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Salary: USD 196,000 - 269,500 / annual
Faire is a technology wholesale platform connecting independent retailers globally with suppliers. The company is seeking a Senior Counsel, Privacy & Product to join the legal team and help build a global marketplace that handles data thoughtfully.
In this role, you will report to the Deputy General Counsel and serve as a senior legal advisor focused on privacy, data governance, and product-related legal matters. You will partner directly with engineering, product, data, and design teams to provide practical legal guidance across multiple domains, including product development and go-to-market strategy.
Key responsibilities include:
- Partner with engineering, product, data, and design teams to provide practical legal guidance on product development and go-to-market strategy across a wide range of legal domains
- Act as senior legal advisor on data governance issues, including privacy, data use, information security, retention and deletion, and cross-border data flows
- Build and mature Faire's data governance program by designing frameworks and processes, supporting implementation, and driving continuous improvements
- Track developments in global privacy laws and translate them into actionable business guidance
- Draft and maintain privacy policies, notices, standards, playbooks, and training materials that scale good decision-making across the company
You will be the in-house privacy and data expert, playing a pivotal role in developing Faire's data governance program and advising on emerging privacy obligations.
Requirements:
- Juris Doctor (JD) from an accredited law school and active bar membership in at least one U.S. jurisdiction
- 5+ years of legal experience at a law firm, in-house, or both, including substantive privacy work
- Deep expertise in global privacy law, including EU and UK GDPR, CCPA and other state laws, and emerging frameworks
- Excellent communication skills with ability to provide risk-calibrated and solution-focused advice to product and engineering teams
- Scrappy and resourceful approach to problem-solving
Preferred qualifications:
- Experience counseling advertising product teams and/or online marketplaces
- Experience with litigation or regulator engagement
- Active experimentation with AI in legal work
