Privacy Counsel

Instacart; United (PA); Remote; USD 207,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company is seeking a Senior Privacy Counsel to guide their global privacy program. This role involves advising on regulatory compliance and data strategy while collaborating with cross-functional teams. Candidates should have a J.D., strong privacy experience, and the ability to provide clear legal guidance. Competitive salaries based on location are offered, with the role being remote.

Benefits

Hybrid work policy

Equity grant eligibility

Highly competitive benefits

Qualifications

• Minimum 6 years of related experience in legal roles.
• 4 years of hands-on privacy experience in-house preferred.
• Expertise in global privacy frameworks like GDPR and HIPAA.

Responsibilities

• Advise on global privacy regulatory and industry developments.
• Drive privacy compliance across the organization.
• Lead incident management teams on privacy and data security events.

Skills

Legal advice

Privacy compliance

Program management

Communication

Education

J.D. from a top-tier law school

Membership in at least one state bar

Job description

Overview

About the Role

As Senior Privacy Counsel, you’ll play a pivotal role in the expansion of Instacart’s global privacy program and shaping the future of responsible innovation. You will work at the forefront of emerging technologies like AI, driving privacy compliance and data strategy. You will support and advise cross-functional teams, including our product, advertising, marketing, health, policy, engineering and communications teams. Your scope will extend to our international privacy programs and cross-border initiatives. You’ll also partner closely with our information security team. You will report to the Associate General Counsel for Privacy.

About the Team

Every day we solve incredibly hard problems to create a world where everyone has access to the food they love and more time to enjoy it together. Join us!

About the Job

• Global Privacy Leadership. Advise on global privacy regulatory and industry developments, assessing impact on and ensuring alignment with Instacart’s global objectives.
• Drive privacy compliance and awareness across Instacart, including in product development, engineering, advertising, marketing, data science, HR, business development & sales, security and the global policy team.
• Incident Management. Lead privacy and data security event response teams.
• Innovation Leader. Serve as privacy subject matter expert for Instacart’s key initiatives, including artificial intelligence, personalization, advertising, Instacart Health and smart carts.
• Strategic Program Management. Drive privacy initiatives and governance programs to scale across the organization, working in partnership with our privacy engineering and risks teams on the maturation and operationalization of Instacart’s privacy program operations.
• Partner with legal team colleagues on commercial transactions and M&A activity;
• Think ahead, see around corners, and help to prepare for legal issues that may arise in the future.

About You

Minimum Qualifications

We rely on our values to guide our decisions: Solve for the Customer, Every Minute Counts, This is Your Baby, Go Far, Together and Of Course, But Maybe. What does this mean for your role? We are looking for someone who has:

• A J.D. from a top-tier law school and membership with at least one state bar
• A minimum of 6 years of related experience working at a leading law firm or in-house legal department, with a minimum of 4 years of hands on privacy experience (in-house experience, especially at a tech company, CPG or retailer, is a plus)
• Expertise in global privacy frameworks, including GDPR and HIPAA.
• Experience with cybersecurity programs.
• Experience in AdTech
• The ability to provide clear, concise legal advice, work effectively cross-functionally to drive to results, particularly with engineering, product and marketing teams
• Strong program management skills and experience building scalable processes
• Strong communication skills with an ability to translate legal concepts into into practical guidance
• A team player!

Preferred Qualifications

• Preferably California state bar

Instacart provides highly market-competitive compensation and benefits in each location where our employees work. This role is remote and the base pay range for a successful candidate is dependent on their permanent work location. Please review our Flex First remote work policy here.

Offers may vary based on many factors, such as candidate experience and skills required for the role. Additionally, this role is eligible for a new hire equity grant as well as annual refresh grants. Please read more about our benefits offerings here.

For US based candidates, the base pay ranges for a successful candidate are listed below.

CA, NY, CT, NJ

$225,000 - $250,000 USD

WA

$216,000 - $240,000 USD

OR, DE, ME, MA, MD, NH, RI, VT, DC, PA, VA, CO, TX, IL, HI

$207,000 - $230,000 USD

All other states

$187,000 - $208,000 USD

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