← All roles

Privacy Counsel

Instacart· Legal
Apply on company site
Hybrid (United States)$193k - $244kfull-timePosted 3w ago

About the role

Instacart’s global privacy program is scaling to support its expanding e-commerce, advertising, health, and AI-driven product lines. The role embeds privacy across product, engineering, data science, advertising, health, and business development to provide clear, practical guidance and scalable governance.

Responsibilities

  • Global privacy and data protection developments monitored with enforcement trends translated into actionable guidance for business stakeholders
  • Review and counsel new products and business initiatives across e-commerce, advertising, health, and AI-driven product lines to embed compliant design from the start
  • Establish frameworks for data use in advertising, including data governance on targeting, measurement, and consent, with restricted use of sensitive data
  • Assess and govern data sharing arrangements with retail partners, advertisers, vendors, and subsidiaries, implementing DPAs, BAAs, and cross-border transfer mechanisms (SCCs, DPF)
  • Strengthen privacy program operations: support PRAs and DPIAs, manage intake and documentation processes, and develop standard guidance, templates, playbooks, and training materials

Qualifications

  • J.D. from a top-tier law school; membership in at least one U.S. state bar (California required or ability to register as in-house counsel)
  • 6+ years of experience focused on privacy and data protection, at a leading law firm, in-house, or both
  • Deep working knowledge of CCPA, GDPR, HIPAA, and evolving U.S. state privacy and health data laws
  • Experience advising on adtech, data sharing, and consumer data use in a retail, e-commerce, or platform environment
  • Strong ability to translate complex legal requirements into practical, business-oriented guidance for non-legal stakeholders

Skills

Required:Privacy law knowledgeAdtech and data sharing advisorytranslating legal requirements for business

Benefits

  • Offers may vary based on factors such as experience and skills
  • New hire equity grant and annual refresh grants
  • Flex First remote work policy and competitive compensation and benefits by location
Last updated Oct 1, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
Instacart logo

About Instacart

Marketplace for grocery delivery and pickup

Instacart is the North American leader in online grocery and one of the fastest-growing companies in e-commerce. Instacart’s same-day delivery and pickup services bring fresh groceries and everyday essentials to busy people and families across the U.S. and Canada in as fast as an hour. Since its founding in 2012, Instacart has become an essential service for millions of families, while also serving as an immediate, flexible earnings opportunity for hundreds of thousands of shoppers across North America. The company partners with more than 350 retailers and delivers from more than 25,000 stores across more than 5,500 cities in North America. Today, Instacart is accessible to more than 85% of households in the U.S. and more than 70% of households in Canada.

grocerydeliverye-commerce
Company profileWebsite

More open roles at Instacart