Meta
Associate General Counsel, Product (WhatsApp)
$202K–$274K
Menlo Park, CA +1 · Full-time · Posted Oct 6, 2026
- Location
- Menlo Park, CA
San Francisco, CA - Experience
- 8+ years of legal experience as a practicing attorney, including at a law firm, in-house, or in government.
- Education
- Juris Doctor (JD) or equivalent law degree from an accredited institution.
About the job
Provides legal and regulatory counsel for WhatsApp consumer products and services, partnering with cross-functional teams on product risks, compliance, and strategy.
What you'll do
- Advise on high-impact projects involving legal analysis and compliance, including consumer and data protection laws.
- Oversee outside counsel and coordinate with public policy and communications teams on external communications, policy, and enforcement decisions.
- Set and improve the legal advisory strategy, and manage relationships with business clients.
What they ask for
- Juris Doctor (JD) or equivalent law degree from an accredited institution.
- Active, good-standing bar license in at least one U.S. state or equivalent foreign bar license, with ability to promptly obtain local permission to practice where required.
- 8+ years of legal experience as a practicing attorney, including at a law firm, in-house, or in government.
- Knowledge of global privacy laws, regulations, privacy programs, and industry guidelines; significant product, privacy, or regulatory counseling experience involving global privacy and AI-related laws and guidelines.
Pay
$202,000/year to $274,000/year (base salary)
AI focus
Apply AI-related legal and regulatory counseling; integrate AI tools to optimize or redesign workflows and deliver measurable impact; implement responsible AI practices; and continue developing AI skills, including prompt/context engineering and agent orchestration.
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