Director, Legal Counsel - Privacy

Description:

Job Description Summary:
What you need to know about the role:
An American Company Operating an Online Payments System's Legal team is looking for an experienced, highly-engaged, and collaborative privacy lawyer to serve as our Director, Privacy Legal. Reporting to the VP of Privacy Legal, the Director of Privacy Legal will be responsible for driving global privacy advice across various product areas including ads and marketing.

The ideal candidate has deep expertise in advising product teams on privacy and data protection and a strong grasp of online technologies. They must be skilled at translating legal concepts into practical advice and an active driver of solutions. They must thrive in a cross-functional, fast-moving environment.

Meet Our Team:
You'll join a team of skilled privacy and data protection attorneys across the U.S, EU, and APAC, and a global department of legal professionals.

Job Description:
Your Day to Day:

• Serve as a key subject matter expert and advisor on global privacy and data protection issues, especially those related to ad tech and marketing.
• Partner with product, business, compliance, and other legal teams to drive high-impact projects.
• Coordinate across regional lawyers to advise business and product teams in a unified manner.
• Scale privacy knowledge across the department through trainings and development of resources.
• Collaborate with Compliance colleagues and the Global Privacy Office to ensure compliance with relevant regulations.
• Maintain subject matter expertise in new and evolving areas of global privacy law and policy.
• Advise on new and emerging legal and regulatory developments impacting data privacy and data security, including identifying trends and potential impacts on business activities.
• Develop an in-depth knowledge and understanding of An American Company Operating an Online Payments System's core business and strong relationships with business counterparts to drive the delivery of effective legal services.
• Model and coach others on leader behaviors including growth mindset, collaboration, action-bias, direct and empathetic communication.

 What do you need to bring-

• JD degree with excellent academic credentials and 12+ years of relevant experience in-house or at a law firm.
• Deep privacy subject matter expertise, including with U.S., EU, and global privacy tech regulation. Financial or payment privacy experience strongly preferred but not required.
• Familiarity with ad tech and marketing privacy.
• Demonstrated experience advising product teams on global privacy regulations, translating legal guidance into practical solutions, and driving solutions cross-functionally.
• Excellent project management skills, well organized, with the ability to thrive in a fast-paced work environment and manage numerous projects simultaneously under deadline pressure.
• A high-level of intellectual, professional and interpersonal agility and flexibility, combined with sound judgment and high tolerance for ambiguity.
• Team oriented, with ability to keep a cool head, empathy, and a sense of humor in busy and high-pressured environments.
• We know the confidence gap and imposter syndrome can get in the way of meeting spectacular candidates. Please don't hesitate to apply.

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