Senior Regulatory Counsel

10 Hours ago • 10 Years +

Job Summary

Job Description

As a Senior Regulatory Counsel at Discord, you will lead and implement the company's regulatory response and proactive legal engagement strategy in the EU/UK and Australia, focusing on online safety and content moderation. You will be responsible for assessing inquiries, gathering information, drafting responses, and presenting to regulatory authorities. This role involves monitoring regulations, collaborating with product counsel, and maintaining templates for company practices. Additionally, you may handle consumer complaints and manage defensive matters. This role is based in Amsterdam, Netherlands or London, England. Discord plays a uniquely important role in the future of gaming.
Must have:
  • 10+ years in regulatory law related to Internet regulation (user safety, minor safety, privacy, data protection, consumer protection)
  • In-depth knowledge of UK/EU and/or Australian regulatory landscapes, including Online Safety Act and EU Digital Services Act
  • Experience meeting with regulators in UK, EU, and Australia
  • Experience preparing and submitting responses to regulatory inquiries
  • License to practice law in a relevant jurisdiction
  • Experience working with companies in social media, communication/messaging, content, or gaming spaces
  • Demonstrated experience managing projects, prioritizing, and achieving results
  • Ability to work collaboratively, independently, strategically, and with sound judgment
  • Excellent emotional intelligence
  • Commitment to diversity, inclusion, and belonging
Good to have:
  • Familiarity with Discord and the video game industry
  • Relevant litigation experience

Job Details

Discord is used by over 200 million people every month for many different reasons, but there’s one thing that nearly everyone does on our platform: play video games. Over 90% of our users play games, spending a combined 1.5 billion hours playing thousands of unique titles on Discord each month. Discord plays a uniquely important role in the future of gaming. We are focused on making it easier and more fun for people to talk and hang out before, during, and after playing games.

We're looking for an experienced senior regulatory counsel to join Discord’s legal team! Reporting to the Vice President and Deputy General Counsel for Litigation and Regulatory Compliance, you'll lead and implement Discord’s regulatory response and proactive legal engagement strategy for the EU/UK and Australia on matters involving online safety and content moderation, and supporting in other regions as available. If you like things predictable and routine - this is not the role for you!  When you combine a rapidly-scaling company with a regulatory environment in hyper-evolution, the results are guaranteed to keep you on your toes. This role can be based in Amsterdam, Netherlands or London, England.

What you'll be doing:

  • Lead and implement Discord's responses to regulatory requests including:  assess the incentive (or threat) posed to Discord by the inquiry; gather and organize responsive data and information; and draft accurate, compelling responses that meet our obligations and further Discord’s interests
  • Meet with and present to relevant regulatory authorities on Discord’s approach to regulatory compliance 
  • Collaborate with product counsel on regulatory responses and to advise on regulatory compliance-related product updates
  • Monitor new and updated regulations and anticipate enforcement risks
  • Collaborate with our public policy and communications teams in connection with Discord’s safety communications strategy and play a role in presenting our narrative 
  • Maintain up-to-date canonical templates for company practices and positions on topics such as privacy, security, teen safety, etc.
  • Depending on overall workload and interest, you may help to defend Discord by responding to consumer complaints, small claims, and other consumer-related issues; and manage defensive matters depending on size and complexity

What you should have:

  • 10+ years working in regulatory legal related to Internet regulation (e.g., user safety, minor safety, privacy, data protection, consumer protection)
  • In-depth knowledge of regulatory landscapes across UK/EU and/or Australia, including UK & Australian Online Safety Act and EU Digital Services Act.  Knowledge of GDPR, AI Act, privacy rights, data protection, consumer protection, and relevant industry standards is a plus.
  • Experience meeting with applicable regulators in one or more of the UK, EU and Australia
  • Experience preparing and submitting responses to requests for information or other inquiries from relevant regulatory agencies
  • License to practice law in a relevant jurisdiction
  • Experience working with or for a company or companies in the social media, communication/ messaging, content or gaming spaces
  • Demonstrated experience managing projects, prioritizing, and achieving results
  • Ability to work collaboratively, independently, strategically, and with sound judgment
  • Excellent emotional intelligence
  • Commitment to diversity, inclusion, and belonging

Bonus Points:

  • You are familiar with Discord and the video game industry
  • Relevant litigation experience

Why Discord? 

Discord plays a uniquely important role in the future of gaming. We're a multiplatform, multigenerational and multiplayer platform that helps people deepen their friendships around games and shared interests. We believe games give us a way to have fun with our favorite people, whether listening to music together or grinding in competitive matches for diamond rank. Join us in our mission! Your future is just a click away!

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About The Company

Founded in 2015, Discord is a voice, video and text app that helps friends and communities come together to hang out and explore their interests - from artists and activists, to study groups, sneakerheads, plant parents, and more. With 150 million monthly users across 19 million active communities, called servers, Discord has grown to become one of the most popular communications services in the world. Discord was built without selling ads or user data and instead, offers a premium subscription called Nitro that gives users special perks like higher quality streams and fun customizations.


And we're hiring! If this strikes a chord with you, come build belonging with us: https://discordapp.com/jobs for openings.

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