The posting
Snap Inc is a technology company. We believe the camera presents the greatest opportunity to improve the way people live and communicate. Snap contributes to human progress by empowering people to express themselves, live in the moment, learn about the world, and have fun together.
The Company operates Snapchat, a visual messaging app that enhances your relationships with friends, family, and the world, and Specs Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary dedicated to making computing more human, in addition to Bitmoji, Saturn, and other digital services.
The Legal team helps Snap do the right thing the right way, make better decisions, understand and manage risks, and creatively navigate challenges, both external and internal.
We partner with Snap team members on a wide array of matters, including privacy, product, IP, commercial transactions, corporate governance, employment, acquisitions, litigation, policy, and social impact.
We value the power of diversity, as we continually strive to build an innovative and inclusive leadership culture centered on Snap’s values of Kind, Smart, and Creative.
We’re looking for a Director, Integrity and Compliance to join Snap’s Legal Team! In this role, reporting to the Chief Compliance Officer, you will lead Snap’s global Integrity & Compliance program and oversee the strategy, design, and continuous improvement of the company’s compliance framework across business conduct, enterprise compliance, controls and assurance, investigations, awareness and culture, sustainability-related compliance processes, and other key risk areas. Your responsibilities will span a wide range of high-impact areas, including anti-bribery and anti-corruption, third-party risk management, investigations, policy governance, risk assessments, training and communications, trade and cross-border compliance, records governance, reporting, and program effectiveness. You will also supervise and support a cross-functional compliance team, own governance for a management-level Risk and Compliance Committee, and partner closely with Legal, Sales, Partnerships, Finance, HR, Internal Audit, Information Security, Public Policy, Sustainability, and senior business leaders across Snap. This is a highly cross-functional leadership role that offers the opportunity to help shape a values-driven culture of compliance across Snap while helping the company identify, assess, and mitigate legal and regulatory risk in a practical, business-focused way.
What You’ll Do
- Global Compliance Program Leadership: Lead Snap’s global Integrity & Compliance program and work with the Chief Compliance Officer and regional leaders to set the overall strategy, priorities, and operating model for the function.
- Team Leadership & Management: Supervise and develop leaders and team members across enterprise compliance, business conduct compliance, controls and assurance, investigations, awareness and training, and related program areas.
- Anti-Bribery & Anti-Corruption: Oversee and evolve Snap’s anti-bribery and anti-corruption program, including training, communications, risk assessments, controls, reporting, and mitigation strategies.
- Investigations Program Oversight: Oversee Snap’s investigations framework, including reporting channels, case-management processes, escalation standards, trends reporting, outside-counsel coordination, and remediation follow-through.
- Third-Party Risk Management: Oversee and enhance Snap’s compliance-related third-party risk management program, including diligence frameworks, risk indicators, operating models, escalations, and mitigation strategies.
- Risk Assessment, Monitoring & Continuous Improvement: Lead enterprise compliance risk assessments and support the continued maturation of monitoring, testing, controls mapping, reporting, and lessons-learned processes across the compliance program.
- Policy Governance & Codes of Conduct: Oversee Snap’s Code of Conduct, related conduct frameworks, and the company’s broader policy-governance approach, including clear ownership and implementation standards.
- Business Records & Governance: Support records governance, employee communications governance, and related business-process expectations needed to meet legal and regulatory requirements.
- Trade, Sanctions & Cross-Border Compliance: Oversee Snap’s approach to trade, sanctions, export controls, and other cross-border compliance risks, including coordination with relevant legal and business stakeholders.
- Training, Communications & Culture: Lead compliance training, outreach, executive messaging, and culture-building efforts designed to promote ethical decision-making and reinforce Snap’s values globally.
- Metrics, Reporting & Governance Forums: Oversee compliance metrics, dashboards, and reporting for executives, the Board, the Audit Committee, and other governance forums, including Integrity & Compliance strategic plans, investigations trends, program effectiveness, and emerging risks.
- Management-Level Governance: Own governance for a management-level Risk and Compliance Committee, including agenda-setting, material preparation, escalation pathways, and follow-through on key decisions and action items.
- Strategic Business Partnership: Advise senior leaders and business teams on significant compliance risks and help design practical solutions that enable business activities in a compliant manner.
- M&A Compliance Due Diligence: Coordinate compliance due diligence for acquisitions, joint ventures, and other strategic transactions. Identify material risks, recommend mitigation measures, and support post-closing compliance integration.
- Program Growth & Innovation: Identify and build scalable compliance processes, systems, controls, and governance frameworks as Snap’s products, markets, and risk profile continue to evolve.
Minimum Qualifications
- J.D. degree from an accredited law school
- 10+ years of experience in public company compliance, ideally with expertise in trade compliance, product safety compliance, legal, investigations, or related corporate risk functions
- Demonstrated knowledge of core compliance topics such as anti-bribery and anti-corruption, third-party risk management, investigations, trade or sanctions, policy governance, records retention, corporate ethics, and enterprise compliance program design
- Experience developing, leading, or substantially enhancing risk-based compliance programs in a global or multinational environment
- Experience managing cross-functional teams or complex compliance workstreams across multiple risk areas
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience advising senior business leaders and Board members in technology, media, platform, or other global consumer-facing companies
- Experience leading investigations, anti-bribery, third-party risk, policy governance, controls, or enterprise risk-assessment functions
- Familiarity with established compliance frameworks, such as the U.S. Department of Justice’s Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs
- Strong analytical and organizational capabilities, including experience with compliance metrics, dashboards, and program analytics
- Experience with compliance platforms and tools, such as third-party diligence systems, employee disclosures systems, case-management tools, risk applications, and training learning management systems
- Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills
- A proactive and practical approach to compliance in fast-paced, dynamic environments
- Strong work ethic and a team-first mindset — willing to take on tasks both big and small to get the job done
- Excellent judgment and the ability to provide practical, business-focused advice in fast-paced and evolving environments
"Default Together" Policy at Snap: At Snap Inc. we believe that being together in person helps us build our culture faster, reinforce our values, and serve our community, customers and partners better through dynamic collaboration. To reflect this, we practice a “default together” approach and expect our team members to work in an office 4+ days per week.
At Snap, we believe that having a team of diverse backgrounds and voices working together will enable us to create innovative products that improve the way people live and communicate. Snap is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and committed to providing employment opportunities regardless of race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, childbirth and breastfeeding, age, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or any other protected classification, in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. EOE, including disability/vets.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable law (by example, the requirements of the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring, where applicable).
Our Benefits: Snap Inc. is its own community, so we’ve got your back! We do our best to make sure you and your loved ones have everything you need to be happy and healthy, on your own terms. Our benefits are built around your needs and include paid parental leave, comprehensive medical coverage, emotional and mental health support programs, and compensation packages that let you share in Snap’s long-term success!
Compensation
In the United States, work locations are assigned a pay zone which determines the salary range for the position. The successful candidate’s starting pay will be determined based on job-related skills, experience, qualifications, work location, and market conditions. The starting pay may be negotiable within the salary range for the position. These pay zones may be modified in the future.
Zone A (CA, WA, NYC):
The base salary range for this position is $303,000-$455,000 annually.
Zone B:
The base salary range for this position is $288,000-$432,000 annually.
Zone C:
The base salary range for this position is $258,000-$387,000 annually.
This position is eligible for equity in the form of RSUs.
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