Managing Counsel

Job Description

Managing Counsel (Regulatory)

LEGAL

What We Do

Epic's multi-specialized team of attorneys and legal professionals partner across our organization to provide legal solutions as well as consult and inform on the products we build and games we develop.

What You'll Do

Epic's regulatory team advises the company on newly enacted laws and regulations around the world as well as works alongside our Public Policy Team to monitor regulatory developments. You will lead, manage and set priorities for the regulatory team. Partnering closely with our subject matter experts, Product Counsel and Compliance Team, you will manage the design of compliance programs and educate counsel regarding regulatory requirements. You will also lead the company's response to regulatory investigations and requests for information from regulators.

In this role, you will
• Lead, manage and set priorities for the regulatory team.
• Assess and provide guidance to Epic senior management, Product Counsel, the Compliance Team and your peers in Legal leadership on key global laws and regulations.
• Advise and support the management of multi-stakeholder regulatory compliance projects.
• Monitor changes to the relevant regulatory landscape, including regulatory enforcement actions and identify trends.
• Assist in monitoring and tracking emerging regulatory policy in collaboration with the Public Policy team, to develop and implement regulatory and policy strategy.
• Support advocacy and engagement with regulators and trade associations.
• Lead Epic's response to global regulatory inquiries and investigations.

What we're looking for
• A qualified attorney with at least 12 years post-qualification experience working in regulatory compliance, either within a regulatory body, in-house or at a law firm.
• An adept leader with strong management and team building experience.
• Experience handling regulatory enforcement actions brought by regulatory bodies.
• Prior work and/or substantial knowledge of the tech industry. A good working knowledge of tech or videogames is an advantage.
• An individual who is comfortable working in a multi-stakeholder environment, navigating complex issues, driving high-risk/impact projects, and working and making sound judgments and decisions in ambiguous situations where clear guidance is lacking or may not exist.
• Must be able to work proactively, independently, and reliably under tight timeframes in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work collaboratively with a broad range of individuals and teams.

Note to Recruitment Agencies: Epic does not accept any unsolicited resumes or approaches from any unauthorized third party (including recruitment or placement agencies) (i.e., a third party with whom we do not have a negotiated and validly executed agreement). We will not pay any fees to any unauthorized third party. Further details on these matters can be found here.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-d5x027-18-119-126-27-42 in your application.