Senior Counsel: Product, Privacy & Regulation (Remote)

Higlobe, Inc.; Philippines; Remote; PHP 11,278,000 - 18,797,000; Full time

Job summary

Automattic, the company behind WordPress.com, Jetpack, WooCommerce, Tumblr and more, is seeking a talented attorney to support our product, privacy, and regulatory work.

You’ll advise product, engineering, and marketing teams to launch new products for our global community of users, untangle complex global regulations, and protect free expression and the open web.

We are a fully remote company with a competitive USD salary range; compensation is global and paid in local currency where appropriate.

Qualifications

• JD from a US accredited law school with 5+ years of relevant experience (or an EU exception).
• Familiarity with Automattic's products and business models (open source, online platforms, digital advertising).
• Able to work independently in an asynchronous environment and stretch into areas like litigation or IP.
• Comfort navigating grey areas and offering clear recommendations with imperfect information.

Responsibilities

• Advise product, engineering, and trust & safety teams on implementation of regulations and standards.
• Provide product counseling on hosting, site creation, content publication, ecommerce, social media and more.
• Offer subject matter expertise on data protection and privacy laws (GDPR, CCPA) and consent frameworks.
• Track upcoming regulations and represent Automattic before regulators and government agencies.
• Work with trust & safety to develop policies that balance free expression with user safety.
• Design scalable processes to meet increasing regulatory and privacy requirements.

Skills

Legal judgment

Cross-functional collaboration

Regulatory analysis

Open source knowledge

Education

JD from US accredited law school

Job description

Automattic, the company behind WordPress.com, Jetpack, WooCommerce, Tumblr and more, is seeking a talented attorney to support our product, privacy, and regulatory work.

You’ll advise product, engineering, and marketing teams to launch new products for our global community of users, untangle complex global regulations, and protect free expression and the open web.

We are a fully remote company with a competitive USD salary range; compensation is global and paid in local currency where appropriate.