Legal Counsel, Privacy

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Legal Counsel, Privacy role at Electronic Arts (EA)

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Electronic Arts creates next-level entertainment experiences that inspire players and fans around the world. Here, everyone is part of the story. A team where creativity thrives, new perspectives are invited, and ideas matter. A team where everyone makes play happen.

Los Angeles, CA;
Kirkland, WA;
Austin, TX; or Vancouver, BC — Hybrid

• Partner with the Privacy Team to design, implement, and continuously enhance a comprehensive 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.
• Serve as the primary legal partner for central technology and engineering organizations, embedding privacy-by-design from concept through launch across shared platforms, back-end systems, cross-game infrastructure, and enterprise-wide 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 subject-matter 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 player- and employee-facing communications.
• Support responses to regulator inquiries, audits, and investigations, in collaboration 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 complete documentation (such as PIAs/DPIAs, and RoPAs) to demonstrate compliance and drive continuous improvement.

• J.D. with 5+ years of relevant legal experience.
• Strong background in consumer privacy, data protection, and information governance, ideally with experience supporting digital product launches in the consumer technology, gaming, or entertainment industries.
• Experience interpreting and advising on global privacy laws, including GDPR and U.S. state privacy laws, as well as other international frameworks.
• Ability to bridge the gap between legal, technical, and design, with sufficient technical and UX fluency to partner effectively with engineers and designers in creating privacy-forward, player-facing experiences.
• Knowledge of children's and age-appropriate design and compliance frameworks, along with familiarity in online safety laws and requirements aimed at protecting minors.
• Experience with technology transactions, including drafting and negotiating Data Processing Agreements (DPAs).
• Understanding of incident response processes, including data breach preparedness and management.
• Comfort with using AI tools to enhance individual and team productivity.
• Interest in AI privacy and ethics, including responsible data use in emerging technologies.
• Professional certifications such as CIPP/US, CIPP/E, CIPM, or AIGP preferred.
• Background in computer science, engineering, or another technical discipline is a plus.

The ranges listed below are what EA in good faith expects to pay applicants for this role in these locations at the time of this posting. If you reside in a different location, a recruiter will advise on the applicable range and benefits. Pay offered will be determined based on a number of relevant business and candidate factors (e.g. education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, or business needs).

Pay ranges

• British Columbia (depending on location e.g. Vancouver vs. Victoria) $130,800 - $183,000 CAD
• California (depending on location e.g. Los…