Description:

A Modern Card Issuing Platform Company is on a mission to change the way money moves. We're one of the earliest enablers of embedded finance, a market opportunity sized up in the trillions. Our card issuing platform provides unprecedented flexibility and control for companies to issue cards, authorize transactions, and manage payment operations in real time. A Modern Card Issuing Platform Companyis powering the most well known brands in the new economy (Block, Cash App, Affirm, Instacart, Doordash, Uber, Walmart, etc). Today nearly 8 out of 10 Americans use a product powered by A Modern Card Issuing Platform Company every week. This is the opportunity of a lifetime to work with innovators around the world and unlock equitable financial access for all.

To help advance our vision of modern money movement, A Modern Card Issuing Platform Company is looking for a Director, Assistant General Counsel, Privacy who is enthusiastic about payments technology and its potential for positive impact in peoples' lives. You will help drive high-profile cross-functional initiatives across the business involving a variety of complex privacy and security issues relating to financial and payments products. This requires strong business acumen and the ability to both work independently and with large multi-stakeholder teams. We are looking for someone with sharp analytical and communication skills, who is diligent, organized, engaged, proactive, collaborative, and who has demonstrated excellent legal and business judgment and strategic thinking. You will report to the Deputy General Counsel overseeing product, regulatory and privacy.

We work Flexible First. This role can be performed remotely anywhere within the United States or from our Oakland office. We'd love for you to join us!

What You'll Do:

Develop, implement, manage and scale a global privacy and data protection strategy
Partner closely with cross-functional teams (e.g., Product, Engineering, Design, Security, IT, and Marketing) to assess potential privacy and security risks and regulatory requirements for A Modern Card Issuing Platform Company's products and technologies
Draft and help maintain A Modern Card Issuing Platform Company's domestic and international privacy and data policies, standards, and processes
Stay current on evolving global data protection and privacy laws, developments, and frameworks as well as other laws with an impact on the processing of personal information (especially emerging AI regulations like the EU AI Act) and provide practical and strategic advice to the business
Review and maintain records of processing activities; partner with privacy team on conducting various privacy assessments (e.g., PIAs, LIAs, DPIAs)
Review/draft a variety of privacy agreements, including data processing agreements
Assist with the investigation and resolution of privacy inquiries and complaints
Conduct privacy and data protection training for employees
Liaise with external counsel and other third parties on data protection matters
Collaborate with other teams to ensure the company's privacy compliance
Monitor and implement best practices for data security and privacy
Be a team player and self-starter with drive and initiative
Have high integrity and great judgment while working across the organization
Manage a small team of privacy professionals

What We're Looking For:

10+ years experience practicing in-house in fintech or banking or at a reputable law firm, preferably with at least 5 years focused on U.S. and international privacy law
A proven track record of successfully managing complex privacy and data protection projects from start to finish
Deep understanding of the privacy and data security spaces, including the laws, rules and regulations related to banks and financial institutions, both in the U.S. and abroad
A keen sense of ownership and the ability to independently drive complex projects to completion on tight timelines in a fast-moving, high-performing environment
A solid business focus with practical risk awareness and the ability to balance legal risk mitigation against key business objectives and risks
Excellent oral and written communication skills; ability to work on teams and independently; ability to drive accountability and influence outcomes
The ability to challenge and be challenged both internally and with clients in a constructive and respectful way
Advanced problem solving skills, i.e., the ability to quickly digest a problem, evaluate various options/solutions and empower yourself and others to deliver
Team player with a positive attitude and commitment to excellence
JD degree and member in good standing of a State Bar