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
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | client delivery | infrastructure
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)
