Meta seeks a highly motivated team player to serve as Associate General Counsel, Exploitation & Financial Crimes Compliance. This position will play a key role in advising on Meta's compliance program, in particular with respect to human exploitation & adjacent harms manifesting in Meta's apps or transactions (e.g., financial crimes, sex trafficking, forced labor, sextortion, child safety). This is a great opportunity to join a growing legal team and to work on novel issues in an exciting, fast-paced environment.
Associate General Counsel, Human Exploitation & Emerging Risks Compliance Responsibilities:
Provide legal advice and support for product and second line compliance teams with respect to our compliance obligations under US and other laws
Collaborate and align with relevant functions e.g. Product, Compliance, Investigations, to optimize, draft, review and implement safety compliance policies, processes, controls and training
Support second line monitoring and testing teams as they evaluate controls
Advise on safety compliance risks for product and supplier operations
Support internal compliance investigations and risk assessments and support external audits
Undertake special projects and support other payments compliance program initiatives
Minimum Qualifications:
J.D. degree (or foreign equivalent) and membership in at least one U.S. state bar
8+ years of relevant experience with financial crimes or user welfare laws, second line compliance or programmatic compliance design at a law firm or in-house with a multinational corporation
Preferred Qualifications:
in-house preferred
Experience providing practical and effective advice in a fast-paced environment
Interpersonal skills and a commitment to professionalism and collegiality
Proven experience presenting and communicating to audiences
About Meta:
Meta builds technologies that help people connect, find communities, and grow businesses. When Facebook launched in 2004, it changed the way people connect. Apps like Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp further empowered billions around the world. Now, Meta is moving beyond 2D screens toward immersive experiences like augmented and virtual reality to help build the next evolution in social technology. People who choose to build their careers by building with us at Meta help shape a future that will take us beyond what digital connection makes possible today-beyond the constraints of screens, the limits of distance, and even the rules of physics.
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