Wikimedia Foundation - Senior Legal Counsel

• J.D. from accredited U.S. law school or equivalent foreign degree preferably paired with significant U.S. legal experience • Experience with product, privacy, marketing and other internet law issues, advising a user-facing digital technology or internet company (e.g., as in-house counsel), preferably with global reach • 5-7 years experience with legal review of go-to-market, fundraising, technical products or online services • Excellent written and verbal communication skills and attention to detail, full fluency in written and spoken English • Qualities that are important to us: • A deep commitment to a free and open internet, open-source movement, and the Wikimedia mission • Comfortable working in a highly transparent, multicultural, and collaborative environment • A fast learner with the sound judgment needed to handle complex projects independently in a fast-paced setting • High personal integrity with a strong public service orientation • Experience with marketing, fundraising and campaign customization, and online communities. • A degree or work experience in marketing, campaign management, computer science, engineering, or related experience, and have a good understanding of fundraising, marketing and software engineering processes and issues. • Ability to speak other languages, experience living or working outside the United States, or past work on international legal issues • The Wikimedia Foundation is the nonprofit organization that operates Wikipedia and the other Wikimedia free knowledge projects. Our vision is a world in which every single human can freely share in the sum of all knowledge. We believe that everyone has the potential to contribute something to our shared knowledge, and that everyone should be able to access that knowledge freely. We host Wikipedia and the Wikimedia projects, build software experiences for reading, contributing, and sharing Wikimedia content, support the volunteer communities and partners who make Wikimedia possible, and advocate for policies that enable Wikimedia and free knowledge to thrive. • The Wikimedia Foundation is a charitable, not-for-profit organization that relies on donations. We receive donations from millions of individuals around the world, with an average donation of about $15. We also receive donations through institutional grants and gifts. The Wikimedia Foundation is a United States 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization with offices in San Francisco, California, USA. • News from across the Wikimedia movement • Wikimedia Blog • Wikimedia 2030