Vacancies at Meta

Responsibilities

• Assist product lawyers in evaluating the impact of privacy laws, regulatory guidance and enforcement actions, and other related guidelines on product features
• Support members of the legal, business, and policy teams on privacy and security-related legal matters, including areas related to partnerships, acquisitions, integrations, and other business development opportunities
• Develop MEA regulatory strategy in connection with new product features and initiatives, and coordinate responses to inquiries from data protection regulators in those regions
• Drive high-profile and high-impact projects involving privacy analysis and compliance with stakeholders across Facebook's business, policy, legal, communications, security, and other departments
• Work with the wider legal team on MEA regulatory and litigation matters
• Help draft and oversee the development and management of Meta (and its affiliates') terms and data policies across the full range of Meta’s different products
• Help develop and conduct general and role-specific MEA data protection trainings across Meta

Minimum Qualifications

• 8+ years of legal experience, including at a law firm and/or prior in-house experience with internet or technology companies (applicable litigation, regulatory, or product counseling will be considered)
• Experience with global privacy laws, regulations, and industry guidelines, especially including those relevant for social media and Internet companies
• Lawyer qualified to practice law in at least one jurisdiction in the Middle East or Africa. Lawyers with non-MEA or other international law qualifications are welcome to apply
• Knowledge of, or fluency in, French, Arabic, Turkish, at least one MEA regional dialect, and/or other languages prevalent in the Middle East or Africa
• Ability to prioritize work and provide advice under deadlines
• Business judgment and client counseling experience

Preferred Qualifications

• In-depth knowledge of legal issues in the area of online social media platforms including an excellent understanding of regional or country specific data protection laws in Middle East and/or Africa
• Experience working with mobile, application development, social networking, online advertising, machine learning, or other internet technologies
• Industry or government experience working directly with data protection authorities in the Middle East and/or Africa
• Experience in driving and managing large-scale data protection projects across multiple jurisdictions is a plus
• Excellent problem-solving, written and oral communication and interpersonal skills
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Responsibilities

• Manage complex regulatory investigations, regulatory litigation and other matters across EMEA, with a primary focus on MEA
• Guide and execute regulatory and litigation strategy in relation to high-profile, precedent setting matters with the potential for reaching the highest appellate courts across EMEA with a primary focus on MEA
• Advise internal legal, policy, communications, product, operations and business teams on regulatory risks and compliance with regulatory decisions relating to a wide variety of data protection matters
• Develop strategic approaches to managing regulatory risks and resolving regulatory disputes
• Draft responses on factually and legally complex issues to regulators working collaboratively with internal legal, product, operations and business teams
• Supervise and direct outside counsel on multiple complex contentious regulatory matters
• Work closely with outside counsel to produce written submissions to regulators and courts of the highest quality

Minimum Qualifications

• Experience in legal drafting, advocacy and communication skills
• Qualified lawyer in at least one jurisdiction in EMEA with 5+ years post qualified experience in a law firm or in-house, including extensive experience of regulatory matters or managing contentious matters before higher and/or appellate courts, ideally across multiple jurisdictions
• Demonstrative ability to work in a collaborative, fast-paced environment and make sound judgments under tight deadlines
• Prior experience of litigating data protection issues preferred although candidates should be flexible and willing to work on projects in a wide variety of areas
• Excellent problem-solving, written and oral communication and interpersonal skills
• Strategic awareness, business judgment and client counseling experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience of data protection regulatory matters or regulatory litigation generally in MEA is desirable
• Experience of working with mobile, application development, social networking, online advertising, machine learning, or other internet technologies
• Strong interest in privacy issues, technology and innovation