At Caffeine, we want to change how people consume live television - making it more friendly, connected, and fun. To do this, we’re building a new social broadcasting platform that features world-class content, easy-to-use broadcasting tools, a social and fun viewing experience, and an engaged broadcaster community.
This is an exciting and enormous challenge, and we will only be successful if we build a supportive and collaborative team. Our teams prioritize delighting our community of viewers and broadcasters, working with intention, taking ownership of our commitments, and acting with resilience and determination—all with the intention to ship greatness, always.
As Head of Compliance, you will lead and advise our business functions on all aspect of existing and emerging rules and regulations on privacy and information security. Our team works with technical, development, and business teams to solve some of the hardest challenges in a constantly evolving digital era. To be successful in this role, we are looking for someone who is passionate about compliance and business growth, and who is energized by the challenges of working in a startup. This role will engage with all levels of employees and management, so social and communication skills will be vital to building strong working relationships.
What You'll Do
- Provide legal advice and counsel to Caffeine, its management, and its team members. Lead efforts in crafting, reviewing, and revising policies, procedures, protocols, and reporting requirements related to product technology, consumer data privacy, cybersecurity, and intellectual property.
- Participate in the definition and development of corporate policies, procedures, and programs as well as provide continuing counsel and mentorship on legal matters and all legal implications of such matters.
- Manage the review of vendor and partner contacts and provide mentorship for negotiations.
- Advise on intellectual property, joint development, and software licensing matters in connection with day-to-day and strategic commercial transactions.
- Lead privacy compliance design, working closely with our Risk & Compliance Lead to ensure policies and procedures are in place and maintained.
- Own the creation of legal templates and playbooks for the business to operate efficiently and independently where possible.
- Develop and implement training and education programs to train various business partners on commercial contract terms and our contracting processes.
- Conduct research on emerging issues confronting the organization.
- Collaborate with global subject matter experts to assist with research and compliance efforts to ensure effective compliance programs.
Who You Are & What You've Done
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
- 10+ years of experience with developing, managing and implementing regulatory compliance programs in a consulting and/or in-house setting.
- Experience in project management.
- Experience in one or more regulatory compliance areas (e.g., privacy, security, trade) and risk management.
- JD from an accredited law school and/or Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or other technical-related field.
- Experience partnering effectively with cross-functional teams and influencing others without direct authority.
- Experience with dual-sided marketplaces or platforms.
- Skilled in preparing presentations as well as creating and delivering executive-level communications.
- Excellent organization and communication skills.
We are committed to an inclusive and diverse Caffeine. We believe that different perspectives lead to better ideas, and better ideas allow us to better understand the needs and interests of our diverse, global community. We welcome people of different backgrounds, experiences, abilities and perspectives and are an equal opportunity employer.
