Legal Counsel - Regulatory Compliance, Product and Privacy

<p><span style="font-weight: 300;">Canonical is a leading provider of open source software and operating systems to the global enterprise and technology markets. Our platform, Ubuntu, is very widely used in breakthrough enterprise initiatives such as public cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation and IoT. Our customers include the world's leading public cloud and silicon providers, and industry leaders in many sectors. The company is a pioneer of globally-distributed collaboration, with 1200+ colleagues in 80+ countries and very few roles based in offices. Teams meet two to four times yearly in person, in interesting locations around the world, to align on strategy and execution.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 300;">The company is founder led, profitable and growing. We are privately held with the intention to list on a public exchange.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 300;">We are expanding our in-house legal team, creating an opportunity for an exceptional lawyer as Legal Advisor or Legal Counsel. The successful candidate will be a rigorous and effective practitioner with a track record of academic achievement and social engagement. At Canonical, you will have the opportunity to work on a variety of compliance and privacy matters in the technology and enterprise software realm, as well as cutting-edge questions of technology, law and product development. In this role we are looking for someone with some experience in compliance, privacy and product development, paired with an ability to learn and tackle new challenges and complex questions. </span><span style="font-weight: 300;">You should be able to demonstrate good commercial judgement and provide high-quality legal and compliance advice. If you have a rigorous work ethic, capability to grasp details, and the ambition to identify opportunities for improvement, this role is for you.</span></p>
<p><strong>Location</strong><span style="font-weight: 300;">: This role is home-based in EMEA or the Americas, with an option of working from our London office.</span></p>
<h3><strong>The role entails</strong></h3>
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<li style="font-weight: 300;"><span style="font-weight: 300;">Drafting and&nbsp; reviewing corporate policies, spearheading process change and deploying controls to meet compliance regulatory requirements globally</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 300;"><span style="font-weight: 300;">Helping develop, maintain and scale global privacy programs. This includes conducting PIAs, ROPAs and supporting operational initiatives</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 300;"><span style="font-weight: 300;">Working with cross functional with teams to evaluate the impact of privacy and data protection laws and regulations, including AI regulations&nbsp;</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 300;"><span style="font-weight: 300;">Providing legal support to various internal clients across the company, including Canonical’s product teams</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 300;"><span style="font-weight: 300;">Working with local counsel in many countries to seek and implement advice</span></li>
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<h3><strong>What we are looking for in you</strong></h3>
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<li style="font-weight: 300;"><span style="font-weight: 300;">An exceptional academic track record from both high school and university</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 300;"><span style="font-weight: 300;">A degree in law, JD or equivalent, and active licence to practise law or current progress towards that</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 300;"><span style="font-weight: 300;">Drive and a track record of going above-and-beyond expectations</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 300;"><span style="font-weight: 300;">Professional written and spoken English with excellent drafting and presentation skills</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 300;"><span style="font-weight: 300;">Confidence to respectfully speak up, exchange feedback, and share ideas without hesitation</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 300;"><span style="font-weight: 300;">Appreciative of diversity; polite and effective in a multicultural multinational organisation</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 300;">Ability to stay organised, proactive and efficient</li>
<li style="font-weight: 300;"><span style="font-weight: 300;">Ability to demonstrate good commercial judgement</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 300;"><span style="font-weight: 300;">Ability to travel twice a year, for company events up to two weeks long</span></li>
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<h3><strong>Nice-to-have skills</strong></h3>
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<li style="font-weight: 300;"><span style="font-weight: 300;">Experience in compliance, data privacy, or product development&nbsp;</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 300;"><span style="font-weight: 300;">Leadership and the ability to influence others to embrace new ideas or practices</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 300;"><span style="font-weight: 300;">Understanding of the open source software community and values</span></li>
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