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Privacy Counsel
Role at a glance
- Category
- Privacy
- Work arrangement
- On-site
- Location
- San Francisco, CA
- Salary range
- $185,000
- Posted
- Jul 5, 2026
Figma is hiring a Privacy Counsel in San Francisco, CA. This is a Privacy role in the governance, risk, and compliance field, with a posted range of $185,000. Review the full details below and apply directly with Figma.
Figma is growing our team of passionate creatives and builders on a mission to make design accessible to all. Figma’s platform helps teams bring ideas to life—whether you re brainstorming, creating a prototype, translating designs into code, or iterating with AI. From idea to product, Figma empowers teams to streamline workflows, move faster, and work together in real time from anywhere in the world. If you re excited to shape the future of design and collaboration, join us! We re looking for an attorney with expertise in privacy law and AI governance to join Figma s Legal team. In this role, you ll collaborate with Product, Engineering, Policy, and Commercial teams to support Figma s responsible growth, advising on privacy compliance, AI product development, and emerging regulatory requirements. You ll play a key role in shaping how Figma navigates a shifting regulatory environment spanning privacy, AI, and emerging global frameworks while enabling innovation across our platform. This is a full-time role that can be held from one of our US hubs or remotely in the United States. What you ll do at Figma: and and and and and -col gap-1 Advise on global privacy laws and regulations, including GDPR, CCPA/CPRA, and emerging international frameworks, as they apply to Figma s products, features, and data practices Partner with Product and Engineering teams to assess legal and regulatory risks associated with AI features and products, including evolving requirements such as the EU AI Act Draft, review, and negotiate data processing agreements, data-sharing agreements, and other commercial contracts with privacy implications Conduct privacy reviews and AI impact assessments for new and existing products and features Develop and maintain privacy and AI governance policies, standards, and compliance programs Monitor legislative and regulatory developments and help shape Figma s legal strategy on privacy and AI matters We d love to hear from you if you have: and and and and and -col gap-1 J.D. and active license to practice law in at least one U.S. jurisdiction 4+ years of experience advising on privacy and data protection matters at a technology company, law firm, or both Deep knowledge of privacy frameworks such as GDPR, CCPA/CPRA, and related global regulations Experience advising on AI, machine learning, or other emerging technology products and associated governance requirements Demonstrated ability to translate complex legal and regulatory requirements into
Full responsibilities and requirements are on Figma's application page.
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