
• Strong working knowledge of legal issues relating to digital products, technology, privacy, intellectual property, content and platform liability, consumer protection, media, AI, and related regulatory frameworks.
• Solutions oriented and self-motivated with the willingness to get your hands dirty and dig in on the details of projects.
• Highly collaborative and adept at working well as part of a team — both with other lawyers and with non-legal partners.

Where You'll Be

• This role is based in our London or Brussels office.
• We offer you the flexibility to work where you work best! There will be some in-person meetings, but still allows for flexibility to work from home.

Extensive learning opportunities, through our dedicated team, GreenHouse.

Flexible share incentives letting you choose how you share in our success.

Global parental leave, six months off - for all new parents.

All The Feels, our employee assistance program and self-care hub.

Flexible public holidays, swap days off according to your values and beliefs.

Learn about life at Spotify

Spotify is an equal opportunity employer. You are welcome at Spotify for who you are, no matter where you come from, what you look like, or what’s playing in your headphones. Our platform is for everyone, and so is our workplace. The more voices we have represented and amplified in our business, the more we will all thrive, contribute, and be forward-thinking! So bring us your personal experience, your perspectives, and your background. It’s in our differences that we will find the power to keep revolutionizing the way the world listens.

At Spotify, we are passionate about inclusivity and making sure our entire recruitment process is accessible to everyone. We have ways to request reasonable accommodations during the interview process and help assist in what you need. If you need accommodations at any stage of the application or interview process, please let us know - we’re here to support you in any way we can.

Spotify transformed music listening forever when we launched in 2008. Our mission is to unlock the potential of human creativity by giving a million creative artists the opportunity to live off their art and billions of fans the chance to enjoy and be passionate about these creators. Everything we do is driven by our love for music and podcasting. Today, we are the world’s most popular audio streaming subscription service.