Associate General Counsel, Legal & Business Affairs - Privacy & Litigation

About the role 

Roku is looking for an Associate General Counsel, Privacy & Litigation to join our Legal team. This role owns Roku’s litigation portfolio outside of intellectual property matters — including consumer class actions, commercial disputes, and government investigations, with a particular focus on privacy-related litigation and related regulatory enforcement actions — across a business that spans hardware, streaming, and one of the fastest-growing advertising platforms in media.

You will manage disputes and government inquiries end-to-end, from first notice through resolution — building the strategy, directing outside counsel, and making the call on when to fight, settle, or escalate. This role reports to the VP, Deputy General Counsel, Strategic Litigation and IP.

We think of running a case as a creative act, not just a process. The matters that land here rarely come with a clean playbook — the facts are incomplete, the law is unsettled, or the right answer just isn’t obvious yet. We’re looking for someone who is energized by that kind of ambiguity: who can construct a novel argument or a case theory nobody else saw, stay clear-headed when a matter is genuinely indeterminate, and write their way to a conclusion — briefs, internal memos, demand letters, whatever the moment calls for — with the kind of clarity and force that changes how people see the case.

The estimated annual base salary for this position is between $270,000 and $300,000 with additional equity. Compensation packages are based on factors unique to each candidate, including but not limited to skill set, certifications, and specific geographic location. This role is eligible for health insurance, equity awards, life insurance, disability benefits, parental leave, wellness benefits, and paid time off.

This position will be based in Austin, TX and will be in office Monday - Thursday with the option to work from home on Friday.

What you’ll be doing 

• Litigation portfolio management 
  • Own Roku’s corporate litigation portfolio outside of intellectual property — including consumer class actions, commercial and contract disputes, and privacy-related claims under laws such as the VPPA, CIPA and other wiretap-style statutes, BIPA, and CCPA — from intake and early case assessment through resolution
  • Define case strategy and make recommendations on when to litigate, settle, or escalate, in partnership with the Deputy General Counsel, General Counsel, Legal teammates, and business stakeholders
• Government investigations and regulatory matters 
  • Manage government investigations and inquiries — from the FTC, state attorneys general, data protection authorities, and other regulators — spanning privacy, consumer protection, advertising, and related areas
  • Coordinate cross-functional responses to regulatory matters, including with Privacy, Security, Communications, and Government Affairs
• Case strategy, creativity, and judgment 
  • Develop novel legal theories and creative litigation strategies for matters that don’t fit a standard playbook, and know when a conventional approach is the right call and when it isn’t
  • Operate comfortably amid incomplete facts, unsettled law, and genuine uncertainty — and make sound, well-reasoned judgment calls anyway
  • Write the arguments, memos, and correspondence that move a matter forward — clear, persuasive, and built to withstand scrutiny from a judge, a regulator, or Management
• Litigation operations and outside counsel 
  • Help build and scale repeatable litigation processes — intake, early case assessment, playbooks, and post-mortems — across the litigation portfolio, consistent with Roku’s broader litigation operating model
  • Manage outside counsel relationships and budgets across consumer class actions, government investigations, commercial disputes, and privacy litigation, driving efficient, high-quality outcomes
• Cross-functional partnership and reporting 
  • Serve as a trusted advisor to Product, Engineering, Ads, Data/Analytics, and Compliance teams on litigation and privacy risk
  • Provide clear, decision-ready reporting on litigation exposure, trends, and key matters — including consumer class actions, government investigations, and privacy disputes — to the Deputy General Counsel and senior leadership

What you need to know 

• Litigation experience 
  • Substantial experience managing complex litigation at a top-tier law firm or in house — including consumer class actions and government investigations — from case assessment through resolution
  • Skilled at developing litigation strategy and managing outside counsel to efficient, well-reasoned outcomes
• Creativity and comfort with ambiguity 
  • A track record of finding creative, non-obvious solutions to hard legal problems, rather than defaulting to the conventional playbook
  • Genuinely comfortable operating without a clear precedent or roadmap — able to make sound judgment calls amid incomplete facts, unsettled law, and competing pressures
• Writing and thinking, at a genuinely high level 
  • We hire for this specifically: the ability to write — and think — beautifully. Sentences that are clear, economical, and a pleasure to read, in service of an argument that is airtight underneath
  • A habit of working out hard problems by writing through them, not just talking around them — the writing is where the thinking gets done, not just where it gets recorded afterward
  • Outstanding legal writing — clear, persuasive, and fast — across audiences from opposing counsel and regulators to the Board
  • Excellent verbal communication skills, with the ability to advise senior stakeholders and simplify complex legal concepts
• Cross-functional influence 
  • Proven ability to build relationships and operate effectively across a matrixed organization
  • Strong track record of handling complex legal issues in a fast-paced, technology-driven company

We’re excited if you have 

• 15+ years of combined litigation experience at a law firm, in-house, or both
• Direct experience litigating consumer class actions and/or handling government investigations
• Distinctive litigation abilities: 
  • The drive to solve novel questions of first impression — problems nobody in the building, and maybe nobody yet, has answered
  • The gift for breaking down complex arguments into simple, elegant narratives that persuade without ever feeling dumbed down
  • The ability to chart a clear path for the business through thickets of ambiguous laws and regulations
  • The instinct to find the argument, the angle, or the case theory that nobody else in the room sees
  • The judgment to know which fights are worth having, and the discipline to make that call and live with it
• A reputation as an exceptional legal writer, with work product — briefs, memos, opinions — that speaks for itself and that you're proud to have us read
• Experience in high-growth technology or media companies
• J.D. from a U.S. accredited law school and active bar membership in good standing

What success looks like 

• Litigation across the portfolio — consumer class actions, government investigations, and privacy disputes — is managed with clear strategy, consistency, and discipline
• Novel, first-of-their-kind legal questions get answered with original thinking, not a shrug or a borrowed answer
• Complex arguments reach decision-makers as simple, elegant narratives — never oversimplified, never impossible to follow
• The business has a clear, confident path through ambiguous laws and regulations, even where the law hasn’t caught up yet
• Roku picks its fights deliberately, and stands behind the ones it picks
• Outside counsel spend across the litigation portfolio is efficient, predictable, and aligned to outcomes
• Legal is a trusted, proactive partner to business and functional teams on litigation risk
• Leadership has clear visibility into litigation risk, exposure, and trends across the portfolio

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