Jobs / United States / Stripe
Privacy Legal, Americas
Stripe · 🇺🇸 New York, San Francisco, Seattle
Sponsorship verdict
Sponsorship possible
One solid signal, not two — worth applying, and worth asking about sponsorship early.
- Employer is on a government sponsor recordThe US Department of Labor certified 260 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 64 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
- The posting doesn’t mention sponsorshipSilence isn’t a refusal — ask the recruiter before investing much time.
- No salary bar for this routeH-1B has no fixed salary bar: the employer must pay at least the prevailing wage for the role and area. Cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level. Source: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/29/2025-23853/weighted-selection-process-for-registrants-and-petitioners-seeking-to-file-cap-subject-h-1b, rules effective 2026-02-27.
- What Stripe paid sponsored hires in similar roles1 certified filing for “Legal Counsel” (Lawyers) in WA: $196k–$196k, median $196k. Most were filed at wage level I (100%) — 1 lottery entry, ≈15% projected selection odds for cap-subject employers. Source: US Department of Labor LCA disclosure data (Oct 2025 – Jun 2026).
- Confirmed live todayWhen a source last listed this job as open.
US H-1B: cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level — Level I gets 1 entry, Level IV gets 4 (DHS projected selection odds ≈15% at Level I to ≈61% at Level IV). Universities and non-profit research employers are cap-exempt. The $100,000 fee for new petitions from abroad is currently blocked by a court order (appeal pending).
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The US Department of Labor certified 260 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 64 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
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About the role
Who we are About Stripe Stripe is a financial infrastructure platform for businesses. Millions of companies - from the world’s largest enterprises to the most ambitious startups - use Stripe to accept payments, grow their revenue, and accelerate new business opportunities. Our mission is to increase the GDP of the internet, and we have a staggering amount of work ahead. That means you have an unprecedented opportunity to put the global economy within everyone's reach while doing the most important work of your career. About the team The Privacy Legal team at Stripe tackles complex privacy issues that intersect with Stripe’s cutting-edge technology. We're seeking a technical and process-oriented lawyer with a passion for data, technology, privacy, and security. In this role, you will have the opportunity to work with a team of talented privacy lawyers to help solve intricate problems in a fast-paced environment. What you’ll do This role will be responsible for a wide variety of privacy matters. In addition to advising on product, regulatory, and operational privacy matters, you will also lead privacy legal workstreams for acquisitions and other strategic transactions, including post-close integration of acquired businesses, products, systems, and data practices. Responsibilities • Serve as lead privacy counsel on important cross-functional initiatives, independently identifying and assessing complex privacy and security risks, and providing pragmatic, risk-based advice that advances Stripe’s business objectives. • Partner closely with Product, Engineering, Security, Data Science, GTM, and other teams to design and implement privacy mitigations and embed privacy-by-design principles into Stripe’s products and operational processes. • Develop, enhance, and implement Stripe’s privacy infrastructure, policies, and procedures, setting short- to medium-term direction for assigned privacy programs and improving how privacy work scales across teams. • Lead privacy legal workstreams for acquisitions and other strategic transactions, from diligence through post-close integration. Identify and prioritize privacy risks; advise on deal terms, integration decisions, and remediation; and coordinate with Corporate Development, Legal, Product, Engineering, Security, Compliance, and other teams. • Own the privacy integration of acquired businesses, products, systems, and data practices, including the integration or remediation of data inventories, notices, consent practices, data-use purposes, retention requirements, data-subject rights processes, vendor arrangements, and privacy governance. • Lead or provide senior legal guidance for privacy compliance functions, including Data Protection Impact Assessments, Data Subject Access Requests, and Records of Processing Activities. • Lead the legal response to significant privacy and security incidents, coordinating cross-functional risk assessment, remediation, regulatory analysis, and breach-notification decisions. • Advise on complex commercial transactions and negotiate Data Processing Agreements and other privacy and security provisions, balancing legal risk with Stripe’s business objectives. • Help shape and implement Stripe’s privacy and data-governance approach for AI and machine learning. Who you are We're looking for someone who meets the minimum requirements to be considered for the role. If you meet these requirements, you are encouraged to apply. The preferred qualifications are a bonus, not a requirement. Minimum requirements • J.D. degree (or foreign equivalent) with membership in at least one US state bar. • Minimum of 6 years of experience as a privacy lawyer, with extensive knowledge of global privacy laws and regulations, including GDPR, CCPA, and GLBA. • Experienc