Privacy Fellow

At Stripe, a Most Loved Workplace® certified employer in the Financial Services space, Economic infrastructure for the internet, powering ambitious businesses globally..

<h2>Who we are</h2>

<h3>About Stripe</h3>

<p>Stripe is a financial infrastructure platform for businesses. Millions of companies - from the world's largest enterprises to the most ambitious startups - use Stripe to accept payments, grow their revenue, and accelerate new business opportunities. Our mission is to increase the GDP of the internet, and we have a staggering amount of work ahead. That means you have an unprecedented opportunity to put the global economy within everyone's reach while doing the most important work of your career.</p>

<h3>About the team</h3>

<p>We work on complex technical and legal problems every day, and we're looking for a privacy fellow with a love for data, technology, and privacy. In this role, you'll work closely with members of Stripe's privacy legal team and cross-functional privacy teams to help develop procedures, playbooks, and templates to help comply with privacy and data protection laws around the world.</p>

<h2>What you'll do</h2>

<p>As a Privacy Fellow on Stripe's Privacy GRC and Operations team, you'll join for a 12-month fellowship and own meaningful work from day one - not shadow it. You'll contribute directly to the programs that keep Stripe compliant, trustworthy, and privacy-forward across global markets.</p>

<h3>Responsibilities</h3>

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<li>Reviewing Privacy Impact Assessments (PIAs) for new products and features across Stripe, evaluating privacy risks and helping teams launch responsibly</li>

<li>Managing and updating Stripe's customer-facing privacy policies, including coordinating localization and translations for multiple markets and jurisdictions</li>

<li>Working at the intersection of privacy and emerging technology - you'll assess privacy implications for some of Stripe's most innovative initiatives, from AI-powered tools to new financial products</li>

<li>Supporting Stripe's global privacy compliance program, contributing to the strategic frameworks that shape how privacy is practiced company-wide</li>

<li>Collaborating with privacy counsel, product teams, and legal operations to move compliance work forward efficiently and at scale</li>

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<h2>Who you are</h2>

<p>We're looking for someone who meets the minimum requirements to be considered for the role. If you meet these requirements, you are encouraged to apply. The preferred qualifications are a bonus, not a requirement.</p>

<h3>Minimum requirements</h3>

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<li>Recently graduated from law school and have taken or are preparing to take the bar exam.</li>

<li>Passionate about privacy and data protection with a desire to become a subject matter expert in data protection and privacy legal issues.</li>

<li>Someone with excellent written and oral communication skills.</li>

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<h3>Preferred qualifications</h3>

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<li>Organized, with strong project management skills and the ability to work well on long-term and short-term projects and a willingness to partner on a wide range of projects</li>

<li>Curious about and comfortable using AI tools, and eager to adopt them as part of their daily workflow</li>

<li>Relevant experience with privacy, data protection, legal research, or compliance is welcome, though not expected</li>

<li>Ideally based in the SF Bay Area or Seattle</li>

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