Roku Associate General Counsel, Privacy & Litigation at Roku managing litigation portfolio outside intellectual property matters. Own consumer class actions, commercial disputes, government investigations, and privacy-related litigation.
Responsibilities
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.
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.
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
Qualification
Litigation experienceCreativity and comfort with ambiguityA track record of finding creativeWriting and thinkingWe hire for this specificallyOutstanding legal writing — clearExcellent verbal communication skillsCross-functional influence
Required
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
