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Senior Legal Counsel- Privacy

London, United KingdomFull-time2026-07-16 → 2026-11-11
No visa sponsorship

Core

Senior Legal Counsel providing embedded privacy legal support to product and engineering teams for gaming products, focusing on privacy-by-design, data protection compliance, and regulatory risk management.

Role type

Senior in-house legal counsel (privacy)

Builds

Consumer-facing digital gaming products and platforms

Domain

Gaming / Interactive Entertainment

Required skills

GDPR and UK GDPR expertise, Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs), regulatory interpretation, contract negotiation (DPAs, SCCs), cross-functional collaboration, commercial judgment

Preferred skills

Gaming industry experience, ad tech and analytics knowledge, children's data privacy frameworks, AI regulation familiarity, privacy certifications (CIPP/E, CIPM), in-house tech environment experience

Technologies

GDPR, UK GDPR, ePrivacy directives, Digital Services Act, AI regulation, Age Appropriate Design Code, SCCs, UK IDTA

Responsibilities

Advise on new feature launches involving player data and personalization; conduct and guide DPIAs; counsel on data use in free-to-play models (analytics, advertising, monetization); assess third-party integrations and data-sharing arrangements; draft and negotiate data protection clauses and cross-border transfer mechanisms; support virtual economies and behavioral data usage; advise on children's privacy and age-appropriate design.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC