Lead Counsel-Data Protection (Product) Milano

Lead Counsel-Data Protection (Product)
Milano
Lombardia, Milano

Building platforms that bring the world closer together comes with the responsibility of protecting data and privacy.

As we are outlining our vision for a privacy-focused future, we're continuously invested in protecting people's data.

Our privacy framework involves building privacy into every product.

Facebook's Data Protection team is growing to meet this vision, and we are seeking highly motivated and experienced team players to serve as Data Protection Counsels on Facebook's EU Product Counselling team.

**Responsibilities**:

- Collaborate with product and various business teams at all stages of product development to assess data protection compliance and to identify any potential legal risk and provide counseling on risk-mitigation

- Analyse products, policies and initiatives to provide practical legal risk mitigation strategies for products across multiple jurisdictions

- Monitor and respond to developments in data protection and relevant consumer laws (i. e. , new laws, regulations, important judgements, regulatory guidance, etc.

)

- Provide full-service support to wider legal team on EU regulatory and litigation matters and liaising with regulators

- Provide policy, legal, product, engineering, and other business teams with legal advice on data protection laws and regulations including for external communication, policy development, and enforcement decisions

**Minimum Qualifications**:

- Qualified to practice law in at least one EU jurisdiction

- Minimum of 5 years of relevant post-qualification legal experience (e. g.

at a law firm or as in-house counsel)

Excellent multi-tasking and organizational skills

- Strong contract drafting skills and attention to detail

- Proven ability to successfully manage a team

- Proven ability to successfully manage large-scale projects

**Preferred Qualifications**:

- Qualified to practice law in at least one EU jurisdiction

- Minimum of 5 years of relevant post-qualification legal experience (e. g.

at a law firm or as in-house counsel)

Excellent multi-tasking and organizational skills

- Strong contract drafting skills and attention to detail

- Proven ability to successfully manage a team

- Proven ability to successfully manage large-scale projects

Facebook's mission is to give people the power to build community and bring the world closer together.

Through our family of apps and services, we're building a different kind of company that connects billions of people around the world, gives them ways to share what matters most to them, and helps bring people closer together.

Whether we're creating new products or helping a small business expand its reach, people at Facebook are builders at heart.

Our global teams are constantly iterating, solving problems, and working together to empower people around the world to build community and connect in meaningful ways.

Together, we can help people build stronger communities - we're just getting started.