Product & Privacy Counsel

The legal team at Turo is expanding and looking to add a dynamic, practical, and proactive product and privacy counsel to support Turo’s growing business. This role reports to the Senior Director, Associate General Counsel, Privacy & Product, and serves as legal partner to most teams across Turo. Collaboration will be a crucial attribute as this role will work closely with legal team members globally and support various business teams. This position can be located in our Phoenix, Arizona, San Francisco, California, or Toronto, Canada office. 

• Deliver clear, actionable, easy-to-understand, and practical legal advice to the various business functions, including product, engineering, security, marketing, and operations.  

• Partner closely with Turo’s engineering security team to provide legal and strategic advice on a range of matters, including vendor due diligence, third party privacy and security assessments, governance, risk and compliance, and privacy and security incident response.

• Build positive and influential relationships company-wide through trusted advising, knowledge-sharing, and training.

• Perform legal reviews of new products, features, and market expansions and advise on how to position and structure these launches to reduce risk while growing the business profitably.

• Track and analyze proposed, pending, and new domestic and global privacy, data security, and consumer legislation that could impact the business and recommend necessary modifications to practices.

• Effectively collaborate with regional and global colleagues to (i) provide globally aligned legal advice that appropriately balances domestic and global perspectives and needs; and (ii) participate in global workstreams. 

• Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to develop and improve Turo’s data protection and security policies, standards, and practices, to ensure they meet global legal requirements.

• Negotiate and draft data processing agreements and AI regulatory terms in customer and vendor agreements.

• Conduct privacy due diligence reviews and privacy impact assessments.

• JD degree from an accredited law school and a license to practice law in the state (province and/or country) in which you work.

• Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP) or similar certification preferred, but not required.

• Have 3+ years of legal experience, including applicable in-house consumer-focused experience, preferably at a late-stage (or public) tech company with a global footprint.

• You are collaborative, pragmatic, flexible, comfortable operating in gray areas, business-focused, and highly skilled at prioritization and multitasking.

• You are knowledgeable on applicable legal and regulatory concerns, including data protection, privacy, and consumer protection laws.

• Flexibility and willingness to work with all levels of the organization and to roll up your sleeves to get the job done. You are motivated, organized, and creative. You can research and master complex legal topics and communicate them to non-lawyers in brief, clear, pragmatic language. You are patient, calm under pressure, respectful to your co-workers, and bring a positive attitude to the office.

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For this role, the target base salary range in San Francisco is $192,000 - $240,000 USD annually and the target base salary range in Toronto is $139,000 - $174,000 CAD. This role is also eligible for equity and benefits. In general, our ranges reflect the market-based target for new hire salaries based on the level and location of the role. Within the range, individual pay is determined by objective factors assessed during the application and interview process, such as job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. We encourage you to talk with your recruiter to learn more about the total compensation and benefits available for this role.

Turo highly values having employees working in-office to foster a collaborative work environment and company culture. This role will be in-office on a hybrid schedule — Turists will be expected to work in the office 3 days per week on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. Your recruiter can share more information about the various in-office perks Turo offers.

• Competitive salary, equity, benefits, and perks for all full-time employees

• Employer-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance (Country specific)

• Retirement employer match

• Learning & Development stipend to invest in your professional development

• Turo host matching program

• Turo travel credit

• Cell phone and internet stipend

• Paid time off to relax and recharge

• Paid holidays, volunteer time off, and parental leave

• For those who are in the office full-time or hybrid we have in-office lunch, office snacks, and fun activities

We are committed to building a diverse team. If you are from a background that's underrepresented in tech, we'd love to meet you.

Aside from an award winning work environment and the opportunity to be part of the world’s largest car sharing marketplace, we are also growing the team quickly - join us!  Even if you don't meet every qualification, we are looking for people with enthusiasm for what we do and we will consider you for this and other possibilities.

Turo is the world’s largest car sharing marketplace where you can book the perfect car for wherever you’re going from a vibrant community of trusted hosts across the US, UK, Canada, Australia, and France. Whether you're flying in from afar or looking for a car down the street, searching for a rugged truck or something smooth and swanky, Turo puts you in the driver's seat of an extraordinary selection of cars shared by local hosts.

Discover Turo at https://turo.com, the App Store, and Google Play, and check out our blog, Field Notes.  

Read more about the Turo culture according to Turo CEO, Andre Haddad.

Turo is an Equal Opportunity Employer and a participant in the U.S. Federal E-Verify program.  Women, minorities, individuals with disabilities and protected veterans are encouraged to apply.  We welcome people of different backgrounds, experiences, abilities and perspectives.  

Turo will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, as applicable.  

We welcome candidates with physical, mental, and/or neurological disabilities. If you require assistance applying for an open position, or need accommodation during the recruiting process due to a disability, please submit a request to People Operations by emailing [email protected].