What to ExpectAs a part of our Legal group, you will have the opportunity to work with a dynamic and experienced team on a wide variety of legal issues impacting Tesla’s business and products globally. You will work directly with business and engineering teams to apply legal standards and applicable frameworks to design innovative data, privacy, cybersecurity, and AI solutions as it relates to Tesla compliance activities and regulatory obligations. You may be challenged to creatively apply your deep legal expertise to rare and complex aspects of the law. Legal smarts are required but you need to have a keen business sense, a strong work ethic, and a deep passion for customers and data protection. You must have the ability to operate independently, proactively, and cross-functionally with technical and non-technical teams across the company. As we expand our offerings globally, your ideas and contributions will make an immediate impact.What You’ll DoAssist in driving privacy and data protection compliance for the appropriate business and functional leaders and their teams . Collaborate with business and engineering teams on incorporating privacy by design into products/services and adopting innovative privacy solutions from inception and beyondContinuously enhance Tesla’s global privacy program through the performance of gap assessments and executing remediation activities . Timely respond to customer as well as regulatory inquiries and investigations related to data, privacy, cybersecurity and AIProvide privacy and data protection guidance to Tesla business functions, such as those supporting our vehicle, energy, insurance, and financing groupsResearch and track global privacy and security legislation, evolving regulations, and enforcement and translating that into practical advice. Counsel on privacy and security incident preparedness and managementCreate and present engaging training and awareness content, and further develop Tesla’s privacy and data protection practices in the US and globallyExperience with executing regulatory requirements and reflecting relevant changes in external privacy notices, internal privacy and data handling policies, playbooks, and other materials supporting Tesla’s global privacy program What You’ll BringStrong substantive knowledge of global privacy laws (including United States and Europe), and relevant privacy, cybersecurity, and AI regulations and frameworks (including CCPA, GDPR, EU AI Act). Excellent analytical, written and verbal skills with the ability to present information/complex legal matters clearly and conciselyDemonstrated ability to independently manage a diverse and complex workload while maintaining priorities and proactively anticipating issues. Consistent good judgment and ability to apply legal knowledge to help create practical business solutionsFlexibility, a positive attitude, a sense of humor, and the ability to constructively balance change in alignment with business needs. Strong execution and project management skills, and ability to corral stakeholders from across the organization on cross-functional initiativesJuris Doctor and membership in good standing in at least one state bar is required. Minimum of 5 years of relevant in-house experience (or law firm) with evidence of exceptional abilityCertified International Privacy Professional Certification (CIPP) is preferredPluses include significant consultancy experience and proficiency in a language in addition to English

Palo Alto, California

Full time