Associate General Counsel, International Regulatory Engagement (APAC)

About the role

International Regulatory Engagement sits within Meta's Global Regulatory organization, which brings a single, empowered point of view to Meta's complex regulatory challenges across jurisdictions. This role leads the work across APAC, building relationships with senior regulators and enforcement bodies, shaping strategy on priority areas such as youth safety and fraud and scams, and coordinating Meta's response when regulatory matters become contentious.

Key responsibilities

• Build and maintain trusted relationships with senior regulators, enforcement bodies and government stakeholders across APAC, with a focus on prevention
• Lead and coordinate across Legal, Policy, Communications and Product to respond quickly to unexpected events requiring legal support
• Take an active coordinating role on contentious regulatory matters, especially those needing extensive Policy and Comms engagement
• Manage strategic elements of longer-term regulatory and legal initiatives across issue areas and jurisdictions
• Analyze complex legal problems rapidly and synthesize advice from subject-matter experts for leadership and non-legal audiences
• Partner with the APAC Legal Hub and Head of Legal, APAC, surfacing significant developments and bringing regional context
• Proactively identify and mitigate regulatory and legal risk, and facilitate escalation and strategic decision-making

Required profile

• Law degree or equivalent certificate, with a current practicing certificate or local bar registration or license; unless prohibited by local law, a current practicing certificate is required
• 10+ years of relevant legal experience (regulatory affairs, enforcement, investigations, litigation or product counseling) in-house or at a leading law firm
• Experience engaging directly with regulators or government bodies
• Sound judgment in complex, ambiguous situations and collaborative, decisive work across teams
• Ability to write clear, concise advice and briefings for leadership and non-legal audiences
• Experience working across cultures and in a multinational environment with competing priorities

Preferred qualifications

• Substantive experience with APAC technology, privacy, online safety or consumer-protection regimes
• Prior government, regulator or enforcement-side experience
• Experience in crisis management, litigation/strategic communications or public affairs