Electronic Arts (EA)
Description
Electronic Arts (EA) seeks a passionate, collaborative privacy attorney to join its Legal Privacy team. This role helps shape the future of safe, innovative, and player-first gaming experiences by embedding privacy-by-design into products and services and supporting a global privacy program across game studios, marketing, central technology, and AI initiatives. The position reports to EA's Senior Privacy Counsel in Los Angeles and requires on-site presence at least three days per week in Los Angeles, Kirkland, Austin, or Vancouver. Role Responsibilities
Partner with the Privacy Team to design, implement, and enhance a global privacy program focused on risk assessment, control design, compliance monitoring, and long-term program evolution. Advise on complex or high-risk privacy issues in game development, deployment, live services, marketing/ad-tech, marketplace/commerce tools, and player-engagement features. Act as the primary legal partner for central technology and engineering, embedding privacy-by-design from concept through launch across shared platforms, back-end systems, cross-game infrastructure, and enterprise internal tools. Shape and refine internal privacy and data governance policies, playbooks, and practical guidance. Deliver legal research and actionable advice on emerging global privacy regulations, building expertise on key laws and issues. Guide vendor and partner privacy diligence, including third-party integrations such as SDKs, ad-tech, analytics, and cloud providers. Contribute to incident response readiness and execution, including data breach investigations, regulator notifications, and communications to players and employees. Support responses to regulator inquiries, audits, and investigations with cross-functional partners. Develop targeted training and awareness programs for studios, engineers, and business partners to reinforce privacy and data protection best practices. Track organizational processes and internal controls, conduct effectiveness reviews, and document PIAs/DPIAs and RoPAs to demonstrate compliance and drive continuous improvement. Qualifications
J.D. with 5+ years of relevant legal experience. Strong background in consumer privacy, data protection, and information governance, ideally supporting digital product launches in consumer technology, gaming, or entertainment. Experience interpreting and advising on global privacy laws (GDPR, U.S. state privacy laws, and other international frameworks). Ability to bridge legal, technical, and design domains with sufficient technical/UX fluency to partner with engineers and designers on privacy-forward experiences. Knowledge of children’s and age-appropriate design and compliance frameworks; familiarity with online safety laws protecting minors. Experience with technology transactions, including drafting and negotiating DPAs. Understanding of incident response processes, including data breach preparedness and management. Comfort with using AI tools to enhance productivity; interest in AI privacy and ethics and responsible data use in emerging tech. Professional certifications such as CIPP/US, CIPP/E, CIPM, or AIGP preferred. Background in computer science, engineering, or another technical discipline is a plus. Compensation And Benefits
The ranges listed below reflect EA’s good-faith expectations for these locations at the time of posting. Pay offers are determined based on education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, location, and business needs. Benefits include paid time off, sick time, holidays, parental leave, health/dental/vision insurance, life and disability insurance, and 401(k); some roles may include bonus and equity. | UK/Canada: various location-based ranges and benefits apply. About Electronic Arts
EA values adaptability, resilience, creativity, and curiosity. We partner leadership to enable growth and learning, support holistic well-being, and provide opportunities across global locations. Benefits are tailored to local needs and may include healthcare, mental well-being support, retirement savings, paid time off, family leaves, and more. EA is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, genetic information, religion, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, marital status, family status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. EA also considers applicants with criminal records as required by applicable law and provides workplace accommodations as needed. Seniority level: Mid-Senior level Employment type: Full-time Job function: Legal
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Electronic Arts (EA) seeks a passionate, collaborative privacy attorney to join its Legal Privacy team. This role helps shape the future of safe, innovative, and player-first gaming experiences by embedding privacy-by-design into products and services and supporting a global privacy program across game studios, marketing, central technology, and AI initiatives. The position reports to EA's Senior Privacy Counsel in Los Angeles and requires on-site presence at least three days per week in Los Angeles, Kirkland, Austin, or Vancouver. Role Responsibilities
Partner with the Privacy Team to design, implement, and enhance a global privacy program focused on risk assessment, control design, compliance monitoring, and long-term program evolution. Advise on complex or high-risk privacy issues in game development, deployment, live services, marketing/ad-tech, marketplace/commerce tools, and player-engagement features. Act as the primary legal partner for central technology and engineering, embedding privacy-by-design from concept through launch across shared platforms, back-end systems, cross-game infrastructure, and enterprise internal tools. Shape and refine internal privacy and data governance policies, playbooks, and practical guidance. Deliver legal research and actionable advice on emerging global privacy regulations, building expertise on key laws and issues. Guide vendor and partner privacy diligence, including third-party integrations such as SDKs, ad-tech, analytics, and cloud providers. Contribute to incident response readiness and execution, including data breach investigations, regulator notifications, and communications to players and employees. Support responses to regulator inquiries, audits, and investigations with cross-functional partners. Develop targeted training and awareness programs for studios, engineers, and business partners to reinforce privacy and data protection best practices. Track organizational processes and internal controls, conduct effectiveness reviews, and document PIAs/DPIAs and RoPAs to demonstrate compliance and drive continuous improvement. Qualifications
J.D. with 5+ years of relevant legal experience. Strong background in consumer privacy, data protection, and information governance, ideally supporting digital product launches in consumer technology, gaming, or entertainment. Experience interpreting and advising on global privacy laws (GDPR, U.S. state privacy laws, and other international frameworks). Ability to bridge legal, technical, and design domains with sufficient technical/UX fluency to partner with engineers and designers on privacy-forward experiences. Knowledge of children’s and age-appropriate design and compliance frameworks; familiarity with online safety laws protecting minors. Experience with technology transactions, including drafting and negotiating DPAs. Understanding of incident response processes, including data breach preparedness and management. Comfort with using AI tools to enhance productivity; interest in AI privacy and ethics and responsible data use in emerging tech. Professional certifications such as CIPP/US, CIPP/E, CIPM, or AIGP preferred. Background in computer science, engineering, or another technical discipline is a plus. Compensation And Benefits
The ranges listed below reflect EA’s good-faith expectations for these locations at the time of posting. Pay offers are determined based on education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, location, and business needs. Benefits include paid time off, sick time, holidays, parental leave, health/dental/vision insurance, life and disability insurance, and 401(k); some roles may include bonus and equity. | UK/Canada: various location-based ranges and benefits apply. About Electronic Arts
EA values adaptability, resilience, creativity, and curiosity. We partner leadership to enable growth and learning, support holistic well-being, and provide opportunities across global locations. Benefits are tailored to local needs and may include healthcare, mental well-being support, retirement savings, paid time off, family leaves, and more. EA is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, genetic information, religion, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, marital status, family status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. EA also considers applicants with criminal records as required by applicable law and provides workplace accommodations as needed. Seniority level: Mid-Senior level Employment type: Full-time Job function: Legal
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