Overview

The video game industry is at an inflection point where developing technologies, government regulations and oversite and the introduction of new emerging business models are consistently changing how our gaming products and services are designed and deployed in a responsible and player first entertainment experience.

If you want to play a big part in the success of the Xbox business in helping to deliver exciting new platforms, games and services to a worldwide audience, we have an opening for a Senior Corporate Counsel, Privacy and Digital Safety. This position will join the CELA Gaming team in providing privacy and digital safety guidance from an Xbox Platform, Services and Game Studios perspective. As a member of our Xbox legal team, you will track privacy and data use issues specific to the game industry, support player safety matters, including COPPA and age verification compliance issues, manage our compliance with applicable domestic and international laws and regulations, while applying leading practices to our privacy and safety programs. This job is a unique and inspiring opportunity to work at the intersection of a new age in technologies, entertainment capabilities and regulatory compliance.

A successful candidate for this role will enjoy challenging and novel issues involving player data, COPPA and privacy laws and regulations, digital safety and content moderation issues and much more. The teams building our games and running our game services need a trusted advisor who can provide practical, creative advice—even in areas with uncertain and developing legal and regulatory frameworks. If you are curious, collaborative, and eager to put your legal skills to work for a premier gaming team, we hope you’ll apply now!

Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more, and we are dedicated to this mission across every aspect of our company. Our Culture is centered on embracing a growth mindset and encouraging teams and leaders to bring their best each day. Join us and help shape the future of the world.

Responsibilities

Legal Solutions & Counsel:

• Trusted advisor and primary privacy and data protection contact for the Gaming legal team, our gaming studios, Xbox platform, and marketing teams.
• Support of game development and deployment, marketing/ad-tech, central back-end databases, marketplace/commerce tools, in-game social and communication tools.
• Provide guidance on GDPR, CCPA and other compliance programs, including records of data processing activities, privacy risk assessment, data protection impact assessments (DPIAs) and legitimate interest impact assessments.
• Support child safety and COPPA related matters, compliance with various domestic and international age assurance and player safety laws and regulations.
• Prepare, maintain and update privacy documentation, including data protection agreements, standard contractual clauses, data retention schedules and internal policies.
• Monitor and stay up-to-date on key privacy issues in the gaming and wider technology industries, and take leadership for driving innovative privacy and digital safety solutions.

• Provide front-line counseling and guidance to business executives, engineers, and game designers on a broad range of complex and developing privacy and safety laws relating to game development, online safety, monetization mechanics, intellectual property, marketing, and regulatory compliance.
• Apply strategic thinking and find creative business-oriented solutions to legal issues, balancing legal risks against business interests in complex and ambiguous situations.

Operational Excellence:

• Lead cross-group projects related to privacy and digital safety legal matters in an efficient manner.
• Provides recommendations to improve efficiency within work groups and in the delivery of legal services to clients.

Communication & Culture:

• Collaborate with internal and external legal and policy specialists to guide the business through emerging regulatory challenges.
• Demonstrate a result orientated mindset with a dedicated client focus to establish a trusted advisor relationship with business clients.
• Deliver effective written communication that is clear and organized.
• Embody our culture and values

Qualifications

Required Minimum Qualifications

Preferred / Additional Qualifications

• 6+ years experience with consumer privacy, data practices, and information governance, as well as digital product-to-market in the consumer technology or entertainment industries; and strong experience advising on GDPR and CCPA requirements.

• 6+ years’ experience practicing as a commercial business attorney drafting and negotiating a broad variety of transactional agreements.
• Experience in providing legal counsel for the gaming and entertainment industry.

Legal Counsel IC5 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $147,000 - $258,000 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $185,900 - $278,900 per year.

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here:
https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay

This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.

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Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.