Company Description
Shopify is a leading global commerce company, providing trusted tools to
start, grow, market, and manage a retail business of any size. Shopify makes
commerce better for everyone with a platform and services that are engineered
for reliability, while delivering a better shopping experience for consumers
everywhere. Shopify powers millions of businesses in more than 175 countries
and is trusted by brands such as Allbirds, Gymshark, PepsiCo, Staples, and
many more.
Job Description
It takes a whole team of dedicated legal professionals working behind the
scenes to help Shopify create a platform that makes commerce better for
everyone. We must be able to apply our knowledge and experience in order to
protect Shopify’s interests in a way that allows our business to stay agile
and competitive. Every person on our team is committed to making commerce
better for everyone, and it truly shows.
**About the team**
Shopify’s Privacy Team works on cutting-edge technology issues alongside
product and engineering teams to help them build and protect the innovative
products that Shopify offers. The team is responsible for advising the
business on privacy and data protection law, and continuing to mature our
privacy program.
Success on the Shopify Legal Team requires intellect, humility and a sense of
humor. You need to take the work seriously, but not take yourself too
seriously. You also need to be comfortable with being uncomfortable, able to
work with many different types of personalities, really connect with people
and earn their trust, and enjoy working as a team player. You will handle
complicated matters with empathy and professionalism, striking a balance
between legal requirements while maintaining our incredible workplace.
**About you**
You are excited about privacy and to join a nimble team that focuses on
product and commercial counseling from a privacy perspective, tackling
technically complicated personal data issues while working collaboratively
with product and engineering teams. This role reports to the Director,
Associate General Counsel, Privacy.
**Responsibilities:**
* Perform privacy product counseling, and data and privacy-related provisions of commercial agreements in the realms of ecommerce, financial services, AI and machine learning, advertising technology, crypto, and more.
* Handle complex product counseling and commercial negotiations with strategic partners.
* Build cross-functional processes to ensure scalable privacy and data protection tools are part of product development.
* Identify and manage cross-functional strategic initiatives that will substantially push Shopify’s privacy and data protection practices forward.
* Serve as subject matter expert assisting in commercial negotiations with merchants, vendors, and partners.
* Work with leadership to develop Shopify’s strategy on privacy and data protection, and ensure that it evolves appropriately in an ever-changing world.
* Collaborate with senior leaders on the Legal Team and around the company to appropriately train Shopifolk to identify, respond to, and properly escalate privacy and data protection issues.
Qualifications
*
A J.D. or LL.B (or foreign equivalent) and membership in at least one US state
bar.
* 4+ years of legal privacy experience, at a law firm and/or in-house, with in-house tech experience preferred.
* Deep experience advising on privacy and data protection matters, including CCPA and new US state privacy laws.
* Strong relationship-building and collaboration skills with cross-functional teams.
* Comfortable working in a high-growth environment as well as developing technical subject matter expertise in new fields.
* An interest in technology and/or privacy along with a strong sense of humor always helps!
**Bonus:**
* A privacy certification (e.g., CIPP/US, CIPP/E, CIPM) is a plus.
* An appreciation for gifs
Additional Information
We know that applying to a new role takes a lot of work and we truly value
your time. Our team is looking forward to reading your resume. A cover letter
is optional. Please submit your application materials in PDF format.
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_Our belief is that a strong commitment to diversity & inclusion enables us to
truly make commerce better for everyone. We encourage applications from
Indigenous peoples, racialized people, people with disabilities, people from
gender and sexually diverse communities, and/or people with intersectional
identities. Please take a look at __our Sustainability Reports_ _to learn more
about Shopify’s commitments to our communities, and our planet._
_At Shopify, we understand that experience comes in many forms. We’re
dedicated to adding new perspectives to the team - so if your experience is
this close to what we’re looking for, please consider applying._