The Strategic Response Legal (SR-L) team supports Meta’s global legal team and cross-functional partners in responding to high profile, complex and often time-sensitive challenges. This small and nimble team seeks an agile attorney to lead strategic response efforts focusing on APAC, but with the ability to pitch in globally.
In this role, you will focus on driving coordination and strategic decision-making on critical issues, under intense public scrutiny and logistical pressure. You will provide timely, clear-eyed, actionable advice to Meta’s leadership and key functions across the business (including Communications, Policy, Product, and the broader Strategic Response program). You will bring a global perspective to truly unprecedented matters on the leading edge of technology law as a part of Meta’s world class in-house team.This role will be based in Singapore
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Serve as front line for the Chief Legal Officer’s strategic initiatives
- Lead and coordinate among legal and cross-functional stakeholders around the globe to respond quickly to unexpected internal and external events requiring legal support
- Manage strategic elements of longer-term legal initiatives involving multiple specialties and jurisdictions
- Quickly ramp on multi-faceted legal problems and distill and synthesize advice from a range of subject matter experts for leadership and non-legal audiences
- Build strong working relationships with the Legal leadership team, along with Policy and Communications teams
- Proactively identify and mitigate legal risks and facilitate escalation and decision-making
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
- J.D. degree (or foreign equivalent), and an active membership in at least one U.S. state bar
- 8+ years of legal experience as a practicing attorney either in-house or at a law firm
- Experience in one of the following or related area: Litigation, investigations, product counseling, or regulatory affairs
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Sound judgment, grace under pressure, and a collaborative mindset
- Confidence making decisions where there is ambiguity or incomplete information
- Willingness to roll up sleeves and tackle any problem with enthusiasm
- Communication skills and a knack for diplomacy
- Experience in crisis management, litigation/strategic communications, or public affairs
Meta builds technologies that help people connect, find communities, and grow businesses. When Facebook launched in 2004, it changed the way people connect. Apps like Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp further empowered billions around the world. Now, Meta is moving beyond 2D screens toward immersive experiences like augmented and virtual reality to help build the next evolution in social technology. People who choose to build their careers by building with us at Meta help shape a future that will take us beyond what digital connection makes possible today—beyond the constraints of screens, the limits of distance, and even the rules of physics.
