Product Counsel

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About the Role

Join a dynamic legal team working on a variety of legal issues across the entire company. You will be an important legal advisor to Twitch's teams on all phases of the product development life cycle. Your focus will be on content policy and moderation; online safety and youth safety; and advertising and brand safety, including regulatory engagement on these topics, but you will also engage on product marketing, consumer protection, privacy, intellectual property, e-commerce, and others that arise out of the operation and growth of a global User Generated Content (UGC) service. You will use both your legal judgment and business sense to assist product, engineering, business development, marketing, and other teams to develop thoughtful strategies to meet business goals while minimizing legal risk. Your work will include not just advising on products, but also assessing new laws, devising policies and compliance measures, working with lawmakers and regulators, and partnering with teams throughout the company. You will report to one of our Associate General Counsel.

You can work in San Francisco, CA.

You Will:

Advise on the application of a range of laws, compliance issues, and industry standards, with a focus on safety, moderation, and advertising, including regulatory engagement on these topics.

Review products, processes, features, and initiatives to provide advice consistent with Twitch’s legal obligations globally.

Support product and advertising growth while balancing user and policy considerations.

Draft consumer disclosures, FAQs, and terms and conditions.

Assist in developing strategies for potential disputes, litigation, enforcement, and regulatory matters.

Partner with cross-functional stakeholders, including Product, Engineering, Privacy, Public Policy, Marketing, Comms, and Customer Trust.

Work with other legal team members to improve processes and provide training.

Keep current on relevant industry standards, laws, and regulations.

You Have:

J.D. Degree

California Bar admission in good standing (or California Registered In-House Counsel)

5+ years of relevant legal experience working on technology or internet-related issues, with 1+ year of in-house experience preferred

Experience advising clients in the video, mobile, gaming, e-commerce, online marketplaces, user generated content, or internet products/services sectors

Substantial experience with US and international laws regarding online safety, youth safety, content policies, content moderation, advertising, and/or brand protection

Collegial attitude, desire to work on a highly collaborative team, and sense of humor

Bonus Points

Experience as product counsel at a technology company

Experience with social media, services hosting user generated content, or video games

Perks

Medical, Dental, Vision & Disability Insurance

401k

Maternity &Paternity Leave

Flexible PTo

Amazon Employee Discount

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Job ID: TW9156

The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.

US, CA, San Francisco

$169,300—$229,000 USD

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