Meta seeks a highly motivated and experienced team player to join our Competition and Regulatory team. Working with a talented and supportive team, you will advise product teams on competition and consumer protection issues, manage investigations and inquiries related to antitrust matters and help develop the company's legal position and strategy on competition and consumer protection matters throughout the world. This is an outstanding opportunity for a talented individual to work on cutting-edge issues in an exciting, fast-paced environment with a broad and challenging remit.
Lead Counsel, Competition and Regulatory Responsibilities:
- Provide teams across the company with counsel on competition and consumer protection issues, and develop practical legal risk mitigation strategies for products across multiple jurisdictions
- Represent the company in connection with competition inquiries by regulators and policymakers across the world
- Work with a cross-functional team to develop and implement long-term competition and consumer protection strategy
- Help develop and execute our legal strategy in connection with review of mergers and acquisitions by antitrust regulators
- Retain and manage outside counsel on competition and consumer protection matters
- Review and advise on pending and developing competition and consumer protection regulation and developments
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- J.D. degree (or foreign equivalent)
- Active membership in at least one US state bar and eligibility to obtain registered in-house counsel status (if required by the State Bar in the assigned work location)
- 5+ years of legal experience as a practicing attorney, including at a law firm and/or in-house or government experience
- Demonstrate business judgment and client counseling skills
- Effective communication skills
- Experience representing companies in antitrust inquiries, including conducting investigations and merger reviews
- Experience developing approaches to legal challenges, providing clear, practical legal guidance, and managing competition and consumer protection risks across multiple jurisdictions
- Experience working with web 2.0, social networking, other technology and/or consumer hardware companies
- Flexibility and eagerness to work on broad range of global legal matters
- Experience with global competition and consumer protection laws and regulators
- Experience with a wide range of policymaking and regulatory bodies
- Data protection experience
Meta builds technologies that help people connect, find communities, and grow businesses. When Facebook launched in 2004, it changed the way people connect. Apps like Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp further empowered billions around the world. Now, Meta is moving beyond 2D screens toward immersive experiences like augmented and virtual reality to help build the next evolution in social technology. People who choose to build their careers by building with us at Meta help shape a future that will take us beyond what digital connection makes possible today-beyond the constraints of screens, the limits of distance, and even the rules of physics.
Meta is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. Meta participates in the E-Verify program in certain locations, as required by law. Please note that Meta may leverage artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies in connection with applications for employment.
Meta is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities in our recruiting process. If you need any assistance or accommodations due to a disability, please let us know at accommodations-ext@fb.com.
$198,000/year to $266,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits
Individual compensation is determined by skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Compensation details listed in this posting reflect the base hourly rate, monthly rate, or annual salary only, and do not include bonus, equity or sales incentives, if applicable. In addition to base compensation, Meta offers benefits. Learn more about benefits at Meta.