Associate General Counsel, Product & Privacy - job 1 of 2

Branch is searching for a pragmatic, collaborative, and whip-smart Associate General Counsel to run the company's Privacy & Product legal function. As Associate General Counsel, Privacy & Product, you will report directly to the General Counsel and play a critical role at the company. You will own the design and operation of a strong, sustainable privacy program. You'll oversee privacy-by-design, privacy counseling, and privacy compliance globally. And you'll also be a critical partner – in collaboration with other legal teams – in driving Branch's product roadmap forward while protecting the company through smart and creative product counseling.

As a Associate General Counsel, Privacy & Product, you'll get to:

• Roll up your sleeves to learn the technical details of our products and services inside and out.
• Serve as Branch's in-house privacy guru, advising executives and product teams on privacy risks, opportunities, and best practices.
• Lead, and strategically enhance, Branch's privacy-by-design and product-by-design processes. Your end goal will be processes that are company-protective, but that are also efficient and designed to help the business think creatively to get to the finish line.
• Lead Branch's global data protection and privacy compliance efforts worldwide.
• Iterate on Branch's privacy policies, procedures, and training programs.
• Stay abreast of changes to laws and policies relevant to product goals and objectives, educating key stakeholders as necessary.
• Provide practical advice to Engineering and Product teams in all areas of the law that touch on product development.
• Build a strong partnership with Branch's Commercial Legal team. You'll collaborate with them on product counseling, help them with complex privacy issues in commercial transactions, and keep them apprised of key privacy and product legal updates relevant to Branch's customers and partners.
• Strategically hire, manage, and leverage outside counsel and other resources as needed to accomplish Branch Legal's privacy and product objectives.
• Have a great deal of autonomy in your job and how you execute your responsibilities.

You'll be a good fit if you have:

• 10+ years of overall legal experience, with 3+ years of experience leading privacy initiatives.
• J.D. and membership in at least one state bar.
• Experience in advising tech companies.
• A deep understanding of, and an insatiable curiosity regarding, privacy law, regulations, and industry trends.
• Rock-solid business judgment, including an ability to calibrate for when we need a quick response versus a deep dive to get something exactly right.
• Demonstrated ability to pick things up at blazing speed and work well in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to organize, prioritize and manage projects and deadlines with little guidance.
• Highly-responsive and service-oriented approach to driving projects to closure.
• Exceptional integrity.

Nice to have:

• In-house legal experience as the head of privacy/product legal, particularly at a high-growth tech company.
• Experience building out privacy-by-design and/or product-by-design controls and review flows.
• Experience in the SaaS industry.
• Experience in the martech and/or adtech industries.

In accordance with applicable law, the following represents a reasonable estimated compensation range for this role: the estimated pay range for this role, if based in Palo Alto, CA, is $238,400 - 304,000.

Please note that this information is provided for those hired in Palo Alto, CA only. Compensation for candidates outside of Palo Alto, CA will be based on the candidate's specific work location.

Actual compensation will be determined based on skills, experience, and geographic location and may be more or less than the amount shown above.