Privacy Counsel with 7 years of experience advising consumer technology and adtech companies on US and EU privacy law. Leads privacy review for 60 product launches a year and directed the company's CPRA and state privacy law compliance program. Brings product-minded counsel, data mapping fluency and pragmatic risk positions engineers can implement.
Experience
Privacy Counsel, Pixelwave Media (Los Angeles, CA)
Jan 2022 – Present
Lead privacy-by-design reviews for about 60 product launches a year across apps used by 30M monthly users
Directed compliance with CPRA and 12 state privacy laws, including opt-out signals and sensitive data consents
Negotiated data processing terms with 150 vendors and ad partners, including EU Standard Contractual Clauses
Associate, Privacy and Cybersecurity, Ellison Grant LLP (San Francisco, CA)
Sep 2019 – Dec 2021
Advised 25 clients on GDPR, CCPA and COPPA compliance programs
Supported breach response for 9 incidents, including multistate notification analysis
Education
J.D., Law and Technology Certificate, UC Berkeley School of Law (Aug 2016 – May 2019)
Skills
Privacy Law: CPRA, state comprehensive privacy laws, GDPR, COPPA, CAN-SPAM
Program Work: privacy impact assessments, data mapping, consent management, vendor DPAs
A strong Privacy Counsel resume shows accuracy, risk reduction and the financial or legal outcomes you were accountable for. Put your most relevant recent role first and make every bullet show a result, not a duty.
Sections, in order
Summary
Experience
Education
Skills
Certifications
Length: One page for most candidates; move to two only if every line is relevant.
Summary: Write two or three lines: your role, your strongest skills, and one result that proves them.
Skills to feature
Financial modeling
FP&A
GAAP or IFRS
Audit and controls
Excel and SQL
ERP systems (NetSuite, SAP)
Contract drafting and review
Regulatory compliance
Risk assessment
Stakeholder reporting
Example bullet points
Shortened the monthly close from 10 to 5 business days by automating reconciliations in NetSuite
Built the three-statement model used in a $40M Series C, keeping forecast variance under 3%
Negotiated 120 vendor and customer contracts a year, cutting average review time from 9 to 4 days
Tips from recruiters
List licences and qualifications (CPA, CFA, bar admission) prominently; they are often hard filters.
Use a conservative, single-column layout; finance and legal readers value precision over style.
Quantify the scale you handled: revenue, assets, deal value or number of matters.
Recommended templates
Ledger (ATS-friendly): moderncv banking: accent name, bold dates on the right
Ivy (ATS-friendly): Harvard-style Times layout with centered headings
Classic (ATS-friendly): Jake's-style LaTeX classic: small caps and hairline rules
Privacy Counsel resume FAQ
What should a Privacy Counsel resume include?
A Privacy Counsel resume should show accuracy, risk reduction and the financial or legal outcomes you were accountable for. Use these sections in this order: Summary, Experience, Education, Skills and Certifications. Put your most relevant recent role first and make every bullet show a result, not a duty.
What is the best resume template for a Privacy Counsel?
Ledger, Ivy and Classic work well for Privacy Counsel roles. They are single-column with standard headings, so applicant tracking systems (ATS) parse them reliably.
How long should a Privacy Counsel resume be?
One page for most candidates; move to two only if every line is relevant.
Which skills should a Privacy Counsel put on a resume?
Prioritize the skills named in the job posting. Common ones for Privacy Counsel roles are Financial modeling, FP&A, GAAP or IFRS, Audit and controls, Excel and SQL and ERP systems (NetSuite, SAP).
How do I write strong Privacy Counsel resume bullet points?
Start with an action verb, say what you did, and end with a measurable result such as close time, forecast variance and savings. For example: "Shortened the monthly close from 10 to 5 business days by automating reconciliations in NetSuite."