Lead counsel

Meta is seeking an attorney to join our Monetization Legal team and serve as Lead Counsel, Monetization (AI). This role includes opportunities to advise Meta’s product and business teams on existing and emerging requirements around offering our machine learning and artificial intelligence products for advertisers. An ideal candidate for the role will have product counseling or relevant law firm experience and a solid understanding of AI, data protection, and platform laws and regulations. You should be a clear communicator with a facility for collaborating across functions. You will join a collegial team of lawyers who identify, evaluate and address legal risks in light of emerging laws, compliance obligations and policies.

Lead Counsel, Monetization (AI) Responsibilities:

• Analyze global products, features, and initiatives and provide practical legal risk mitigation strategies for products across multiple jurisdictions
• Counsel product, engineering and business teams on compliance with existing and emerging AI, data protection, competition, intellectual property and consumer protection laws
• Drive and contribute to high-impact projects with cross-functional stakeholders across business, policy, legal, communications, security, and other cross-functional teams
• Become an expert in AI and advertising legal issues and help build legal frameworks to address risk in these areas
  
  

Minimum Qualifications:

• J.D. degree (or foreign equivalent)
• Active membership in at least one US state bar and eligibility to obtain registered in-house counsel status (if required by the State Bar in the assigned work location)
• 5+ years of legal experience as a practicing attorney, including at a law firm and/or in-house or government experience
• Experience with at least one of the following or related legal areas: AI, data protection, platform, consumer protection, or advertising-related laws and regulations
• Effective communication skills
  
  

Preferred Qualifications:

• In-house experience at an AI, technology, social media, or digital advertising company
• Experience working proactively, independently and reliably under tight timeframes in a fast-paced environment
• Experience collaborating in a multi-stakeholder environment, navigating complex issues, and driving high-impact projects
  
  

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].

$167,000/year to $233,000/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.