Senior Privacy Counsel

Apple, Inc.; Cupertino (CA); On-site; USD 235,000 - 353,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Retirement benefits

Stock options

Education reimbursement

Relocation assistance

Employee stock purchase plan

Job summary

Apple Inc. in Cupertino seeks a Senior Privacy Counsel to advise on privacy strategy across products and services.

You will partner with legal, engineering and business teams to design privacy solutions and ensure regulatory compliance globally. The role requires strong expertise in US privacy laws, excellent communication with senior leaders, and the ability to navigate fast-paced environments while balancing innovation with privacy protections across advertising and services.

Qualifications

• 8+ years advising on privacy laws and regulations.
• US state and federal privacy laws knowledge required.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, ability to influence senior leaders.

Responsibilities

• Advise on privacy laws, regulations, and standards for Apple products and services.
• Collaborate with legal, engineering and business teams to implement privacy solutions.
• Monitor and communicate changes in privacy laws and regulatory guidance.
• Draft and negotiate privacy-related contracts and vendor agreements.

Skills

Privacy law

Regulatory compliance

Contract negotiation

Policy communication

Stakeholder management

Legal research

Education

JD or equivalent

Job description

Cupertino, California, United States Corporate Functions

Imagine what you could do here. At Apple, new ideas have a way of becoming great products, services, and customer experiences very quickly. Bring passion and dedication to your job and there's no telling what you could accomplish.Do you love taking on big challenges without precedent? Do you possess a deep knowledge of the legal field and a passion for innovation? As a part of our Legal group, you’ll help uphold Apple’s high ethical and corporate standards, as well as defend our intellectual property, by providing legal support for all our products and businesses across the globe. Working for a company that invents entire categories and industries means you’ll be challenged to creatively apply your deep legal expertise to rare and often unexplored aspects of the law.As Senior Privacy Counsel you will have the opportunity to work with a dynamic and experienced team on privacy issues impacting Apple’s business and products globally. You will work directly with business and engineering teams to design innovative privacy solutions for products as well as across the legal department on Apple activities and regulatory issues.

Description

You will be responsible for advising and providing support on privacy related aspects for Apple’s various products and services and work alongside legal, engineering and business teams. This role will be onreport through the Privacy Legal team that supports privacy product counseling for Apple’s services businesses. You will directly support Apple advertising and services marketing teams group and will work closely with our privacy policy colleagues in helping advise the business and engineering teams on cutting-edge privacy issues.

Responsibilities

• Deep understanding of general privacy laws, regulations, requirements and industry best practices.
• Advising the business on legal, regulatory, and business standards.
• Supporting and monitoring a privacy program, as needed, to ensure that technology and business processes meet applicable legal requirements.
• Coordinating internal and external investigations, compliance reviews and monitoring activities.
• Identifying and communicating potential risks areas with leadership.
• Staying informed of and properly communicating any changes to or developments in privacy laws, regulations, standards, and guidance.

Minimum Qualifications

• 8+ years professional legal experience advising on privacy laws
• Knowledge of comprehensive privacy laws, and regulatory and other guidance and standards
• Deep understanding of US state and federal sector-specific privacy laws
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to advise and build relationships with senior leaders, teammates, and cross-functional colleagues
• Able to clearly organize and inform through excellent written and verbal communications
• Experience quickly issue-spotting, analyzing, and clearly communicating privacy advice on complex legal issues
• Experience drafting and negotiating privacy related contracts
• Strong analytics capability with attention to detail
• JD or equivalent with 4-10 years experience in privacy and admission to at least one US state bar.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience providing strategic and practical advice to product, business, and engineering teams
• Experience in the ad tech space
• Experience advising on regulatory compliance and inquiries
• Ability to lead, take action, and provide direction in the face of ambiguity
• Ability to get results in diverse, fast paced environments

At Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. This provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The base pay range for this role is between $235,100 and $353,400, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.

• Comprehensive medical and dental coverage
• retirement benefits
• a range of discounted products and free services
• for formal education related to advancing your career at Apple, reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition
• Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple’s discretionary employee stock programs
• Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards
• can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apple’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Discretionary bonuses or commission payments
• relocation

Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.

Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We seek to promote equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. Learn more about your EEO rights as an applicant

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Apple accepts applications to this posting on an ongoing basis.