Privacy Counsel

Grammarly offers a dynamic hybrid working model for this role. This flexible approach gives team members the best of both worlds: plenty of focus time along with in-person collaboration that helps foster trust, innovation, and a strong team culture._
*** About Grammarly**

Grammarly is the world’s leading AI writing assistance company trusted by over 40 million people and 50,000 organizations. From instantly creating a first draft to perfecting every message, Grammarly helps people at 96% of the_ _Fortune 500 and teams at companies like Atlassian, Databricks, and Zoom get their point across—and get results—with best-in-class security practices that keep data private and protected. Founded in 2009, Grammarly is No. 14 on the _Forbes_ Cloud 100, one of _TIME_’s 100 Most Influential Companies, one of _Fast Company_’s Most Innovative Companies in AI, and one of _Inc._’s Best Workplaces.
*** The Opportunity**

To achieve our ambitious goals, we are seeking a Privacy Counsel to become a vital part of our Legal team, driving forward on our vision for a world-class privacy function. This role involves tackling novel legal and technical issues related to privacy and data protection and contributing to supporting a world-class Legal team. At the core of this position is a remarkable opportunity to make a significant impact by ensuring Grammarly maintains the trust of millions of daily users. This role will work cross-functionally across the company, including with our Trust, Engineering, Product, Marketing, Compliance, and Communications teams.

As a Privacy Counsel, you’ll excel by supporting the evolution and maturation of our global privacy program - bringing a sense of mission and customer-first mindset to the intersection of law, business, and technology. As a member of the Grammarly Legal team, you will also help develop the team’s culture through exemplary care for others and a solid commitment to finding creative solutions to complex questions. This role reports to the Director of Privacy.

In this role, you will:

- Support Grammarly’s ability to deliver on its company objectives through a best-in-class privacy program.
- Collaborate with leadership to integrate privacy by design and as a value-add in business roadmaps, systems, and initiatives.
- Communicate privacy requirements and offer guidance to other teams, including Engineering, Trust, Data, Communications, Product, and other teams within the Legal department.
- Simplify and distill complex global privacy requirements into practical next steps.
- Serve as a key escalation point for Legal in response to privacy incidents.
- Drive updates to Grammarly’s internal and external privacy documentation.
- Assist with customer and vendor contract escalations, business partnerships, and corporate matters through a privacy lens.
- Support scaling of the function by supporting implementation of process improvement, automation, legal technology, and new working methods.
- Engage with regulatory, governmental, industry, and peer groups on privacy legal issues as needed.
***Qualifications**
- Deep understanding of privacy laws, regulations, and frameworks (e.g. GDPR, CCPA/CPRA, ISO 27001) and insight into the generative AI industry, applicable laws, and emerging trends.
- Experience with industry-specific privacy regulations is preferred (e.g., COPPA, FERPA, HIPAA).
- Passionate about Grammarly’s products and the intersection of technology, law, and business and leverages this curiosity to think tactically and strategically.
- Experience with both B2C and B2B SaaS privacy programs and the ability to think big.
- Strong interpersonal communication and problem-solving skills.
- Demonstrated ability to translate complex issues or problems into direct, actionable guidance.
- Demonstrated ability to support and collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders.
- A history of developing a culture of getting to “yes, if ”
- A team player who leads with humility and a healthy sense of humor.
- JD degree from an accredited law school (or foreign equivalent) with membership in good standing in a US state bar.
- 5-8+ years practicing law.
- Embodies our EAGER values—is ethical, adaptable, gritty, empathetic, and remarkable.
- Is inspired by our MOVE principles, which are the blueprint for how things get done at Grammarly: move fast and learn faster, obsess about creating customer value, value impact over activity, and embrace healthy disagreement rooted in trust.
***Compensation and Benefits**

Grammarly offers all team members competitive pay along with a benefits package encompassing the following and more:

- Excellent health care (including a wide range of medical, dental, vision, mental health, and fertility benefits)
- Disability and life insurance options
- 401(k) and RRSP matching
- Paid parental leave
- 20 days of paid time off per year, 12 days of paid holidays per year, two floating holidays per year, and flexible sick time
- Generous stipends (including those for ca