Sr. Privacy Counsel

Stack Exchange Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Stack Exchange Inc. is seeking a privacy attorney to join the legal team as a strategic partner reporting to the Chief Legal Officer.

You will advise product and engineering on data usage, privacy protections, and regulatory requirements across GDPR, data retention, and access rights. You will draft and negotiate data protection agreements, support security certifications, and provide guidance for global privacy compliance in a fast-paced, remote-first environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree required.
• Juris Doctor (JD) Degree from an accredited law school.
• Membership with good standing in at least one U.S. State Bar.
• 6+ years of legal practice experience. In-house legal experience preferred.
• Capable of interacting with, and establishi

Responsibilities

• Support the business (product, engineering, etc.) to advise on privacy matters for products and services.
• Advise on GDPR, data retention, and data subject access rights-related issues.
• Draft, review, and negotiate data protection terms in commercial agreements including DPAs and MSAs.
• Collaborate with InfoSec to obtain and maintain security certifications.

Skills

GDPR knowledge

Regulatory investigations

Data governance

Privacy law

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Juris Doctor (JD)

Job description

Every developer has a tab open on Stack Overflow. We are one of the most popular websites in the world - a community-based space focused on increasing productivity, decreasing cycle times, accelerating time to market, and protecting institutional knowledge. Innovation is at the heart of everything we do. We embrace collaboration, transparency, and believe in leading with empathy; creating an environment where every Stacker knows they belong. We embrace that the unique contributions and points of view of all Stackers contribute to our success. We are a Best Company to Work For, in addition to being recognized for Best Company Leadership, Best Company Happiness, Best Company Perks and Benefits, Best Company Work-Life Balance, Best Company Compensation, and Best Company Outlook. We are a remote-first company with Hiring HUBs based in the US, Canada, UK, and Germany.Stack Overflow is looking for a high caliber, experienced, and creative privacy attorney to join the legal team. We are looking for someone experienced to join as a true strategic partner and build trust with those around them. This individual will report into the Chief Legal Officer.

Job Responsibilities

• Support the business (product, engineering, etc.) to build trustworthy, privacy-first products and services, by working closely with product and engineering to advise on the management and use of data, including privacy matters related to EdTech, Advertising, and data governance.
• Support our public community platform and Ads and Stack Overflow for Teams businesses.
• Provide subject matter expert advice in connection with regulatory investigations, individual complaints and enquiries received related to GDPR, the management of GDPR individual data subject access rights requests and data retention.
• Provide subject matter expert advice across all aspects of global privacy law and regulation.
• Support product lawyer in evaluating impact of privacy laws, regulatory guidance and enforcement actions, and other related guidelines on new and existing products and features.
• Develop and maintain subject matter expertise in areas of data use and protection laws and advising the impact of the same on Stack’s business
• Structure, draft, review, and negotiate data protection terms in a variety of commercial agreements including master service agreements and DPAs.
• Collaborate with and support the InfoSec team to obtain and maintain security certifications.

Representative Duties

• Support members of the Product and Engineering teams to advise on all privacy related matters for all products.
• Drive the completion of multiple tasks and responsibilities in a fast-paced and high energy environment.

Qualifications (knowledge, skills and abilities)

• Bachelor’s Degree required
• Juris Doctor (JD) Degree from an accredited law school
• Membership with good standing in at least one U.S. State Bar
• 6+ years of legal practice experience. In-house legal experience preferred
• Capable of interacting with, and establishi