Privacy Counsel
Core
Design privacy operational compliance best practices for advertising and media businesses, embedding privacy by design into new products from ideation through launch.
Role type
Mid-level Privacy Counsel (embedded business partner)
Builds
Scalable legal frameworks, playbooks, templates, and AI-enabled workflows for product teams
Domain
Digital advertising, AI, and global privacy law
Required skills
U.S. state privacy laws, Canadian privacy law, GDPR, international privacy frameworks, data protection agreements, consent management frameworks, cross-border data transfers, AI governance, commercial contract negotiation
Preferred skills
CIPP/US or CIPP/E certification, ad tech experience, industry standards organization participation, emerging AI governance frameworks
Technologies
Global Privacy Control (GPC), Global Privacy Platform (GPP), IAB Transparency & Consent Framework (TCF), clean rooms, first party data strategies
Responsibilities
Partner with product and engineering teams to embed privacy by design; advise on privacy implications of ad tech and AI; counsel on U.S., Canadian, and global privacy laws; structure and negotiate privacy provisions in commercial agreements; advise on cross-border data transfers; conduct privacy impact assessments and AI risk assessments; support privacy incident response; design scalable legal infrastructure; represent Yahoo in industry organizations
Seniority
Mid-level (5–7 years experience)
