Counsel - Regulatory Compliance

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Nextdoor is where you connect to the neighborhoods that matter to you so you can belong. Our purpose is to cultivate a kinder world where everyone has a neighborhood they can rely on.

Neighbors around the world turn to Nextdoor daily to receive trusted information, give and get help, get things done, and build real-world connections with those nearby — neighbors, businesses, and public services. Today, neighbors rely on Nextdoor in more than 335,000 neighborhoods across 11 countries.

Meet Your Future Neighbors

The Counsel team is a close-knit and collaborative team that supports the entire Nextdoor community.  Each member of our team brings individual opinions, perspectives and expertise, and we work together to ensure excellence and consistency in legal advice and counsel across the company and globally.  We are reliable, trustworthy, and innovative in our support of Nextdoor’s business goals, and our purpose of cultivating a kinder world.

At Nextdoor, we offer a warm and inclusive work environment that embraces a hybrid employment model, blending an in office presence and work from home experience for our valued employees.  

The Impact You’ll Make

As Regulatory Compliance Counsel, you’ll be responsible for analyzing laws that impact the Nextdoor platform and suite of products, developing practical and balanced compliance plans, and working cross-functionally with teams across the organization to put these plans into action. These laws cover a broad range of topics across all 11 jurisdictions in which we operate, including privacy, marketing, IP, online content, and online safety. You may also interface with legislators and regulators on Nextdoor’s behalf to advance the Company’s policy positions and support our business goals. 

You will use your experience, expertise, and perspective every day in order to:  

• Keep abreast of applicable legislation and legal developments in all relevant jurisdictions
• Work independently and in conjunction with our trade associations to advocate for changes to legislation that are beneficial to Nextdoor and our strategic business objectives
• Build relationships with legislators and regulators to advance Nextdoor’s interests
• Help craft Nextdoor’s government relations strategy
• Develop and implement compliance plans that address legal risks in practical and business-centric ways in close collaboration with our cross-functional partners
• Respond to legislative and regulatory inquiries
• Participate in in-person Nextdoor events, trainings, off-sites, volunteer days, and other team building exercises
• Build in-person relationships with team members and contribute to the KIND culture that Nextdoor values  

What You’ll Bring To The Team

• Minimum of 4 years or experience in a law firm, in-house counsel, or government role
• J.D. from a nationally recognized law school
• Active law license in any state in good standing
• Familiarity with data privacy, marketing, IP, online content, online safety, and other laws relevant to social media platforms
• Interest in shaping policy and government relations
• Strong communication skills, and experience communicating and explaining complex legal issues to business partners
• Ability to work on multiple projects, prioritize and organize workload
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and presentation skill
• Ability to assess and manage risk
• Comfortable in a highly collaborative environment
• Ability to network and build relationships with colleagues and internal clients as well as with peers and partners at trade organizations
• Strong analytical and interpersonal skills

Rewards

Compensation, benefits, perks, and recognition programs at Nextdoor come together to create one overall rewards package.

The starting salary for this role is expected to range from $150,000 - $205,000 on an annualized basis, or potentially greater in the event that your 'level' of proficiency exceeds the level expected for the role. Compensation may also vary by geography.

We also expect to award a meaningful equity grant for this role. With equal quarterly vesting, your first vest date would be within the first 3 months of your start date.

Overall, total compensation will vary depending on your relevant skills, experience, and qualifications.

When it comes to benefits, we have you covered! Nextdoor employees can choose between a variety of health plans, including a 100% covered employee only plan, and provide a OneMedical membership for concierge care.

At Nextdoor, we empower our employees to build stronger local communities. To create a platform where all feel welcome, we want our workforce to reflect the diversity of the neighbors we seek to serve. We encourage everyone interested in our mission to apply. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, age, or any other trait that unfairly targets a group of people. In accordance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we always consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

For information about our collection and use of applicants’ personal information, please see Nextdoor's Personnel Privacy Notice, found here.