Senior Director, Legal - Product Counsel

The role

You will lead the Product Counsel function for SIE, managing a team of legal professionals. You will advise product, engineering, and design teams on regulatory, legal, and compliance issues for the PlayStation platform.

What you will do

• Lead the Product Counsel function and manage a team of legal professionals.
• Advise stakeholders across product, engineering, and legal departments on regulatory and compliance issues.
• Stay up-to-date on U.S. and international laws related to privacy, safety, and hardware compliance.
• Formulate global legal advice collaborating with legal department members in Europe and Asia.
• Explain complex legal issues in basic terms for non-legal stakeholders.
• Provide pragmatic day-to-day and strategic advice to minimize legal risks.
• Draft clear and concise communications including public and client facing materials.
• Manage internal projects, provide training, processes and procedures, and drive cross-functional efforts.

Required qualifications

• At least 18 years of progressive experience, particularly working as product counsel in a technology company with experience working as a global lead.
• JD or LLM degree from top law school.
• Member of a U.S. state bar.
• Must be qualified for and quickly obtain Registered In-House Counsel status in California and maintain that status.
• Experience counseling product development, technical, business and support teams.
• Experience leading the formulation of legal advice across global markets.
• Experience leading and managing teams of legal professionals.
• Legal expertise in consumer protections laws, FTC or DPA regulatory actions, consumer online account issues, e-commerce and digital entertainment distribution, intellectual property, privacy, data sec
• Ability to thrive in a team environment.
• Superior organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Superior ability to influence and persuade across business, technical and support functions.

Nice to have

• California State Bar membership
• Experience in the video game industry

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Matching 401(k)
• Paid time off
• Wellness program
• Employee discounts for Sony products
• May be eligible for a bonus package

Before you apply

• Sony Interactive Entertainment conducts background checks at the offer stage.

About the company

Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) is the company behind the PlayStation brand. It is a dynamic technology company and an entertainment leader.