Senior Product Counsel, Children's Privacy & Design

LEGAL

What We Do

Epic's multi-specialized team of attorneys and legal professionals partner across our organization to provide legal solutions as well as consult and inform on the products we build and games we develop.

What You'll Do

In this role, you'll act as the primary legal adviser on children’s privacy and design, and as primary legal liaison for features supporting children and families, and other core services initiatives.

In this role, you will

• Advise on law and upcoming changes to law relevant to children’s privacy and design
• Provide practical advice on risks and risk mitigation strategies informed by law, industry best practice, and emerging research
• Provide legal support for updates to child-facing privacy and safety features, parental controls and consents, and child-and-parent facing communications
• Provide legal support for identity systems and other core backend services
• Act as legal support in investigation and escalations related to child privacy and design
• Collaborate with the policy team and legal regulatory team on forthcoming regulatory obligations and regulatory developments
• Collaborate cross-functionally within legal teams, including other subject matter experts, to ensure fulsome advice 
• Engage in conversations with the business at all levels, including senior leadership, about risks and compliant opportunities for core services, and in matters related to children’s privacy and design

What we're looking for

• Licensed in good standing to practice law
• 6+ years legal experience, including 3+ years relevant experience focused on children’s privacy and design (in-house experience at a fast-paced technology company preferred)
• Hands-on experience providing practical and actionable legal guidance regarding risks and obligations under global laws related to data protection, children’s privacy, and age appropriate design (including GDPR, UK AADC, COPPA and U.S. state laws), and relevant regulatory and litigation precedent 
• Familiarity with global online safety laws and ability to issue-spot for risks related to regulatory, contract, intellectual property, and competition law
• Familiarity with global video games rating systems a plus
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, an ability to operate autonomously as an expert in your area while exercising good judgment about escalation and collaboration, and confidence in being a primary legal point of contact for a wide range of internal stakeholders

EPIC JOB + EPIC BENEFITS = EPIC LIFE

Our intent is to cover all things that are medically necessary and improve the quality of life. We pay 100% of the premiums for both you and your dependents. Our coverage includes Medical, Dental, a Vision HRA, Long Term Disability, Life Insurance & a 401k with competitive match. We also offer a robust mental well-being program through Modern Health, which provides free therapy and coaching for employees & dependents. Throughout the year we celebrate our employees with events and company-wide paid breaks. We offer unlimited PTO and sick time and recognize individuals for 7 years of employment with a paid sabbatical.