Meta’s Product Counsel organization provides strategic legal advice and risk mitigation to product, engineering, and business teams across Meta’s family of products and services. The organization partners cross-functionally to address complex, novel legal issues in a fast-paced, innovative environment, and influences product and business decisions at scale. This individual will be part of the Instagram Product Counseling team and will be responsible for providing strategic legal advice to internal product and business teams, primarily in connection with Content & Discovery Safety, Integrity, and Regulatory Readiness. The role requires the development and application of evolving legal frameworks to new products and services, as well as a willingness to learn complex technical systems. This is a great opportunity to learn about interesting new technologies and business models, and work at the forefront of novel issues in an environment with constantly evolving priorities.

Associate General Counsel, Product (Instagram) Responsibilities:

• Provide and lead practical, strategic legal advising to product, engineering, and business teams across Meta’s global products and initiatives
• Analyze new products, features, and business models to identify and mitigate legal risks across multiple jurisdictions
• Advise on a broad range of legal subject areas, including consumer protection, data protection, privacy, competition, intellectual property, and emerging legal frameworks
• Drive high-profile, high-impact projects involving legal analysis and compliance with cross-functional stakeholders (business, policy, legal, communications, security, etc.)
• Influence product and business decisions, ensuring alignment with legal and regulatory requirements
• Proactively identify and address potential legal roadblocks, developing plans to mitigate risks
  
  

Minimum Qualifications:

• Juris Doctor (JD) or equivalent law degree from an accredited institution
• Active and in good standing bar license in at least one U.S. state or equivalent foreign bar license. Where the jurisdiction of licensure differs from the location in which the role is based, the ability to promptly obtain permission to practice law for Meta in that location
• 8+ years of legal experience as a practicing attorney, including at a law firm, in-house, or in government
• Demonstrated experience providing legal advice on technology, internet, or media products and services
• Experience with advertising, privacy, data protection, consumer protection, competition, and/or intellectual property laws and regulations
• Effective communication, legal-writing, and interpersonal skills
• Demonstrated business judgment, client counseling, and strategic thinking skills
• Proven track record of delivering results with large-scale, cross-functional projects in a fast-paced environment
• Experience making decisions in the face of ambiguity and evolving priorities
  
  

Preferred Qualifications:

• Product, privacy, or integrity counseling experience
• Demonstrated experience with global safety, integrity, and content regulations such as the Digital Services Act and Online Safety. Act, and regional equivalents
• Regulatory readiness experience, specifically the proactive development of company-wide regulatory response strategies
  
  

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.

Meta is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. Meta participates in the E-Verify program in certain locations, as required by law. Please note that Meta may leverage artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies in connection with applications for employment.

Meta is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities in our recruiting process. If you need any assistance or accommodations due to a disability, please let us know at [email protected].

$202,000/year to $274,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits

Individual compensation is determined by skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Compensation details listed in this posting reflect the base hourly rate, monthly rate, or annual salary only, and do not include bonus, equity or sales incentives, if applicable. In addition to base compensation, Meta offers benefits. Learn more about benefits at Meta.