# Director, Ads Product Legal

**Company:** [Reddit](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/reddit)
**Location:** Remote
**Role:** Legal
**Salary:** $299k – $419k/yr
**Experience:** 12+ years
**Skills:** GDPR, Eprivacy Directive, U.S. State Privacy Laws, Ad Tech, Online Advertising Ecosystems, Pixels, Capi, Mmps, Data Clean Rooms, Measurement Vendors, Dsa Compliance, Vlop Compliance, Privacy Frameworks, Data Protection, Regulatory Compliance
**Posted:** 2026-05-11

> Leads global ads product legal team, providing strategic counsel to Ads Product/Engineering and C-Suite on privacy, targeting, measurement, and compliance for new products. Requires 12-15+ years law experience including 7+ in-house ads counsel at tech firm.

## Job Description

## What You'll Do

- Lead a team of ads lawyers supporting Reddit’s Ads Product, Ads Engineering, and Monetization org.
- Act as a player-coach, directly counseling and providing strategic advice to business leadership and Reddit's C-Suite on our most mission-critical ads product initiatives, such as Reddit Max, search and dynamic product ads, identity & signals, targeting, measurement, and brand safety products.
- Advise Reddit’s Ads Policy teams on how to scale across emerging verticals and global markets.
- Develop and drive a coherent legal strategy and risk framework for ads products globally, aligning with Privacy, Regulatory, and Commercial Legal on risk appetite, escalation paths, and documentation standards.
- Help drive allocation and prioritization of engineering resources for legal initiatives as we enter or expand into new markets (e.g., DSA/VLOP compliance).
- Build scalable internal systems and processes and provide practical, creative solutions to help accelerate Reddit’s launch velocity.
- Design scalable external mechanisms (e.g., click-through terms, settings flows, notices, arbitration/opt-out flows) that support product velocity and reduce one-off negotiations.

## What We're Looking For

- A confident leader to directly advise Ads Product leadership and our C-suite on strategic judgments balancing business objectives and risks.
- **12-15+ years practicing law**, including **7+ years in-house** as an ads product counsel at a tech company (preferably a UGC platform) and significant time leading an ads product counsel team.
- Deep familiarity with privacy and data protection frameworks relevant to ads globally (**e.g., GDPR, ePrivacy Directive, U.S. state privacy laws, children’s/sensitive data, and self-regulatory regimes**) and substantial focus on measurement, targeting, ad tech, and regulatory compliance.
- Strong working knowledge of online advertising ecosystems (platforms, Pixels/CAPI, MMPs, data clean rooms, measurement vendors) and how data moves through them.
- Excellent written and verbal communication, including the ability to distill complex technical and legal issues into crisp, actionable guidance and decision docs.
- Proven ability to set a clear legal strategy, influence senior cross-functional leaders, and drive alignment in ambiguous, fast-moving environments.
- **JD** and active membership in at least one U.S. state bar (or ability to register as in-house counsel where required).

## Benefits

- Comprehensive Healthcare Benefits and Income Replacement Programs
- 401k with Employer Match
- Global Benefit programs that fit your lifestyle, from workspace to professional development to caregiving support
- Family Planning Support
- Gender-Affirming Care
- Mental Health & Coaching Benefits
- Flexible Vacation & Paid Volunteer Time Off
- Generous Paid Parental Leave

**Base salary range: $299,200—$418,800 USD** (plus equity and benefits)

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