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Instagram is a global community of more than 1 billion, which means jobs here offer countless ways to make an impact in a fast-growing organisation. Instagram was built to connect people to the people and interests they love. Our app has played a critical part in forming meaningful communities where people can connect with each other and share what matters most to them.Through our growing family of Meta Companies, we're building a different kind of company that helps billions of people around the world connect and share what matters most to them. Whether we're creating new products or helping a small business expand its reach, people at Meta are builders at heart. Our global teams are constantly iterating, solving problems, and working together to make the world more open and accessible. Connecting the world, and bringing you closer to the things you love, takes every one of us—and we're just getting started.We seek a highly motivated and experienced team player to serve as Associate General Counsel Data Protection on Meta Ireland’s Data Protection team, based in our European headquarters in Dublin (preferred) or in London. The role will focus on providing strategic and tactical legal advisory work to Instagram’s product, operations, and business teams in order to identify and mitigate legal risk in all phases of product development.The ideal candidate will have experience advising on regulatory compliance in respect of cutting-edge products and will be eager to roll up their sleeves and find creative solutions to support the company’s innovation. The role requires good judgement, a strong work ethic, and a keen interest in learning about new technologies and areas of the law. This is a great opportunity for an ambitious lawyer to join a growing legal team and to work on cutting-edge issues in fast-paced, fun environment.

Associate General Counsel, Data Protection - Instagram Responsibilities:

• Analyse Instagram’s products, policies and initiatives to provide practical legal risk mitigation strategies for products across multiple jurisdictions
• Coordinate with our Data Protection Officer and provide policy, product, engineering, and other business teams with legal advice from a European data protection and regulatory perspective and advice across other subject areas including international content liability regimes and consumer protection laws
• Coordinate with public policy and communications colleagues on external communication, policy development, and enforcement decisions
• Provide full service support to legal team on European regulatory and litigation matters

Minimum Qualifications:

• Qualified lawyer in Europe and admitted to practise in at least one jurisdiction
• Excellent credentials from top law school
• Minimum of 8 years of relevant legal experience, including at a law firm or prior in-house experience (applicable litigation, regulatory or product counselling experience will be considered)
• In-depth knowledge of legal issues in the area of the operation of online (social media) platforms including an excellent understanding of data protection law
• Passion for and understanding of technology
• Experience working within a global legal team
• Sharp focus on multi-tasking, details, and organisational skills
• Experience working collaboratively with cross-functional teams to get the job done
• Ability to independently, quickly and accurately assess legal, practical and business risks in a fast-paced environment and make sound judgments under tight deadlines
• Excellent written and oral communication and interpersonal skills

Preferred Qualifications:

• Knowledge of, or fluency in, other European languages a plus
• Experience advising clients on risk assessment and mitigation across technology product platforms, mobile, application development, social networking, machine learning, or other Internet technologies. Prior experience working with internet or technology companies a plus
• Experience working directly with European Data Protection Authorities a plus

About Meta:

Meta builds technologies that help people connect, find communities, and grow businesses. When Facebook launched in 2004, it changed the way people connect. Apps like Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp further empowered billions around the world. Now, Meta is moving beyond 2D screens toward immersive experiences like augmented and virtual reality to help build the next evolution in social technology. People who choose to build their careers by building with us at Meta help shape a future that will take us beyond what digital connection makes possible today—beyond the constraints of screens, the limits of distance, and even the rules of physics.