Vice President - Deputy General Counsel, Product and Privacy

November 1

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Description

• Sprout Social’s Legal team is hiring a Vice President, Deputy General Counsel, Product & Privacy to lead the newly-created Product legal team and the existing Privacy legal team. • Report directly to the Company’s General Counsel as a member of the Legal leadership team and work cross-functionally with teams. • Provide comprehensive, proactive and business-forward product legal counseling to partners. • Build a product advisory function within the Legal team, mentoring junior attorneys. • Lead the Privacy legal team supporting the business in evaluating the impact of various laws and developing frameworks. • Engage with product development and engineering leaders ensuring that privacy by design is standard practice. • Be a thought leader on emerging technologies and compliance requirements. • Create norms and processes for collaboration within the team.

Requirements

• Law degree with strong academic credentials and active membership in a U.S. state or international bar • Minimum 12 years total legal experience • Minimum 6 years of related experience specializing in product development, privacy or emerging technologies, preferably with both law firm and in-house experience • Deep expertise in privacy and technology issues impacting the Martech and social media industry preferred • Extensive experience leading cross-functional teams on large and complex projects • Significant experience mentoring junior attorneys and paraprofessional staff in privacy and product advisory areas • Proficient with data privacy issues related to the use of AI and Generative AI

Benefits

• Insurance and benefit options that are built for both individuals and families • Progressive policies to support work/life balance, like our flexible paid time off and parental leave program • High-quality and well-maintained equipment—your computer will never prevent you from doing your best • Wellness initiatives to ensure both health and mental well-being of our team • Ongoing education and development opportunities via our Grow@Sprout program and employee-led diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives. • Growing corporate social responsibility program that is driven by the involvement and passion of our team members • Beautiful, convenient and state-of-the-art offices in Chicago’s Loop and downtown Seattle, for those who prefer an office setting