Roku · 17 hours ago
Assistant General Counsel, Business & Legal Affairs, Consumer Platform Product
San Jose, California
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$262K/yr - $285K/yr
10+ years expRoku is the #1 TV streaming platform in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico, and they are seeking an experienced attorney to join their legal team. The role involves providing legal guidance on privacy and data security laws, advising on product launches, and ensuring compliance with U.S. and international legal requirements.
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Responsibilities
Work closely with the Product and Engineering teams developing Roku’s consumer electronics and Roku’s streaming platform on solutions that proactively manage legal risk while advancing our business goals and protecting our users around the world
Advise on privacy and data security terms for agreements relating to content and digital product distribution
Provide guidance on a wide range of legal issues, including consumer protection, privacy, and data protection laws, to ensure that Roku follows U.S. and international legal requirements, as well as industry best practices, through the application of privacy-by-design principles
Review user flows and user journeys, product feature guides, advertising collateral, promotions, and other user-facing communications to ensure compliance with applicable data protection, consumer protection and advertising laws, regulations, and standards
Collaborate cross-functionally with a wide variety of Roku business units, including the end user experience, devices, mobile, web, ad product, programming, content and services, engineering, marketing and customer support teams
Help develop scalable processes for legal review of new product launches
Keep up to date on the latest developments in the laws, regulations, and industry trends applicable to media, ad tech, Big Data, OTT, IOT and smart devices, including federal and state data privacy laws, consumer protection laws, and other guidance from relevant agencies
Work closely with other members of the legal team to address the company’s broader data collection, storage, use and transfer practices
Support Roku’s privacy compliance efforts as needed
Qualification
Required
At least 10+ years of experience as a practicing attorney
Significant in-house experience advising on data privacy, data protection and the legal and regulatory aspects of product development in the technology space (experience at a consumer-facing, Internet company preferred)
Strong working knowledge of global privacy and data security laws
Experience with other consumer laws a plus
Familiarity with content and digital product distribution agreements, including MVPD, DMVPD, and application development agreement (e.g., Apple, Google, etc.)
A passion for technology and ability to understand complex technology and product use cases quickly
Bachelor's degree and a Juris Doctorate degree from a U.S. accredited law school
Licensed to practice law in the U.S
Benefits
Health insurance
Equity awards
Life insurance
Disability benefits
Parental leave
Wellness benefits
Paid time off
Healthcare (medical, dental, and vision)
Life
Accident
Disability
Commuter
Retirement options (401(k)/pension)
Company
Roku
Roku develops video streaming devices that provide users access to Internet-streamed video or audio services.
1001-5000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (120)
2024 (166)
2023 (81)
2022 (279)
2021 (195)
2020 (107)
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$220.61MKey Investors
News CorpFidelityGlobespan Capital Partners
2017-09-28IPO
2015-11-09Series H· $45.5M
2015-11-01Secondary Market
Leadership Team
Preston Smalley
VP of Viewer Product
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Thomas Dodson
Vice President of Platform Operations
Recent News
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