Privacy Counsel

2 Months ago • 5-7 Years • Legal

Job Summary

Job Description

Electronic Arts seeks a Privacy Counsel to contribute to their global privacy program. Collaborating with legal professionals and business partners, this role will involve supporting various teams (game development, marketing, etc.) across diverse areas. Responsibilities include ensuring privacy-by-design implementation, managing compliance with laws and regulations, handling data privacy rights responses, data mapping, and certifications. The ideal candidate will provide legal support for privacy, advertising/marketing, ecommerce, and consumer protection matters, advising teams on digital promotional initiatives and drafting guidelines. Experience working with engineering and IT security teams to embed privacy by design is essential.
Must have:
  • 5-7 years PQE in technology (preferably gaming)
  • Cross-functional team collaboration skills
  • Excellent communication & strong working relationships
  • High-volume workload management & prioritization
  • Data privacy rights responses, data mapping, certifications
Perks:
  • Paid time off
  • New parent leave
  • Free games

Job Details

Electronic Arts Inc. is a global leader in interactive entertainment. We develop and deliver games, content and online services across platforms. We have a broad portfolio of brands that span the most popular genres.

We exist to Inspire the World to Play. We create extraordinary new game experiences for our millions of players everywhere by bringing together talented people that combine creativity, innovation, and passion. We immerse our employees into an inclusive culture and provide opportunities for learning and leading that allow our employees to do the most impactful and rewarding work of their careers.

We are looking for a passionate, collaborative, and motivated privacy and compliance attorney to join our team. You will report to the Chief Privacy Officer

Role Summary

This team member will alongside a team of attorneys, legal professionals, and business partners to develop and execute a global privacy program. We support the game, studio, and central teams in multiple areas, from game development to deployment, marketing/ad-tech to marketplace/commerce tools, as well as the complex back-end services and databases, in-game social and communication tools, and evolving landscape around cross-play and cloud gaming. This Privacy Counsel will ensure that the privacy-by-design requirements developed by the Privacy Team are implemented throughout EA's products and solutions. You will help manage our compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and Player First commitments, while applying leading practices to our most privacy program focus areas, including data privacy rights responses, data mapping, certifications, guidance assurance, testing, training, and awareness initiatives.

Job Responsibilities:

  • Provide ongoing legal support for a wide variety of privacy, advertising/marketing, ecommerce, and consumer protection matters

  • Partner with game teams, marketing, and adtech colleagues on multi-disciplinary issues

  • Evaluate advanced media and technology:

  • Review consumer advertising across all channels for compliance with applicable laws

  • Advise teams regarding digital promotional initiatives, including email, SMS, and social media influencer marketing

  • Draft and update game development playbooks and guidelines regarding privacy, advertising/marketing, ecommerce, and consumer protection issues based on applicable laws, rules, and regulatory guidance

  • Work with engineering teams and IT security teams to ensure privacy by design is embedded in our products and solutions.

  • Experience with how companies should protect someone’s data in their systems

  • Provide guidance on privacy regulatory compliance such as GDPR data privacy impact assessments and data mapping

Required skills and experience:

  • 5-7 years PQE with experience in technology, preferably gaming

  • Ability to work with cross-functional business and legal teams

  • Excellent communication skills and ability to establish strong working relationships with business partners

  • Ability to handle a high volume of work with minimal supervision with the ability to multi-task and prioritize workload efficiently and effectively

About Electronic Arts

We’re proud to have an extensive portfolio of games and experiences, locations around the world, and opportunities across EA. We value adaptability, resilience, creativity, and curiosity. From leadership that brings out your potential, to creating space for learning and experimenting, we empower you to do great work and pursue opportunities for growth.

We take a holistic approach with our benefits program, focusing on physical, emotional, financial, career, and community wellness to support a balanced life with paid time off and new parent leave, plus free games and so much more. We nurture environments where our teams can always bring their best to what they do.

Electronic Arts is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, genetic information, religion, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, marital status, family status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We will also consider employment qualified applicants with criminal records in accordance with applicable law. EA also makes workplace accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities as required by applicable law.

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