Associate General Counsel, Product (WhatsApp)

Meta; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 233,000 - 313,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Equity

Benefits

Job summary

Meta seeks an Associate General Counsel, Product for WhatsApp to apply complex legal frameworks to innovative products and services, influencing compliance and regulatory strategy across product teams. The role supports consumer initiatives, working with Product, Engineering, Policy, Communications, and Marketing.

The ideal candidate has JD, 10+ years of experience, and a track record advising on data protection, privacy, and regulatory matters across multiple jurisdictions.

Qualifications

• Juris Doctor (JD) or equivalent from an accredited institution.
• Active bar license in good standing in at least one U.S. state or equivalent foreign bar license.
• 10+ years of legal experience as a practicing attorney in various settings.
• Experience advising on technology, internet, or consumer communications products.

Responsibilities

• Drive and support high-profile projects involving legal analysis and compliance with cross-functional stakeholders.
• Oversee outside counsel relationships.
• Lead with public policy and communications on external communication and enforcement decisions.
• Help set and implement strategy for advising business teams.
• Directly manage client relationships with the business.

Skills

Legal analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Regulatory compliance

Product risk advisory

Client management

Education

Juris Doctor (JD) or equivalent

Job description

WhatsApp is seeking a highly motivated and versatile team player to serve as Associate General Counsel, Product, for WhatsApp. The role requires experience in applying complex, evolving legal frameworks to new and innovative products and services and influencing compliance and regulatory strategy with other legal teams across Meta. This role will focus on supporting WhatsApp consumer initiatives across a number of products and services. The ideal candidate will have the skills to work proactively and independently with various teams across the organization, including Product, Engineering, Policy, Communications and Marketing, and have experience advising on product risks in a fast-paced business environment with a rapidly-evolving legal and regulatory landscape.

Associate General Counsel, Product (WhatsApp) Responsibilities:

• Drive and support high-profile and high-impact projects involving legal analysis and compliance with cross-functional stakeholders across WhatsApp's business, policy, legal, communications, security, and other cross-functional teams, covering many subject areas, including consumer and data protection laws and regulations
• Oversee outside counsel relationships
• Lead across and coordinate with public policy and communications colleagues on external communication, policy development, and enforcement decisions
• Help to set, implement and improve the strategy and vision for advising and partnering with business teams
• Directly manage client relationships with the business

Minimum Qualifications:

• Juris Doctor (JD) or equivalent law degree from an accredited institution
• Active bar license in good standing in at least one U.S. state or equivalent foreign bar license, with the ability to promptly obtain permission to practice law for Meta in the location where the role is based if the jurisdiction of licensure differs
• 10+ years of legal experience as a practicing attorney at a law firm, in-house, or in government
• Demonstrated experience providing legal advice on technology, internet, or consumer communications products and services
• Experience advising on data protection, privacy, consumer protection, competition, or regulatory compliance matters in multiple jurisdictions, including non-U.S. markets
• Experience managing large-scale, cross-functional legal projects and influencing product and business decisions at a senior level
• Experience making sound legal judgments in ambiguous, fast-moving environments with significant regulatory complexity

Preferred Qualifications:

• Demonstrated ability to integrate AI tools to optimize/redesign workflows and drive measurable impact (e.g., efficiency gains, quality improvements)
• Experience adhering to and implementing responsible, ethical AI practices (e.g., risk assessment, bias mitigation, quality and accuracy reviews)
• Significant experience with product, privacy, or regulatory counseling related to global privacy and AI-related laws, regulations, and industry guidelines, especially including those relevant for social media, internet and technology companies
• Demonstrated ongoing AI skill development (e.g., prompt/context engineering, agent orchestration) and staying current with emerging AI technologies

About Meta:

Meta builds technologies that help people connect, find communities, and grow businesses. When Facebook launched in 2004, it changed the way people connect. Apps like Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp further empowered billions around the world. Now, Meta is moving beyond 2D screens toward immersive experiences like augmented and virtual reality to help build the next evolution in social technology. People who choose to build their careers by building with us at Meta help shape a future that will take us beyond what digital connection makes possible today -beyond the constraints of screens, the limits of distance, and even the rules of physics.

Meta is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and

$233,000/year to $313,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits

Individual compensation is determined by skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Compensation details listed in this posting reflect the base hourly rate, monthly rate, or annual salary only, and do not include bonus, equity or sales incentives, if applicable. In addition to base compensation, Meta offers benefits. Learn more about benefits at Meta.