Privacy Legal Counsel (Gaming)

Location: Las Vegas, NV, US; hybrid workplace

Company

hirify.global develops gaming products and focuses on player experiences, product innovation, and data protection.

What you will do

• Provide embedded legal support to product and engineering teams on privacy-by-design and privacy-by-default across the game lifecycle.
• Advise on new features involving player data, personalization, live operations, online services, free-to-play models, analytics, advertising, monetization, and player engagement.
• Conduct and guide Data Protection Impact Assessments and privacy risk assessments.
• Advise on GDPR, UK GDPR, ePrivacy directives, European privacy regulations, and forthcoming US, EU, and UK developments, including the Digital Services Act, AI-related regulation, and children’s data rules.
• Advise on children’s and teens’ privacy, age-appropriate design, parental controls, profiling restrictions, virtual economies, telemetry, behavioral data, and third-party integrations.
• Draft and negotiate data protection clauses, DPAs, cross-border transfer mechanisms including SCCs and the UK IDTA, and collaborate with GIS, Compliance, Product, Engineering, and Marketing.

Requirements

• US-qualified lawyer with 3+ years PQE or equivalent.
• Strong foundation in privacy and data protection law, including CCPA, CPRA, HIPAA, COPPA, CAN-SPAM, GDPR, and UK GDPR.
• Experience advising on consumer-facing digital products or platforms, preferably in a product-counseling role.
• Demonstrated ability to embed legal advice into product development processes.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work cross-functionally with technical and non-legal teams.

Nice to have

• Gaming industry experience.
• Familiarity with ad tech, analytics, and data monetization models.
• Experience developing solutions involving children’s data, age verification, or youth safeguarding frameworks, including Age Appropriate Design Code considerations.
• Privacy certification or specialization such as CIPP/US, CIPP/E, or CIPM.
• In-house experience in a fast-paced technology or gaming environment.

Culture & Benefits

• Work in an inclusive gaming culture focused on innovation, creativity, excellence, and flawless execution.
• Benefits may include annual bonuses and incentives, health and wellbeing benefits, paid time off, retirement plans, insurance coverage, and local or statutory benefits, depending on role and location.
• Specific compensation details are discussed during the recruitment process.