USA (Remote)
Remote
Director
Full Time
💰$320,000
remoteexecutivelegaltechnologyprivacyregulatoryleadership
Requirements
- •15+ years of legal experience, including 10+ years in-house at a consumer-facing technology company
- •7+ years of progressive experience in legal leadership roles, including 2+ years in positions of comparable seniority (VP, Deputy General Counsel, etc.)
- •JD and active bar membership in at least one US jurisdiction
- •Familiarity with corporate governance and strategic transactions, including M&A, financing rounds, or board advisory work
- •Deep expertise in at least two of DuckDuckGo's highest-stakes legal domains: privacy/data protection, technology platform regulation, or antitrust/competition law
- •Demonstrated ability to advise executives on complex legal risk and manage significant litigation and regulatory proceedings
- •Track record managing legal teams and outside counsel across multiple jurisdictions
- •Strong commercial instincts and a business enabler known for sound judgment, not reflexive caution
- •Located in the US
What You'll Do
- •Serve as the primary legal advisor to the CEO, executive team, and board on strategy, risk, regulatory developments, and sensitive legal matters
- •Work closely with the policy team, providing legal counsel on EU and US regulatory matters including DMA, DSA, EU AI Act, and US privacy legislation
- •Direct global privacy compliance, ensuring DuckDuckGo products and practices stay ahead of GDPR, US state privacy laws, and emerging data protection requirements
- •Direct company legal strategy and outside counsel in complex regulatory and competition proceedings that directly shape DuckDuckGo's business
- •Manage and develop the legal team, set priorities, build the legal operating model, and develop team members
- •Partner with Product, Engineering, and Security on legal implications of AI features, new product launches, advertising formats, and data practices
- •Evolve legal operations infrastructure: intake workflows, outside counsel management, budget ownership, and playbooks across key practice areas
- •Advise on employment matters, IP strategy, and corporate transactions as DuckDuckGo grows
- •Own corporate governance and support strategic transactions, including M&A and financing rounds
- •Work on related projects
Benefits
- •Company-sponsored health benefits (limited to US team members)
- •Paid parental leave
- •Office setup allowance
- •Co-working allowances
About DuckDuckGo
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Paoli, PA, US
250 - 500
Internet & Software