Director, Privacy Legal

Reddit is a community of communities built on shared interests, passion, and trust. With 100,000+ active communities and approximately 130 million daily active unique visitors, Reddit is one of the internet’s largest sources of information.

We are looking for a senior attorney to join our growing team and manage the legal team’s privacy function, oversee our privacy compliance program, and counsel our privacy compliance platform. You will also own responses to informal and formal privacy regulatory inquiries, and build relevant regulatory and industry body relationships.

• Manage the Legal team’s support of Reddit’s global privacy compliance program.
• Provide advice and counsel to ensure Reddit meets its legal obligations under US, EU, and other applicable legal frameworks.
• Implement and maintain external and internal privacy- and legal-related policies and processes in line with industry standard frameworks.
• Partner with and advise product and engineering teams to design and implement privacy controls.
• Manage government and regulator discussions, negotiations, and disclosures on privacy and data protection compliance readiness.
• Be the lead legal subject matter expert for privacy and data protection.
• Partner with and advise technical teams to investigate potential privacy and security issues.
• Be a strategic, proactive and pragmatic legal partner and collaborator with high EQ.
• Be an evangelist for Reddit’s privacy-focused approach.

• Law degree (JD, LLB, LLM, etc.) and locally licensed in your jurisdiction.
• 12+ years of legal experience, with 5+ years of in-house privacy and/or product counseling experience.
• Experience implementing and managing a successful privacy compliance program in a fast-paced, product-forward environment.
• Experience with global privacy laws and industry guidelines, especially for tech platforms.
• Strong legal drafting and writing skills.
• Experience responding to and partnering with regulators, particularly in Europe.
• Experience managing high impact legal team members.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills across time zones.

Base salary range: $299,200—$418,800 USD. Eligible for equity in the form of restricted stock units. Benefits include comprehensive healthcare, 401k with employer match, flexible vacation, paid parental leave, family planning support, gender-affirming care, mental health coaching, and more.