Senior Privacy Policy Counsel

Washington DC , District of Columbia , United States

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Imagine what you could do here. At Apple, new ideas have a way of becoming great products, services, and customer experiences very quickly. Bring passion and dedication to your job and there's no telling what you could accomplish. Do you love taking on big challenges without precedent? Do you possess a deep knowledge of the legal field and a passion for innovation? As a part of our Legal group, you’ll help uphold Apple’s high ethical and corporate standards, as well as defend our intellectual property by providing legal support for all our products and businesses globally. Working for a company that invents entire categories and industries means you’ll be challenged to creatively apply your deep legal expertise to rare and often unexplored aspects of the law. As Senior Privacy Policy Counsel you will have the opportunity to work with a dynamic and experienced team on privacy and security issues impacting Apple’s business and products globally. You will work directly with key stakeholders, including business and engineering teams as well as across the legal department, to develop, coordinate, and articulate privacy and security policy.

Key Qualifications

• 7-10+ year attorney with experience in privacy
• Privacy policy experience as an associate at a top-tier law firm, business, government agency, or non-governmental organization
• In-house experience a plus but not essential
• Excellent organizational and communication skills
• Extraordinary written and verbal skills
• Ability and commitment to work both independently and collaboratively with numerous people at all levels throughout the company and industry
• Sound business judgment, and flexibility/adaptability to handle multiple wide-ranging matters, conflicting deadlines, and new areas of expertise as business needs change
• Demonstrated ability, in a positive, commercial and practical manner, to identify, prioritize and resolve issues quickly and effectively.
• Sense of humor

Description

At Apple, we consider that Privacy is a fundamental human right. As part of this role, you will monitor the evolving legal and regulatory landscape for privacy and security, support legal advocacy and policy work, and assist with external engagement on these topics. You will also work with the privacy community, and other external stakeholders and collaborate closely with internal stakeholders.

Education & Experience

JD or equivalent and admission to at least one US state bar.

Additional Requirements