Lead Privacy Counsel

The Legal team at Asana works collaboratively across functions to achieve our ambitious mission of fostering effortless teamwork for everyone. We are a tightly-knit and cooperative group committed to supporting teams throughout the organization, ensuring they have the necessary resources for success while protecting Asana's core values and interests. Within our team, we exchange ideas, collectively solve problems, and collaborate with other groups to navigate through challenging issues. Join our expanding team as we actively contribute to Asana's mission.

You will be part of our global legal team, joining as a San Francisco-based Lead Privacy Counsel. This opportunity allows you to scale a global privacy program within a mission-driven company, working closely with business and technical stakeholders. With a business-first mindset and a passion for global privacy laws, we are seeking an attorney that will play a crucial role in protecting Asana’s core values while fostering collaboration across various teams.

This role reports to Asana’s Head of Global Privacy and Data Protection Officer. This role is based in our San Francisco office with an office-centric hybrid schedule. Along with most Asanas, you’ll work from this office in person on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays. Most Asanas have the option to work from home on Wednesdays. Working from home on Fridays depends on the type of work you do and the teams with which you partner. If you're interviewing for this role, your recruiter will share more about the in-office requirements. 

What you’ll achieve

• Provide clear and practical advice to various teams throughout Asana on privacy and data protection laws, privacy-by-design, and data governance.
• Develop and implement strategies around compliance with new and developing privacy and cybersecurity laws.
• Help the business achieve their goals by advising on global compliance needs for customers in regulated industries like financial services, healthcare, and government. 
• Support Asana’s efforts towards achieving FedRAMP.
• Keep up to date with new and existing data protection regulations and regimes, including but not limited to GDPR, LGPD, state privacy laws, privacy related AI regulations, and data transfer mechanisms.
• Conduct DPIAs, privacy assessments, legitimate interest assessments, and other assessments for internal data processing activities and third-party vendors.
• Be an ambassador for Asana’s privacy, data governance, and regulatory compliance program by delivering training and building out documentation and other programming.
• Support global incident response and mature documentation and procedures.
• Contribute to Asana’s global growth by supporting global privacy, data protection, and data governance initiatives.

About you

• JD from an accredited law school and U.S-qualified (California bar membership or California registered in-house counsel preferred).
• 8+ years of experience working in privacy either in-house at a technology company and/or at a law firm counseling companies on privacy issues.
• You love privacy-related work and view protecting privacy not only as a compliance obligation but also as the right thing to do for our customers.
• Deep knowledge of GDPR, state privacy laws, and a solid understanding of other global privacy and cybersecurity laws.
• Interest in global regulatory compliance in highly regulated industries such as government, financial services, and healthcare.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills and ability to work cross-functionally with lawyers and non-lawyers. 
• Excellent legal and business judgment with the ability both to assess and communicate risks to facilitate compliance programs.
• Proven ability to take initiative, prioritize effectively, manage multiple projects with competing deadlines, work independently, and thrive in ambiguity.
• A strategic mindset focused on maturing global processes with the capability to execute tactically.

At Asana, we're committed to building teams that include a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills, as this is critical to helping us achieve our mission. If you're interested in this role and don't meet every listed requirement, we still encourage you to apply.

What we’ll offer

Our comprehensive compensation package plays a big part in how we recognize you for the impact you have on our path to achieving our mission. We believe that compensation should be reflective of the value you create relative to the market value of your role. To ensure pay is fair and not impacted by biases, we're committed to looking at market value which is why we check ourselves and conduct a yearly pay equity audit.

For this role, the estimated base salary range is between $238,000 - $302,000. The actual base salary will vary based on various factors, including market and individual qualifications objectively assessed during the interview process. The listed range above is a guideline, and the base salary range for this role may be modified.

In addition to base salary, your compensation package may include additional components such as equity, sales incentive pay (for most sales roles), and benefits. If you're interviewing for this role, speak with your Talent Acquisition Partner to learn more about the total compensation and benefits for this role.

We strive to provide equitable and competitive benefits packages that support our employees worldwide and include:

• Mental health, wellness & fitness benefits
• Career coaching & support
• Inclusive family building benefits
• Long-term savings or retirement plans
• In-office culinary options to cater to your dietary preferences 

These are just some of the benefits we offer, and benefits may vary based on role, country, and local regulations. If you're interviewing for this role, speak with your Talent Acquisition Partner to learn more about the total compensation and benefits for this role.

About Us

Asana helps teams orchestrate their work, from small projects to strategic initiatives. Millions of teams around the world rely on Asana to achieve their most important goals, faster. Asana has been named a Top 10 Best Workplace for 5 years in a row, is Fortune's #1 Best Workplace in the Bay Area, and one of Glassdoor’s and Inc.’s Best Places to Work. After spending more than a year physically distanced, Team Asana is safely and mindfully returning to in-person collaboration, incorporating flexibility that adds hybrid elements to our office-centric culture. With 11+ offices all over the world, we are always looking for individuals who care about building technology that drives positive change in the world and a culture where everyone feels that they belong. 

We believe in supporting people to do their best work and thrive, and building a diverse, equitable, and inclusive company is core to our mission. Our goal is to ensure that Asana upholds an inclusive environment where all people feel that they are equally respected and valued, whether they are applying for an open position or working at the company. We provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by law. We also comply with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and similar laws in other locations.

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