Lead Counsel, Product & Integrity

**Summary:** WhatsApp is a fast, simple, and reliable way to talk to anyone in the world. More than 2 billion people in over 180 countries use WhatsApp to stay in touch with friends and family, anytime and anywhere. WhatsApp is not only free but also available on multiple mobile devices and in low connectivity areas making it accessible and reliable wherever you are. It’s a simple and secure way to share your favorite moments, send important information or catch up with a friend. WhatsApp helps people connect and share no matter where they are in the world.This role involves leading and handling cutting-edge and complex integrity legal projects and matters. You must have flexibility to adapt to changing priorities and organizational needs. In addition, you must have the ability to operate independently in a fast-paced, small but growing environment and work collaboratively and proactively with the legal teams well as other internal and external stakeholders.**Required Skills:** Lead Counsel, Product & Integrity Responsibilities:1. Provide strategic and tactical legal advice to our business team to support WhatsApp central and business integrity, internal infra and privacy initiatives2. Serve as the companys subject matter expert on legal obligations related to online safety and integrity issues such as child safety, real world harm, and violation of our policies3. Support Legal and Public Policy teams engagement with regulators and legislators on safety & integrity issues4. Provide legal advice across many subject areas including data protection laws and regulations, intermediary liability, consumer protection laws, WhatsApp terms of service/policies, and other global legal frameworks applicable to WhatsApp5. Coordinate with public policy, communications, product management, engineering, product marketing, customer operations, and other cross-functional teams on safety & integrity matters, external communications, policy development, product development, and product launches6. Counsel on product development and regulatory issues related to a number of WhatsApp business initiatives7. Lead consensus-building and drive coordination with other members of the Legal team**Minimum Qualifications:** Minimum Qualifications:8. J.D. degree or equivalent, and membership in at least one U.S. state bar9. 5+ years of combined law firm and/or in-house experience with internet or technology companies10. Experience with product, privacy or regulatory counseling related to the above subject areas11. Experience successfully taking on projects involving unfamiliar subject matters, and working effectively with cross-functional teams12. Experience developing approaches to legal challenges while providing business-focused legal advice13. Interpersonal skills with commitment to professionalism and collegiality14. Experience leading cross-functional efforts and experience working on multiple projects**Preferred Qualifications:** Preferred Qualifications:15. Experience advising technology or telecommunications companies on regulatory, safety and security matters, investigations, policy and/or criminal process16. Experience working on business-facing or enterprise software/platform17. Experience working with Safety NGOs such as NCMEC and industry trade associations18. Experience with CDA 230, 18 USC 2258A, SESTA-FOSTA, and other user generated content-based regulations19. Experience working with U.S. and international law enforcement authorities**Industry:** Internet**Equal Opportunity:** Facebook is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. Facebook is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities in our recruiting process. If you need any assistance or accommodations due to a disability, please let us know at …@fb.com.

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