Description:

How you'll make an impact:
The Associate General Counsel, Privacy will provide legal advice and support to the An American Broadcasting Company on matters concerning the collection, use, disclosure and protection of personal information to internal clients for the audio, ad tech and ad sales businesses of An American Broadcasting Company and its subsidiary companies, represent the companies with external parties on matters of privacy as needed, and provide support for the enterprise policy administration and privacy program management.

What You'll Do:

Work collaboratively and effectively with stakeholders across the An American Broadcasting Company enterprise, including Information Security and business leads
Assist in communication and rollout of regulatory compliance initiatives across brand entities; work with brand SMEs to define business requirements for compliance with privacy legislation, trade and industry guidelines, the Automotive Alliance privacy principles, and other frameworks applicable to the audio, connected vehicle and advertising businesses
Coordinate US privacy governance with European privacy team
Provide privacy-by-design consultation at early development stage for new products and/or uses of personal data to ensure data governance and policy compliance
Assess new business processes for privacy impact; draft risk assessments
Provide legal and privacy guidance on customer and vendor due diligence questionnaires.
Negotiate data processing agreements and other data-related contract provisions
Maintain and update internal and external privacy policies
Conduct internal training for business teams on data privacy rules and policies
Support privacy incident response investigations and remediation
Maintain currency of knowledge of laws, regulations, court decisions, and industry best practices on privacy, data protection, artificial intelligence, biometrics, and consumer regulations as related to data collection, use and processing.

What You'll Need:
Education:

J.D. from an accredited U.S. law school
Licensed and qualified to practice law in at least one state in the United States.
CIPP certification

Experience:

8+ years of post-qualification legal experience in-house or private practice, with at least 2 years of experience in data privacy.
Experience drafting and negotiating contracts with technology and service providers including but not limited to SaaS and cloud providers, marketing technologies, advertisers, publishers, and advertising measurement and attribution vendors required
Proven experience and ability to understand and apply data privacy and information security knowledge to a corporate data privacy program

Knowledge and Skills:

Up-to-date knowledge of data protection laws in US and Canada, including CCPA, GLBA, CAN-SPAM, US State privacy laws. Knowledge of data protection laws in rest of world, including GDPR, UK-GDPR, e-Privacy and EU AI Act, desirable.
Knowledge of glossary and technical data requirements of ad tech ecosystem, and familiarity with advertising industry standards
Knowledge and understanding of privacy matters related to AI and ML highly desirable
Strong communication, organizational and presentation skills
Strong contract drafting and negotiation skills
Ability to work with creative and technical SMEs
Ability to build collaborative relationships and drive successful results across functional disciplines and across business types
Ability to adopt direction and move forward independently with minimal supervision
Flexibility with an orientation to positive outcomes and attention to detail.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office and Google applications and tool suites.
Must have legal right to work in the U.S.