Regulatory Counsel, APAC

<div class="content-intro"><p>Discord has a highly engaged community of millions of daily active users who use the platform for many different reasons, but there’s one thing that nearly everyone does: <strong>play video games.</strong> Discord plays a uniquely important role in the future of gaming, and we are focused on making it easier and more fun for people to hang out before, during, and after playing games.</p></div><p>We're looking for an experienced Regulatory Counsel based in Australia to join Discord’s legal team!&nbsp; Reporting to the Director, Global Regulatory Legal, you'll lead and implement Discord’s regulatory response and proactive legal engagement strategy for APAC (including Australia and New Zealand) on regulatory matters impacting Discord, and supporting in other regions as available. You’ll play a critical role on Discord’s Legal team and collaborate with colleagues throughout the company as you successfully advocate for Discord.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p><em>This is an international position based in Australia </em><em>employed by an international PEO.</em></p> <p><strong>What you'll be doing:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Lead and implement Discord's responses to regulatory requests including:&nbsp; assess the incentive (or threat) posed to Discord by the inquiry; gather and organize responsive data and information; and draft accurate, compelling responses that meet our obligations and further Discord’s interests.</li> <li>Meet with and present to relevant regulatory authorities on Discord’s approach to regulatory compliance and proactively cultivate positive working relationships with key regulators across the region to support long-term engagement and trust.</li> <li>Prepare risk assessments, online safety reports, and other relevant reports for regulatory entities in-region.</li> <li>Together with Public Policy and Policy Legal, monitor new and updated regulations and anticipate enforcement risks. Support Policy Legal and Product Legal teams in developing internal analyses of laws applicable to Discord and strategic positioning in light of new developments.</li> <li>Collaborate with our public policy and communications teams in connection with Discord’s public policy engagement and safety communications strategies and play a role in presenting our narrative.&nbsp;</li> <li>Together with fellow regulatory counsels, maintain up-to-date canonical templates for company practices and positions on topics such as privacy, security, teen safety, etc.</li> </ul> <p><strong>What you should have:</strong></p> <ul> <li>7+ years working in regulatory legal related to Internet regulation (e.g., online safety, user safety, minor safety, privacy, data protection, consumer protecti