Senior Privacy & Regulatory Counsel – AI & Data Privacy

Rozgoo; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Fastly is seeking a Senior Privacy and Regulatory Counsel to lead our privacy program and provide legal guidance on artificial intelligence, data protection, and emerging regulatory topics. This role reports to the Assistant General Counsel and will be based in San Francisco, CA, with a preference for a Bay Area presence.

You will partner with product and engineering to deliver privacy-by-design, manage global regulatory engagements, design internal policies and trainings, and support DPIAs,

Qualifications

• JD from a respected institution and membership in good standing with at least one U.S. state bar.
• 8+ years of relevant legal experience, with significant in-house experience advising on global privacy and regulatory matters at a technology company, especially in the cloud or SaaS space.
• Regulatory Exp

Responsibilities

• Architect, scale, and lead a global privacy program, managing stakeholder engagement across the company
• Manage compliance strategy for emerging regulatory and technical issues related to cutting-edge products and new jurisdictions, including evolving cybersecurity, critical infrastructure, and AI regulations (e.g., NIS2, CRA, ISP-specific frameworks, global privacy laws)
• Design and drive internal company policies, external assets, and sales collateral addressing global privacy, data protection, and other regulatory frameworks (e.g., GDPR, EU Data Act, EU AI Act)
• Respond to regulatory inquiries and investigations, and collaborate with outside counsel where specialized jurisdictional expertise is required
• Partner closely with product and engineering teams to provide end-to-end legal guidance on product and feature development, incorporating "privacy by design" and similar principles
• Serve as our subject matter expert on privacy and other relevant regulations in complex customer, partner and vendor negotiations, including reviewing, drafting and negotiating agreements in collaboration with other Legal and business partners
• Partner with our People team to advise on global employee data protection, workforce privacy initiatives, and talent-related privacy matters
• Independently manage the legal response to privacy-related incidents
• Draft and maintain policies, playbooks, checklists, FAQs, and training materials to improve process and streamline stakeholder engagement on privacy and regulatory matters
• Oversee and conduct Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs), maintain Records of Processing Activities (RoPAs), and support audits, law enforcement requests, and platform-abuse process and policy

Job description

Fastly is seeking a Senior Privacy and Regulatory Counsel to lead our privacy program and provide legal guidance on artificial intelligence, data protection, and emerging regulatory topics. This role reports to the Assistant General Counsel and will be based in San Francisco, CA, with a preference for a Bay Area presence.

You will partner with product and engineering to deliver privacy-by-design, manage global regulatory engagements, design internal policies and trainings, and support DPIAs,