Minimum qualifications:
- JD, LL.B., equivalent degree, or equivalent practical experience.
- Admitted to the bar and in good standing or otherwise authorized to practice law (e.g., have registered in-house status) in the state in which the position is located.
- 10 years of attorney-level experience in government, in-house, or at a law firm.
- Experience managing teams.
Preferred qualifications:
- 10 years of experience with legal, regulatory or corporate compliance, including strategically addressing, minimizing and avoiding regulatory risk.
- Expereince engaging with content, consumer and AI regulators across APAC.
- Experience developing, evaluating, and maintaining programs that ensure products comply with laws, regulations, and external commitments.
- Experience working with technology companies and ability to understand complex technical issues.
- Experience working with public company boards and their counsel, including special committees and audit committees.
About the job
As a Senior Counsel and Manager of Regulatory Affairs, Content Advisory in APAC, you’ll be leading an APAC team responsible for advising on critical risks pertaining to content, AI and consumer protection laws, leading engagement strategy for the key regulators within those areas and providing advice across the company on compliance strategies on all regulations in those fields. You'll work closely with GAPP, Compliance and regional legal teams, supporting the shaping of law and with Google and other Alphabet companies’ Product and Engineering teams to help ensure compliance.
20th century laws don't always solve 21st century problems, and Google Legal crafts innovative approaches for working with some of the toughest legal challenges of the information age. Whether you're a patent attorney, an intellectual property expert or an engineer headed to law school, Google Legal lets you address unanswered legal quandaries and create new precedents. Our innovative services raise challenging questions that demand creative and practical answers. We provide those answers by working at the crossroads of the law and new technology, helping Google build innovative and important products for users around the world.
Responsibilities
- Interpret laws and other compliance obligations into requirements for Compliance, Business, Product, and Engineering teams. Provide legal advice on compliance programs and policies to help mitigate risk.
- Lead government and regulator discussions, negotiations, and disclosures on compliance readiness efforts.
- Lead team and set the engagement strategy to best defend the company and advance proactive positions. Guide and manage a growing and dynamic team.
- Support GAPP on shaping new laws in Content, AI and Consumer Protection. Work with cross-functional teams on launch and product advice. Work with Legal, RCI and Policy stakeholders to deliver engagement and compliance.
- Collaborate efectively with global content team and RA counterparts to support driving defensible compliance positions, counsel launches, build effective programs and coherent engagement programs.