Meta seeks a highly motivated and experienced team player to serve as a Lead Counsel on Meta Ireland's Data Protection team, based in our European headquarters in Dublin (preferred) or in London.The candidate requires good judgement, a strong work ethic, and a keen interest in learning about new technologies and areas of the law. The ideal candidate will have experience advising on regulatory compliance (and in particular advising on user rights-related legal and compliance issues) in respect of cutting-edge products, and will be eager to roll up their sleeves and find creative solutions to support the company's innovation.

Lead Counsel, Data Protection Responsibilities:

• Analyse Meta's products, policies and initiatives to provide practical legal risk mitigation strategies for products across multiple jurisdictions.
• Coordinate with our Data Protection Office and provide policy, product, engineering, and other business teams with legal advice from a European data protection and regulatory perspective.
• Coordinate with public policy and communications colleagues on external communication, policy development, and enforcement decisions.
• Provide full service support to wider legal team on European regulatory and litigation matters.
• Monitor and respond to developments in data protection and relevant consumer laws (i.e., new laws, regulations, important judgements, regulatory guidance, etc.)

• Qualified lawyer admitted to practice law, preferably in at least one jurisdiction in Europe (or UK), or permitted to practice in the jurisdiction in which they will be employed as a foreign-qualified attorney (or equivalent), with excellent credentials from top law school
• Minimum of 5 years of relevant legal experience, including at a law firm or prior in-house experience (applicable litigation, regulatory or product counselling experience will be considered).
• In-depth knowledge of legal issues in the area of the operation of online (social media) platforms including an excellent understanding of data protection law.
• Ability to independently, quickly and accurately assess legal, practical and business risks in a fast-paced environment and make sound judgments under tight deadlines.
• Passion for and understanding of technology.
• Excellent problem-solving, written and oral communication and interpersonal skills.
• Experience working within a global legal team.
• Experience working collaboratively with cross-functional teams to get the job done.
• Sharp focus on multi-tasking, details, and organisational skills.

• Experience advising clients on risk assessment and mitigation across technology product platforms, mobile, application development, social networking, machine learning, or other Internet technologies.
• Prior experience working with internet or technology companies a plus Experience working directly with European Data Protection Authorities a plus.