Job Introduction:Provides legal counsel on privacy, product development, and regulatory compliance, enabling Tekion to deliver innovative solutions while maintaining trust and meeting global legal obligations. Acts as a strategic partner to product, engineering, and business teams in building privacy-forward, legally compliant products and services.
Key Roles & Responsibilities:- Advises on product design and implementation to ensure compliance with global privacy laws, including GDPR, CCPA/CPRA, and emerging regulations.
- Partners with Product and Engineering teams to embed privacy-by-design and privacy-by-default into product development lifecycles.
- Reviews and negotiates privacy-related provisions in commercial agreements, including data processing and cross-border transfer clauses.
- Conducts privacy impact assessments (PIAs), data protection impact assessments (DPIAs), and risk analyses for new features and initiatives.
- Monitors and interprets changes in privacy, AI, and digital regulation to ensure proactive compliance.
- Develops and maintains internal policies, guidance documents, and playbooks related to privacy and product compliance.
- Collaborates with Security, Compliance, and IT teams on incident response, data governance, and user rights management.
- Provides privacy and product counseling across business units, including on marketing, analytics, cookies, and mobile technologies.
Basic Qualifications:- 6-9 years of legal experience, with a focus on product counseling and privacy law
- Juris Doctor (JD) from an accredited institution; active bar membership in good standing
- Strong knowledge of global data privacy laws and regulatory frameworks
- Experience advising product and engineering teams within a technology company
- CIPP/US, CIPP/E, CIPT, or similar certifications preferred
- Excellent communication, collaboration, and project management skills
Perks & Benefits- Competitive compensation and generous stock options
- 100% employer-paid top-of-the-line medical, dental and vision coverage
- Great benefits including unlimited PTO, parental leave and free snacks and beverages
- The opportunity to work with some of the brightest minds from Silicon Valley's most dominant and successful companies
- Be part of an early stage, hyper-growth start-up with the opportunity to grow and prosper
- Work on the latest and coolest technologies - everything is home-grown and built ground-up
- A dynamic work environment with a strong sense of community and collaboration
- The open and transparent culture that encourages innovation, rewards performance and discourages hierarchy
- Exciting opportunities for career growth and development
Current Tekion Employees: Please apply via the Internal Job Board in AshbyNote: Tekion recently transitioned to a new recruiting tool and we appreciate your patience and feedback as we adjust to our new system!
