Privacy Counsel

digitalturbine; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 290,000; Full time

Job summary

Digital Turbine is seeking an experienced Privacy Counsel to guide privacy and data protection across its platform, product, and partner ecosystem. You will advise on compliance questions, product launches, and commercial deals, collaborating with Legal, Product, Engineering, Partnerships, and Ad Operations teams.

You will serve as the primary privacy contact for a fast-moving, technical organization, translating regulatory requirements into actionable business guidance and shaping scalable

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience practicing privacy and data protection law.
• Experience with CCPA/CPRA, GDPR, UK GDPR, and ePrivacy Directive.
• Ability to advise Product and Engineering on privacy-by-design considerations.
• Experience reviewing data processing agreements and international data transfer mechanisms.

Responsibilities

• Serve as day-to-day legal advisor on global privacy and data protection laws applicable to DT's business.
• Advise on privacy-by-design for features, data minimization, consent, retention and purpose limitation.
• Maintain data-flow documentation and DPA templates; negotiate vendor and partner agreements.
• Track evolving privacy laws and translate them into practical guidance for internal teams.

Skills

Privacy law

Regulatory compliance

Contract negotiation

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

J.D. or equivalent law degree

Job description

DT (NASDAQ: APPS) is unifying the full mobile experience. Our growth platform powers the mobile ecosystem by bringing together advertisers, app developers, and device partners, to create a unique and premium value exchange, that results in a personalized and seamless mobile device experience.

At DT, we move fast, think big, and build collaboratively. We believe great ideas can come from anywhere, and we trust our teams to take ownership, challenge convention, and make an impact from day one.

Here, you'll have the opportunity to grow your career while contributing to products and experiences used by millions around the world.

With us, you will enjoy competitive compensation, equity awards, and a comprehensive benefits package designed to invest in your total well-being, all within a hybrid and flexible work environment.

• competitive compensation, equity awards, and a comprehensive benefits package designed to invest in your total well-being, all within a hybrid and flexible work environment.

DT (Digital Turbine) sits at the intersection of mobile app distribution, device monetization, and the programmatic advertising ecosystem - a position that requires us to navigate one of the most dynamic privacy and data protection landscapes in the industry. The Privacy Counsel is the person who helps us do that with rigor and speed.

This Privacy Counsel role is a high-visibility, high-impact position within the Legal team. You will serve as a hands-on advisor on global privacy and data protection matters across DT's platform, product, and partner ecosystem - advising on everything from day-to-day compliance questions to the privacy implications of new product launches and commercial deals.

You will work closely with the Legal, Product, Engineering, Partnerships, and Ad Operations teams to embed privacy considerations into how DT builds and ships products. This is a hands-on role for an experienced attorney who can move fluidly between detailed legal analysis and practical, business-friendly guidance, and who is comfortable being the primary privacy point of contact for a fast-moving, technical organization.

About the Privacy Counsel role:

Privacy & Data Protection Advisory

Serve as day-to-day legal advisor on global privacy and data protection laws applicable to DT's business, including CCPA/CPRA and other U.S. state privacy laws, GDPR, UK GDPR, and the ePrivacy Directive. Knowledge of other countries privacy laws is an advantage.

Advise Product and Engineering teams on privacy-by-design considerations for new features, identifiers, and data flows, including data minimization, consent and opt-out signaling, pseudonymization and de-identification standards, retention, and purpose limitation.

Advise on the allocation of privacy roles and responsibilities (e.g., controller/processor, business/service provider) across DT's products and partnerships, and maintain the data-flow documentation that supports DT's positions in commercial negotiations.

Review, negotiate, and advise on data processing agreements, international data transfer mechanisms (e.g., SCCs and the UK IDTA), vendor contracts, and partner agreements from a privacy and data protection perspective, and maintain DT's DPA templates and negotiation positions.

Track and interpret evolving privacy laws and regulatory enforcement and guidance (e.g., FTC, CPPA, and EU/UK data protection authorities) globally, and translate them into practical guidance for internal stakeholders.

Compliance Programs & Risk Management

Support and help mature DT's privacy compliance program, including policies, data inventories and records of processing, data retention and de-identification standards, vendor and sub-processor management, privacy impact assessments, and training materials.

Own and maintain DT's privacy notices and external privacy disclosures.

Partner with Security and Engineering teams on data breach response protocols and incident management, including notification analysis under applicable laws and contractual commitments.

Monitor and respond to regulatory inquiries, audits, partner and customer privacy questionnaires and audits, and consumer and data subject rights requests (including opt-out and Global Privacy Control signals) in coordination with cross-functional teams.

Help build scalable processes and playbooks so that privacy review can keep pace with DT's product and commercial velocity.

Cross-Functional Partnership

Act as an internal consultant and thought partner for Product, Partnerships, Sales, and Ad Operations teams, helping them understand privacy risk and translate it into actionable product and deal decisions, and exercising sound judgment on when a matter requires escalation to the Head of Legal or outside counsel.

Prepare clear, business-friendly materials and guidance that can be used by non-legal stakeholders without extensive legal background.

Collaborate with outside counsel on complex or jurisdiction-specific matters as needed, with an eye to cost and to keeping institutional knowledge in-house.

About YOU as the Privacy Counsel:

4+ years of experience practicing privacy and data protection law,