Vice President - Deputy General Counsel, Product and Privacy

November 1, 2024

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Sprout Social, Inc.

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Sprout Social, Inc. is a powerful social media management platform designed to transform marketing strategies and enhance customer engagement for businesses. It offers an all-in-one solution that includes tools for publishing and planning of social content, analytics for performance insights, and features aimed at influencer marketing and employee advocacy. Trusted by over 30,000 brands, Sprout Social leverages AI and automation to streamline workflows and deliver real business value across organizations.

Social Media Management • Facebook • Twitter • Instagram • LinkedIn

1001 - 5000 employees

Founded 2010

🤝 B2B

🌍 Social Impact

📱 Media

📋 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