Senior Counsel, Legal, Privacy & Data Strategy

Welcome to Warner Bros. Discovery… the stuff dreams are made of.

Who We Are…

When we say, “the stuff dreams are made of,” we’re not just referring to the world of wizards, dragons and superheroes, or even to the wonders of Planet Earth. Behind WBD’s vast portfolio of iconic content and beloved brands, are the storytellers bringing our characters to life, the creators bringing them to your living rooms and the dreamers creating what’s next…

From brilliant creatives, to technology trailblazers, across the globe, WBD offers career defining opportunities, thoughtfully curated benefits, and the tools to explore and grow into your best selves. Here you are supported, here you are celebrated, here you can thrive.

Your New Role

The Privacy Legal team brings together a global team of legal and privacy professionals to drive WBD’s consumer-first global privacy strategy. The Privacy & Data Strategy Legal team helps WBD’s global workforce comply with privacy and data-related legal requirements, provide personalized and innovative consumer experiences that meet business goals, and build consumer trust by embedding privacy-by design into products and initiatives and maintaining transparency, control, and optionality around data use.

The Senior Counsel, Legal, Privacy & Data Strategy advises business, legal, technology stakeholders on a range of consumer privacy and data issues. This candidate will work with issues of first impression, emerging technology, and cutting-edge business models across entertainment, news, sports, games, marketing, and ad-tech.

Candidates for this role must also have knowledge and familiarity with global privacy laws that are relevant to our business such as the California Consumer Privacy Act, the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act, Video Privacy Protection Act, the EU General Data Protection Regulation, e-Privacy Directive and more, as well as a strong facility with technology, including privacy-enhancing technologies and AI/ML. The candidate will partner with global teams across WBD Legal, Product, Marketing, Ad-Tech, Ad Sales, and Technology. 

Your Role Accountabilities

Privacy and Data Terms for Distribution, Ad Tech, Marketing and Other Commercial Agreements

• Draft, review, and negotiate privacy, security, advertising, and data terms for complex business and transactional agreements, including service/SAAS, ad tech, ad sales, and data sharing agreements as well as contracts with major distributors and bundle partners for WBD’s flagship streaming service (HBO Max) and other products, to align with strategic business objectives and comply with applicable laws.

• Provide advice and guidance that breaks down statutory, regulatory, and contractual obligations into actionable business and technical requirements.

• Develop and maintain global, strategic positions, templates, and documentation for distribution and other agreements, including data terms.

Product Counseling

• Advise on privacy, legal, data strategy, and data security issues for Engineering, Product, Technology, Ad Sales, Ad-Tech, and Digital Marketing teams.

• Work with business stakeholders and technical subject matter experts on complex and innovative ad sales, ad-tech, and digital marketing products, including advanced advertising initiatives, clean rooms, data safe havens, etc.

• Work with stakeholders across WBD on consumer-facing product counseling, digital marketing, advertising, AI/ML, and other data initiatives to provide strategic, creative, and innovative global privacy advice for their own portfolio of high-profile brands, products, and franchises, which could include HBO Max, CNN, Bleacher Report, WB Games, Theatrical/Home Entertainment, Wizarding World/Harry Potter, HGTV, Food Network, etc.

• Provide guidance and support to other Privacy Legal & Data Strategy team members involved in similar projects globally.

• Review, develop, and maintain legal research, analysis, templates, checklists, training, and other materials.

• Help educate stakeholders and others on the Privacy & Data Strategy Team on complex privacy matters related to privacy-enhancing technology and other data-driven privacy initiatives.

• Monitor developments and maintain internal documentation about US privacy laws, requirements, litigation, enforcement actions and priorities, and industry standards and practices.