Director, Legal - Privacy & Data; AMER

Director, Legal Privacy & Data (Americas)

San Mateo, CA | Hybrid (2 days onsite per week)

Full relocation assistance available for qualified candidates

Join our dynamic Global Privacy Legal Team as a transformational Legal Privacy Director, where your expertise in US and global data protection laws will shape the future of privacy in the digital entertainment world. You’ll lead innovative, business‑friendly privacy solutions that advance our video games, digital entertainment, and technology initiatives. In this pivotal role, you’ll advise product teams on emerging technologies such as interactive entertainment, content streaming, and virtual reality while serving over 100 million players worldwide.

• Strategic focus across people management, legal and compliance advice in the Americas, and programmatic operational work to support privacy processes.
• Strong interest in legal and policy issues arising from information science and technology.
• Detail‑oriented and evidence of how data influences products and services.
• Measures success by how work enables outstanding customer and player experience, embodies privacy‑by‑design, and mitigates risk.

• Lead a team of privacy legal experts, advising the business across the Americas and counseling on data privacy and protection laws (including COPPA, CCPA, and other state and federal laws).
• Partner with the SIE Global Privacy Team to maintain and scale the global privacy program.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams (Product, Engineering, Information Security, IT, Marketing), internal partners, and legal specialists to solve privacy and data issues while delivering exceptional entertainment experiences.
• Lead SIE’s response to new and evolving data protection and privacy laws, breach notification requirements, and frameworks impacting personal information processing in the United States, providing practical and strategic advice.
• Lead design, development, and implementation of data privacy policies, standards, and processes supporting SIE business operations in the Americas.
• Balance consumer data protection with enabling strategic data use for business objectives.

• At least 15 years of proven experience managing US domestic and global privacy and related data protection compliance, including supervisory or managerial experience.
• CA bar membership preferred; must qualify for and maintain Registered In‑House Counsel status in California.
• Experience creating and implementing privacy and related international and domestic data protection policies and maintaining an agile compliance program.
• Familiarity with social privacy issues, data lifecycle, data governance, and emerging digital technologies, including AI.
• Ability to communicate sophisticated legal, technical, and business concepts to non‑legal professionals and senior management.
• Privacy certifications preferred (CIPP/US, CIPP/E).

International travel and calls at late or early hours due to time‑zone differences may be required.

Eligible for a top‑tier benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, matching 401(k), paid time off, wellness program, and employee discounts for Sony products. May also be eligible for a bonus package.

$271,300 - $406,900 USD

Conducts background checks at the offer stage for all new employees, which may include criminal background checks for some roles, and will process personal information to support these checks.

Sony is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All persons will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender (including gender identity, gender expression, and gender reassignment), race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, marital or civil partnership status, disability, age, sexual orientation, pregnancy, maternity or parental status, trade union membership, or any other legally protected category. We strive to create an inclusive environment, empower employees, and embrace diversity.

Sony Interactive Entertainment is a Fair Chance employer and qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records will be considered for employment.