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Director, Product Risk and Compliance

Discord
Washington, DC, USASan Francisco, CA, USANew York City, NY, USA
Posted 2 days ago
Last seen 1 day ago
Active
full-time
Legal
$260,000 to $325,000 yearly

Job Summary

Lead Discord's global product risk and compliance as a Director, shaping the future of privacy, safety, and security for millions of gamers. This executive role offers the chance to build robust compliance programs and influence product strategy at a leading consumer technology platform.

About this job

Discord is seeking a Director, Product Risk and Compliance to lead its global product compliance function, focusing on privacy, safety, security, and consumer protection. This senior leadership role involves building operational systems, setting strategic direction, and providing subject matter expertise across these critical areas. The Director will own product risk registers, develop compliance frameworks, and ensure integration of compliance considerations across product and engineering teams.

Requirements

- 12+ years of experience in compliance, risk management, or a related field, with demonstrated experience leading compliance functions across multiple subject matter areas. - Breadth across at least two core domains: privacy (GDPR, CCPA, global frameworks), online safety and content regulation (DSA, COPPA, children's safety laws), or security compliance (SOC 2, ISO 27001, NIST CSF). - Experience owning risk registers, building and maintaining control libraries, setting maturity targets, and producing risk reporting for different audiences. - Experience managing teams across multiple compliance disciplines, with the people management and prioritization skills to lead a function of seven or more people across three distinct areas. - Strong executive communication skills, able to represent risk and compliance posture clearly and credibly to senior leadership, make realistic tradeoffs, and bring stakeholders along. - A real point of view on how compliance programs should be built and run, adaptable to Discord's stage, culture, and risk profile. - Comfort operating in a fast-moving environment with incomplete information.

Benefits & Perks

- Competitive base salary with equity and benefits. - Opportunity to play a uniquely important role in the future of gaming and help people deepen friendships. - Work in a multiplatform, multigenerational, and multiplayer environment. - Commitment to inclusion and providing reasonable accommodations during the interview process.

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