[Hiring] Legal Counsel - Regulatory Compliance, Product and Privacy @Canonical

Role Description

We are expanding our in-house legal team, creating an opportunity for an exceptional lawyer as Legal Advisor or Legal Counsel. The successful candidate will be a rigorous and effective practitioner with a track record of academic achievement and social engagement. In this role, we are looking for someone with some experience in compliance, privacy, and product development, paired with an ability to learn and tackle new challenges and complex questions.

You should be able to demonstrate good commercial judgement and provide high-quality legal and compliance advice. If you have a rigorous work ethic, capability to grasp details, and the ambition to identify opportunities for improvement, this role is for you.

Location: This role is home-based in EMEA or the Americas, with an option of working from our London office.

The role entails:

• Drafting and reviewing corporate policies, spearheading process change and deploying controls to meet compliance regulatory requirements globally.
• Helping develop, maintain and scale global privacy programs, including conducting PIAs, ROPAs, and supporting operational initiatives.
• Working cross-functionally with teams to evaluate the impact of privacy and data protection laws and regulations, including AI regulations.
• Providing legal support to various internal clients across the company, including Canonical’s product teams.
• Working with local counsel in many countries to seek and implement advice.

Qualifications

• An exceptional academic track record from both high school and university.
• A degree in law, JD or equivalent, and active licence to practise law or current progress towards that.
• Drive and a track record of going above-and-beyond expectations.
• Professional written and spoken English with excellent drafting and presentation skills.
• Confidence to respectfully speak up, exchange feedback, and share ideas without hesitation.
• Appreciative of diversity; polite and effective in a multicultural multinational organisation.
• Ability to stay organised, proactive, and efficient.
• Ability to demonstrate good commercial judgement.
• Ability to travel twice a year, for company events up to two weeks long.

Requirements

• Experience in compliance, data privacy, or product development (nice-to-have).
• Leadership and the ability to influence others to embrace new ideas or practices (nice-to-have).
• Understanding of the open source software community and values (nice-to-have).
• Understanding of the technology industry - silicon, data centers, PCs, connected devices, and software (nice-to-have).
• Experience working on an in-house legal team and/or law firm (nice-to-have).

Benefits

• Geographical location, experience, and performance considered in shaping compensation worldwide.
• Annual compensation review.
• Performance-driven annual bonus or commission.
• Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year.
• Recognition rewards.
• Annual holiday leave.
• Maternity and paternity leave.
• Team Member Assistance Program & Wellness Platform.
• Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues.
• Priority Pass and travel upgrades for long-haul company events.