Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Wikimedia Foundation is a nonprofit organization that operates Wikipedia and other free knowledge projects, aiming to make human knowledge accessible to everyone. The Senior Legal Counsel will provide in-house legal guidance to the Fundraising, Product, and Engineering teams, focusing on ensuring innovation while protecting user privacy and navigating evolving regulations.

Responsibilities

• Analyzing current and forthcoming regulations related to marketing, customization, and other fundraising initiatives to support Advancement, Product and Technology teams on marketing and mobile app development
• Collaborating with the Foundation's lawyers and public policy professionals to address the impact of Generative AI and create a global legal ecosystem in which free knowledge can thrive with minimal disintermediation
• Identifying and executing opportunities to advance the Wikimedia mission within a complex, shifting technological and legal landscape
• Supporting the Product and Engineering teams in developing a data governance model that allows for novel features while maintaining high privacy standards, for example in the space of reader engagement

Skills

• J.D. from accredited U.S. law school or equivalent foreign degree preferably paired with significant U.S. legal experience
• Experience with product, privacy, marketing and other internet law issues, advising a user-facing digital technology or internet company (e.g., as in-house counsel), preferably with global reach
• 5-7 years experience with legal review of go-to-market, fundraising, technical products or online services
• Significant experience working with engineering colleagues as a counselor and advisor to achieve organizational goals
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and attention to detail, full fluency in written and spoken English
• A deep commitment to a free and open internet, open-source movement, and the Wikimedia mission
• Comfortable working in a highly transparent, multicultural, and collaborative environment
• A fast learner with the sound judgment needed to handle complex projects independently in a fast-paced setting
• High personal integrity with a strong public service orientation
• Experience with marketing, fundraising and campaign customization, and online communities
• A degree or work experience in marketing, campaign management, computer science, engineering, or related experience, and have a good understanding of fundraising, marketing and software engineering processes and issues
• Ability to speak other languages, experience living or working outside the United States, or past work on international legal issues

Benefits

• The Wikimedia Foundation is a remote-first organization with staff members including contractors based 40+ countries
• Salaries at the Wikimedia Foundation are set in a way that is competitive, equitable, and consistent with our values and culture.
• For applicants located outside of the US, the pay range will be adjusted to the country of hire.
• Our non-US employees are hired through a local third party Employer of Record (EOR) and must have current work authorization in their location.
• All applicants can reach out to their recruiter to understand more about the specific pay range for their location during the interview process.
• If you are a qualified applicant requiring assistance or an accommodation to complete any step of the application process due to a disability, you may contact us at [email protected] or +1 (415) 839-6885.
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