Senior Legal Counsel- Privacy
Sign up free to see how well your resume matches this role.
What you'll do
- Collaborate with Product Legal, Engineering, Product, Security, and Marketing teams to guide the creation and application of Privacy-By-Design strategies for digital marketing products and technologies to manage privacy and security risks while fostering product innovation.
- Serve as a strategic advisor to business leaders to help make privacy a competitive differentiator for Adobe.
- Develop, apply, and evaluate privacy impact assessments for Adobe products and technologies, including new AI initiatives. Lead projects to simplify and improve the privacy assessment process.
- Support Sales Legal and other legal teams on privacy negotiations with customers, partners, and vendors. Provide regular training, develop privacy templates and playbooks, and offer direct support for strategic deals. Identify and lead efforts to simplify privacy negotiations.
- Be a privacy brand ambassador on enterprise customer calls and in meetings with external collaborators.
- Be a privacy evangelist inside Adobe to help grow our culture of privacy (e.g., conduct trainings, represent the privacy team in product strategy and development sessions).
- Assist with evaluating and implementing global self-regulatory and digital marketing requirements (e.g., NAI, DAA).
What they're looking for
- J.D. degree and membership in at least one state bar.
- Minimum 10+ years of relevant privacy experience, including prior in-house or law firm experience.
- Strong interest in privacy law.
- Proven experience in the technical components of digital marketing products and technologies.
- Ability to communicate effectively with all levels of the organization.
- Strategic problem solver with excellent legal and business judgment.
- A meticulous, business-friendly teammate who can think creatively.
- Strong understanding and experience with both domestic and international privacy requirements.
- Outstanding interpersonal skills with a great sense of humor and dedication to integrity.
- Experience working collaboratively and effectively with cross-functional teams.
Summarised by NextRaise from the employer’s description, which follows in full below.
Full description from employer
The Opportunity
We're looking for great legal minds to help us build and drive the debate on privacy, marketing and advertising technology, big data, and AI. This is your chance to work for a global brand with an unparalleled culture where privacy really matters. This role will support Adobe’s CX Enterprise product portfolio.
What you'll Do
Collaborate with Product Legal, Engineering, Product, Security, and Marketing teams to guide the creation and application of Privacy-By-Design strategies for digital marketing products and technologies to manage privacy and security risks while fostering product innovation.
Serve as a strategic advisor to business leaders to help make privacy a competitive differentiator for Adobe.
Develop, apply, and evaluate privacy impact assessments for Adobe products and technologies, including new AI initiatives. Lead projects to simplify and improve the privacy assessment process.
Support Sales Legal and other legal teams on privacy negotiations with customers, partners, and vendors. Provide regular training, develop privacy templates and playbooks, and offer direct support for strategic deals. Identify and lead efforts to simplify privacy negotiations.
Be a privacy brand ambassador on enterprise customer calls and in meetings with external collaborators.
Be a privacy evangelist inside Adobe to help grow our culture of privacy (e.g., conduct trainings, represent the privacy team in product strategy and development sessions).
Assist with evaluating and implementing global self-regulatory and digital marketing requirements (e.g., NAI, DAA).
What you need to succeed
J.D. degree and membership in at least one state bar.
Minimum 10+ years of relevant privacy experience, including prior in-house or law firm experience.
Strong interest in privacy law.
Proven experience in the technical components of digital marketing products and technologies.
Ability to communicate effectively with all levels of the organization.
Strategic problem solver with excellent legal and business judgment.
A meticulous, business-friendly teammate who can think creatively.
Strong understanding and experience with both domestic and international privacy requirements.
Outstanding interpersonal skills with a great sense of humor and dedication to integrity.
Experience working collaboratively and effectively with cross-functional teams.
About Adobe
Adobe empowers everyone to create through innovative platforms and tools that unleash creativity, productivity and personalized customer experiences. Adobe’s industry-leading offerings including Adobe Acrobat Studio, Adobe Express, Adobe Firefly, Creative Cloud, Adobe Experience Platform, Adobe Experience Manager, and GenStudio enable people and businesses to turn ideas into impact, powered by AI and driven by human ingenuity.
Our 30,000+ employees worldwide are creating the future and raising the bar as we drive the next decade of growth. We’re on a mission to hire the very best and believe in creating a company culture where all employees are empowered to make an impact. At Adobe, we believe that great ideas can come from anywhere in the organization. The next big idea could be yours.
Let’s Adobe together
At Adobe, we believe in creating a company culture where all employees are empowered to make an impact. Learn more about Adobe life, including our values and culture, focus on people, purpose and community, Adobe for All, comprehensive benefits programs, the stories we tell, the customers we serve, and how you can help us advance our mission of empowering everyone to create.
Adobe is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on gender, race or color, ethnicity or national origin, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic. Learn more.
Adobe aims to make our Careers website and recruiting process accessible to any and all users. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation to navigate our website or complete the application process, email accommodations@adobe.com.
AI Use Guidelines for Interviews:
Our interviews are designed to reflect your own skills and thinking. The use of AI or recording tools during live interviews is not permitted unless explicitly invited by the interviewer or approved in advance as part of a reasonable accommodation. If these tools are used inappropriately or in a way that misrepresents your work, your application may not move forward in the process.
At Adobe, we empower employees to innovate with AI — and we look for candidates eager to do the same. As part of the hiring experience, we provide clear guidance on where AI is encouraged during the process and where it’s restricted during live interviews. See how we think about AI in the hiring experience.
Expected Pay Range:
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several U.S. geographic markets, and we pay differently based on those defined markets. The U.S. pay range for this position is $176,300 - $319,200 annually. Pay within this range varies by work location and may also depend on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for the job location during the hiring process.

In California, the pay range for this position is $220,500 - $319,200
In New York, the pay range for this position is $220,500 - $319,200
At Adobe, for sales roles starting salaries are expressed as total target compensation (TTC = base + commission), and short-term incentives are in the form of sales commission plans. Non-sales roles starting salaries are expressed as base salary and short-term incentives are in the form of the Annual Incentive Plan (AIP).
In addition, certain roles may be eligible for long-term incentives in the form of a new hire equity award.
State-Specific Notices:
California:
Fair Chance Ordinances
Adobe will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records for employment in accordance with state and local laws and “fair chance” ordinances.
Colorado:
Application Window Notice
If this role is open to hiring in Colorado (as listed on the job posting), the application window will remain open until at least the date and time stated above in Pacific Time, in compliance with Colorado pay transparency regulations. If this role does not have Colorado listed as a hiring location, no specific application window applies, and the posting may close at any time based on hiring needs.
Massachusetts:
Massachusetts Legal Notice
It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.
Company
Company facts come from this company's own listings. We only show what the postings themselves carry.