Senior Legal Counsel- Privacy

Overview

In this role, you provide embedded legal support to product and engineering teams on privacy-by-design principles across the game lifecycle. You advise on features leveraging player data and live services, balancing compliance with product goals. You conduct DPIAs and risk assessments to protect players and the company. You help translate GDPR, UK GDPR, and ePrivacy requirements into practical guidance for cross-functional teams, shaping responsible, data-driven gaming experiences.

Pay / Benefits

• Robust benefits package
• Global career opportunities

Responsibilities

• Provide embedded legal support to product and engineering teams on privacy-by-design principles
• Advise on development and launch of features involving player data, personalization, live ops, and online services
• Conduct and guide Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs) and risk assessments
• Offer recommendations regarding conformity with GDPR, UK GDPR, ePrivacy directives, and relevant European privacy policies
• Interpret and operationalize regulatory requirements into practical product mentorship
• Track and advise on upcoming EU/UK developments (e.g., Digital Services Act, AI regulation, children’s data rules)
• Counsel on data use in free-to-play models, including analytics, advertising, monetization, and player engagement features
• Advise on children’s and teens’ privacy, age-appropriate building, parental controls, and profiling restrictions
• Support the use of virtual economies, telemetry, and behavioral data while managing regulatory risk
• Assess and advise on third-party integrations (analytics, ad networks, SDKs) and data-sharing arrangements
• Draft and negotiate data protection clauses, DPAs, and cross-border transfer mechanisms (e.g., SCCs, UK IDTA)
• Work with cross-functional teams on user protections and platform obligations

Key requirements

• Qualified lawyer in the UK or EU jurisdiction with 3+ years PQE (or equivalent)
• Solid background in privacy and data protection law, including GDPR and UK GDPR
• Experience advising on consumer-facing digital products or platforms, ideally in a product counseling role
• Demonstrated ability to embed legal advice into product development processes
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work cross-functionally with technical and non-legal teams
• Experience in the gaming industry preferred
• Familiarity with ad tech, analytics, and data monetization models preferred
• Experience working with children’s data, age verification, or youth safeguarding frameworks preferred
• Certification or specialization in privacy (e.g., CIPP/E, CIPM) preferred
• In-house experience in a fast-paced technology or gaming environment preferred
• Experience advising on products containing AI preferred

• Excellent communication
• Cross-functional collaboration
• Commercial judgment
• GDPR and UK GDPR
• Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIA)
• Data processing agreements (DPAs)

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