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Senior Counsel - Privacy & Data Strategy
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London

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full-time

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About this role

Welcome to Warner Bros. Discovery… the stuff dreams are made of.

Who We Are…

When we say, “the stuff dreams are made of,” we’re not just referring to the world of wizards, dragons and superheroes, or even to the wonders of Planet Earth. Behind WBD’s vast portfolio of iconic content and beloved brands, are the storytellers bringing our characters to life, the creators bringing them to your living rooms and the dreamers creating what’s next…

From brilliant creatives, to technology trailblazers, across the globe, WBD offers career defining opportunities, thoughtfully curated benefits, and the tools to explore and grow into your best selves. Here you are supported, here you are celebrated, here you can thrive.


Warner Bros. has been entertaining audiences for more than 90 years through the world’s most-loved characters and franchises. Warner Bros. employs people all over the world in a wide variety of disciplines. We're always on the lookout for energetic, creative people to join our team.

Your New Role...

As Senior Counsel, Privacy & Data Strategy, you will play a pivotal role in shaping how data is governed, protected, and leveraged across a global entertainment enterprise. Your work will directly impact how privacy is embedded into innovative business models spanning film, television, games, sports, news, and theme parks.

You’ll take action by advising senior executives and technology stakeholders, driving privacy initiatives, and navigating complex legal landscapes with confidence and clarity.

Your expertise will guide the organisation through emerging privacy issues, helping to define strategic approaches to data use, compliance, and risk mitigation.

You’ll bring the ability to operate in a fast-paced, multinational environment, applying deep legal expertise and a team-focused mindset to deliver practical, business-aligned solutions.

Your Role Accountabilities...

  • Data Governance: Manage privacy programme initiatives and DPO appointments, data transfer mechanisms, and privacy policies. Implement privacy-by-design standards and assist with DPIAs, LIAs, DSARs, and ROPAs.

  • Contract Drafting & Negotiation: Draft, review, and negotiate privacy, data, and security terms in complex agreements including SaaS, ad tech, and data sharing contracts.

  • Privacy Advisory: Review global privacy laws, review and advise on data use cases, and provide strategic legal guidance on privacy legal risks and mitigations.

  • Information Security: Coordinate legal responses to cyber incidents, draft security policies, and work closely on regulatory investigations and crisis communications.

Qualifications & Experience...

  • Qualified lawyer with experience in private practice or in-house, ideally at a multinational company.

  • Strong expertise in privacy and data protection, including privacy governance.

  • Skilled in negotiating privacy terms in complex commercial agreements.

  • Experience handling data subject rights requests and advising senior stakeholders.

  • IAPP certification (e.g. CIPP/E) or equivalent preferred.

  • Strong knowledge of UK, European, and international privacy laws and best practices.

  • Ability to distil complex privacy matters into clear, actionable advice for non-legal stakeholders.

  • Background in technology, computer science, or engineering is a plus.

Additional Information  

On June 9, 2025, Warner Bros. Discovery announced plans to separate into two publicly traded companies, Warner Bros. and Discovery Global, with an expected completion in mid-2026. For more details, including leadership appointments and information on individual brands, please visit our newsroom here

Although you will be hired by Warner Bros. Discovery, upon the planned separation in 2026, your employment likely will transition to Warner Bros. or transition to Discovery Global. During this period of transformation, you’ll have an exciting opportunity to lay the foundation at one of the world’s premier entertainment brands.  

Hybrid Working - This role is advertised as a Hybrid work model, that combines remote and in-office work, following our current company policy and to be agreed with your Line Manager. Subject to any applicable laws, WBD / your Line Manager reserves the right to change this working agreement where this is essential to business needs and upon reasonable notice to you.

How We Get Things Done…

This last bit is probably the most important! Here at WBD, our guiding principles are the core values by which we operate and are central to how we get things done. You can find them at www.wbd.com/guiding-principles/ along with some insights from the team on what they mean and how they show up in their day to day. We hope they resonate with you and look forward to discussing them during your interview.

Championing Inclusion at WBD

Warner Bros. Discovery embraces the opportunity to build a workforce that reflects a wide array of perspectives, backgrounds and experiences. Being an equal opportunity employer means that we take seriously our responsibility to consider qualified candidates on the basis of merit, regardless of sex, gender identity, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy, parenthood, disability or any other category protected by law.

If you’re a qualified candidate with a disability and you require adjustments or accommodations during the job application and/or recruitment process, please visit our accessibility page for instructions to submit your request.

Other facts

Tech stack
Privacy Governance,Data Protection,Contract Drafting,Negotiation,Privacy Advisory,Information Security,Data Subject Rights,Regulatory Investigations,Crisis Communications,Legal Compliance,Risk Mitigation,Data Use Cases,Privacy Policies,Cyber Incidents,DPIAs,LIAs

About Warner Bros. Discovery

WARNER BROS. is a global leader in all forms of entertainment and their related businesses across all current and emerging media and platforms. A WarnerMedia Company, the fully integrated, broad-based Studio is home to one of the most successful collections of brands in the world and stands at the forefront of every aspect of the entertainment industry from feature film, television and home entertainment production and worldwide distribution to DVD and Blu-ray, digital distribution, animation, comic books, video games, product and brand licensing, and broadcasting. The company’s vast library, one of the most prestigious and valuable in the world, consists of more than 61,000 hours of programming, including nearly 6,500 feature films and 3,000 television programs comprised of tens of thousands of individual episodes.

Warner Bros. has employees in over 30 countries. The company is headquartered at the Warner Bros. Studios lot, 142 acres in Burbank, California, which is considered one of the foremost motion picture and television production and post-production facilities in the world and is also home to 35 soundstages (including one of the world’s tallest stages, which has an in-ground tank capable of holding more than two million gallons of water). Warner Bros. Studio Facilities also manages the company’s studio in the U.K., Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden, which is a 160-acre production facility that has been the production site of many highly acclaimed Warner Bros. movies including the eight Harry Potter films.

Team size: 10,001+ employees
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Industry: Entertainment Providers

What you'll do

  • As Senior Counsel, you will manage privacy program initiatives and advise on data governance and compliance. You will also coordinate legal responses to cyber incidents and provide strategic guidance on privacy legal risks.

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