[Remote] Associate Product Counsel
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Dropbox is a company that values user data protection and privacy. They are seeking an Associate Product Counsel to work closely with product, security, and infrastructure teams to ensure compliance with data protection laws and to provide legal support for various projects.
Responsibilities
- Counsel on user privacy and data protection issues in a dynamic and evolving environment
- Investigate and assess security and privacy incidents, analyze legal responsibilities, and drive legal and regulatory responses
- Provide legal support to Dropbox’s incident response program, which deals with a wide range of business issues beyond security and privacy
- Advise on cross-functional company projects related to data protection, privacy by design, and AI and machine learning
- Review new products and features for launch readiness
- Provide sophisticated advice to engineers working on security, threat intelligence, and abuse issues
Skills
- 1–3+ years of experience counseling and/or litigating product, security, or data privacy matters
- Broad knowledge of data privacy law, information security and cybersecurity, AI/ML, copyright, consumer protection, content regulation, and free expression issues
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to tailor messages to varied audiences
- Strong business judgment and practical, solutions-oriented approach
- Outstanding interpersonal skills, with a demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively and adapt in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
- Willingness to support incident response outside of traditional business hours, as needed
- J.D. from an accredited law school, admission in good standing to at least one U.S. state bar, and strong academic credentials
- Deep expertise in, and demonstrated passion for, technology
- Prior experience supporting SaaS, AI, or other online businesses, either in-house or as outside counsel
- Experience counseling on or managing incident response and/or broader security program matters
- Located in the Pacific Time Zone
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