Associate General Counsel, Director, Regulatory Strategy

About Us

At Cloudflare, we are on a mission to help build a better Internet. Today the company runs one of the world’s largest networks that powers millions of websites and other Internet properties for customers ranging from individual bloggers to SMBs to Fortune 500 companies. Cloudflare protects and accelerates any Internet application online without adding hardware, installing software, or changing a line of code. Internet properties powered by Cloudflare all have web traffic routed through its intelligent global network, which gets smarter with every request. As a result, they see significant improvement in performance and a decrease in spam and other attacks. Cloudflare was named to Entrepreneur Magazine’s Top Company Cultures list and ranked among the World’s Most Innovative Companies by Fast Company. 

We realize people do not fit into neat boxes. We are looking for curious and empathetic individuals who are committed to developing themselves and learning new skills, and we are ready to help you do that. We cannot complete our mission without building a diverse and inclusive team. We hire the best people based on an evaluation of their potential and support them throughout their time at Cloudflare. Come join us! 

Available Locations: Washington D.C.

The Role

Cloudflare is a leading connectivity cloud company that runs one of the world’s largest and most interconnected networks, powering and protecting millions of websites, remote teams, applications, and anything connected to the Internet. Our global network, fast-paced innovation, and commitment to helping build a better Internet puts us at the forefront of some of the most complex and important issues in technology and law. We are looking for an experienced lawyer to help navigate this constantly evolving regulatory landscape.

Cloudflare is looking for a lawyer to help lead our response to Cloudflare’s most complex regulatory issues, whether they arise from regulatory inquiries or enforcement actions, new legal requirements, or proposed new laws. This individual will handle critical regulatory issues around the globe and will work cross-functionally with subject-matter experts across our Legal, Policy, and Trust & Safety Team, as well as across the broader company. The ideal candidate has the passion to keep pace with a fast-moving docket, the curiosity to dive deep into evolving technology and law, and the strategic vision to navigate novel legal issues with an eye towards protecting Cloudflare and its principles.

In this role you will:

• Respond to high-stakes regulatory inquiries or enforcement actions;
• Support the Policy Team in advocacy regarding proposed legislations or regulations related to the Internet and Cloudflare;
• Evaluate newly enacted laws to determine applicability to Cloudflare’s services and guide our Cloudflare’s response;
• Provide support to our Product Legal Team in evaluating regulatory implications arising from new products or services;
• Support our Go to Market Function in addressing emerging regulatory questions posed by Cloudflare’s customers related to the use of our services;
• Collaborate with legal team members to improve processes, provide training, and ensure business needs are met.

You have:

• J.D. degree and admitted to practice law in a relevant jurisdiction.
• 10+ years of relevant legal experience, preferably at a top law firm, in-house at a technology company, or in a government regulatory or enforcement agency.
• Deep expertise in navigating complex regulatory frameworks, responding to government inquiries, and advising on compliance with new and proposed laws.
• Experience working on a global scale with a variety of international regulatory regimes.
• Exceptional ability to work cross-functionally with lawyers and non-lawyers to find practical, effective, and principled solutions.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to explain complex regulatory concepts to business leaders and to advocate for the company’s position externally.
• An ambitious and strategic mindset that enables you to work independently and autonomously, but also to exercise good judgment and escalate issues when needed.
• Flexibility to adapt and thrive in a fast-paced environment, leading with empathy and understanding while embracing diverse points of view.

Compensation

Compensation may be adjusted depending on work location.

• For D.C. based hires: Estimated annual salary of $249,000 – $305,000

Equity

This role is eligible to participate in Cloudflare’s equity plan.

Benefits

Cloudflare offers a complete package of benefits and programs to support you and your family.  Our benefits programs can help you pay health care expenses, support caregiving, build capital for the future and make life a little easier and fun!  The below is a description of our benefits for employees in the United States, and benefits may vary for employees based outside the U.S.

Health & Welfare Benefits

• Medical/Rx Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Commuter Spending Accounts
• Fertility & Family Forming Benefits
• On-demand mental health support and Employee Assistance Program
• Global Travel Medical Insurance

Financial Benefits

• Short and Long Term Disability Insurance
• Life & Accident Insurance
• 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan
• Employee Stock Participation Plan

Time Off

• Flexible paid time off covering vacation and sick leave
• Leave programs, including parental, pregnancy health, medical, and bereavement leave

What Makes Cloudflare Special?

We’re not just a highly ambitious, large-scale technology company. We’re a highly ambitious, large-scale technology company with a soul. Fundamental to our mission to help build a better Internet is protecting the free and open Internet.

Project Galileo: Since 2014, we’ve equipped more than 2,400 journalism and civil society organizations in 111 countries with powerful tools to defend themselves against attacks that would otherwise censor their work, technology already used by Cloudflare’s enterprise customers–at no cost.

Athenian Project: In 2017, we created the Athenian Project to ensure that state and local governments have the highest level of protection and reliability for free, so that their constituents have access to election information and voter registration. Since the project, we’ve provided services to more than 425 local government election websites in 33 states.

1.1.1.1: We released 1.1.1.1 to help fix the foundation of the Internet by building a faster, more secure and privacy-centric public DNS resolver. This is available publicly for everyone to use – it is the first consumer-focused service Cloudflare has ever released. Here’s the deal – we don’t store client IP addresses never, ever. We will continue to abide by our privacy commitment and ensure that no user data is sold to advertisers or used to target consumers.

Sound like something you’d like to be a part of? We’d love to hear from you!

This position may require access to information protected under U.S. export control laws, including the U.S. Export Administration Regulations. Please note that any offer of employment may be conditioned on your authorization to receive software or technology controlled under these U.S. export laws without sponsorship for an export license.

Cloudflare is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.  We are committed to providing equal employment opportunity for all people and place great value in both diversity and inclusiveness.  All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to their, or any other person’s, perceived or actual race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, family care status, or any other basis protected by law. We are an AA/Veterans/Disabled Employer.

Cloudflare provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities.  Please tell us if you require a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job. Examples of reasonable accommodations include, but are not limited to, changing the application process, providing documents in an alternate format, using a sign language interpreter, or using specialized equipment.  If you require a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job, please contact us via e-mail at hr@cloudflare.com or via mail at 101 Townsend St. San Francisco, CA 94107.