Senior Legal & Compliance Operations Specialist

Depop

Legal and Compliance Operations Senior Specialist at Depop overseeing compliance activities across various teams. Coordinating legal operations and managing data for regulatory requests efficiently.

Posted 7/7/2026full-timeLondon • 🇬🇧 United KingdomSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Coordinate the collection, organisation and delivery of information and data for regulatory inbound requests and inquiries, as notified by Legal or third-party authorities.
Support the Senior Manager, Regulatory Compliance in the execution of regulatory compliance work, maintaining clear records and progress tracking for cyclical and ad hoc activities.
Manage inbound process-based (IPBP) responses, including: Legal Process - responding to court orders, subpoenas and search warrants.
Privacy Operations - retrieving and redacting data for data subject access requests (DSARs).
Financial Restraints - managing responses to liens, levies and UCC filings.
IPBP response - including IP Operations, Anti-Counterfeiting, Legal Process (court orders, subpoenas, search warrants), Privacy Operations (data subject access requests data retrieval and redaction), financial restraints (liens, levies, UCC filings), and Attorneys’ General/Trading Standards complaint responses.
Attorneys General / Trading Standards Complaints - coordinating information and responses to official inquiries or complaints.
Support external reporting and communications to law enforcement and regulatory bodies as required.
Maintain accurate documentation and audit trails of all requests, responses and outcomes.
Identify opportunities for process improvement, automation and standardisation to increase efficiency and accuracy of compliance operations.
Collaborate closely with Product, Policy, Customer Experience, Engineering, and Legal teams to support timely and compliant responses.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Essential Experience in legal operations, compliance operations, trust and safety, or a related operational role within a technology, e-commerce, or online platform environment.
Strong organisational skills and ability to manage multiple concurrent workflows with precision and attention to detail.
Demonstrated ability to handle sensitive or confidential information appropriately.
Experience coordinating data collection, review and response for legal or regulatory requests.
Excellent written communication and documentation skills.
High level of diligence, proactivity, reliability and accountability.
Strong proficiency with data management tools and collaborative work platforms.
Desirable Familiarity with IP enforcement, data privacy, and content moderation processes.
Understanding of the EU Digital Services Act, UK Online Safety Act or similar regulatory frameworks.
Experience liaising with law enforcement or regulatory bodies.
Previous experience supporting trust, safety, or compliance functions within a digital platform environment.

Benefits

Comp & perks

PMI and cash plan healthcare access with Bupa
Subsidised counselling and coaching with Self Space
Cycle to Work scheme with options from Evans or the Green Commute Initiative
Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for 24/7 confidential support
Mental Health First Aiders across the business for support and signposting
25 days of annual leave with the option to carry over up to 5 days
Up to 2 days of additional paid leave per year for volunteering
Fully paid 4-week sabbatical after completion of 5 years of consecutive service with Depop
Flexible Working: MyMode hybrid-working model with Flex, Office-Based, and Remote options *role-dependent
All offices are dog-friendly
For birth parent: 20 weeks of paid parental leave for full-time regular employees
For non-birth parents: 12 weeks of paid parental leave for full-time regular employees
IVF leave, shared parental leave, and paid emergency parent/carer leave
Twice-yearly development chats and yearly performance reviews
Learning budget
Upskilling our employees with company-wide training workshops, materials and resources
Life Insurance (financial compensation of 3x your salary)
Pension matching up to 6% of full base salary with Aviva
In-office Depop Shop (that’s free!) and a packing station with free delivery
Special milestones are celebrated with gifts and rewards!

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Hard Skills & Tools

Regulatory ComplianceData Collection CoordinationDocument ManagementData Retrieval and RedactionProcess ImprovementLegal Process ResponsePrivacy OperationsFinancial Restraints ManagementIP Enforcement FamiliarityContent Moderation Processes

Soft Skills

Attention to DetailProactivityReliabilityAccountabilityWritten Communication