Discord
Technology
RegulatoryCounsel,APAC
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“Regulatory Counsel, APAC at Discord. Skills: Regulatory response, APAC regulatory, Legal strategy. Lead and implement regulatory response. Assess incentive or threat”
Industry & Context.
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
7+ years regulatory legal, License to practice law in Australia, Experience with communication/messaging, content, or gaming, Deep knowledge of Australia's regulatory landscape, Experience preparing and submitting responses, Experience meeting with applicable regulators
Nice to Have
Familiarity with Discord, In-house experience at consumer-facing tech platform, Relevant litigation experience
What You'll Do.
Lead and implement regulatory response
Assess incentive or threat
Gather and organize responsive data
Meet with relevant regulatory authorities
Present to regulatory authorities
Cultivate positive working relationships with regulators
Prepare risk assessments
Prepare online safety reports
Monitor new and updated regulations
Anticipate enforcement risks
Support internal analyses of laws
Support strategic positioning
Collaborate with public policy teams
Collaborate with communications teams
Maintain canonical templates for company practices
Maintain templates on privacy
Maintain templates on security
Maintain templates on teen safety
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Legal team; Public Policy; Policy Legal; Product Legal; Communications teams; Fellow regulatory counsels
Communication Scope
Present to regulators; Tailor message to audience
Full Job Description
Discord is used by over 200 million people every month for many different reasons, but there’s one thing that nearly everyone does on our platform: play video games. Over 90% of our users play games, spending a combined 1.5 billion hours playing thousands of unique titles on Discord each month. Discord plays a uniquely important role in the future of gaming. We are focused on making it easier and more fun for people to talk and hang out before, during, and after playing games. We're looking for an experienced Regulatory Counsel based in Australia to join Discord’s legal team! Reporting to the Director, Global Regulatory Legal, you'll lead and implement Discord’s regulatory response and proactive legal engagement strategy for APAC (including Australia and New Zealand) on regulatory matters impacting Discord, and supporting in other regions as available. You’ll play a critical role on Discord’s Legal team and collaborate with colleagues throughout the company as you successfully advocate for Discord. This is an international position based in Australia employed by an international PEO. What you'll be doing: Lead and implement Discord's responses to regulatory requests including: assess the incentive (or threat) posed to Discord by the inquiry; gather and organize responsive data and information; and draft accurate, compelling responses that meet our obligations and further Discord’s interests. Meet with and present to relevant regulatory authorities on Discord’s approach to regulatory compliance and proactively cultivate positive working relationships with key regulators across the region to support long-term engagement and trust. Prepare risk assessments, online safety reports, and other relevant reports for regulatory entities in-region. Together with Public Policy and Policy Legal, monitor new and updated regulations and anticipate enforcement risks. Support Policy Legal and Product Legal teams in developing internal analyses of laws applicable to Discord and strat
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