Description:
Position Summary: The Senior Corporate Counsel - Privacy and Data Security is responsible for managing and providing legal counseling and advice to the Company on privacy, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence (AI) and other related legal matters.Principal Responsibilities:
- Provides legal and professional support for legal and regulatory matters related to privacy, data security, and AI adoption and governance.
- Collaborates with the Data Privacy, Cybersecurity, and AI Governance teams to provide legal guidance supporting the development and maintenance the Company's privacy compliance program.
- Negotiates, drafts, reviews, and modifies contracts and other legal documents, with a focus on privacy, AI, and information security.
- Reviews, drafts, and maintains company privacy policies, notices, and consents.
- Monitors statutes, regulations, case law, and other resources to stay up to date and advise legal and business stakeholders on new and changing privacy and cybersecurity regulations with a focus on compliance with U.S. and Canadian regulatory frameworks.
- Advises on the implementation, maintenance, and continuous improvement of key privacy and data governance processes.
- Negotiates third-party agreements and security attestations and provides practical solutions to address applicable regulatory privacy and information security requirements
- Provides legal guidance in support of cybersecurity incident investigation and response.
- Manages litigation related to cybersecurity incidents and claims related to data collection, use and disclosure.
- Drafts and otherwise contributes to internal Company reports.
- Prepares legal budgets and recommend reserves.
- Selects and manages outside counsel and internal legal staff.
- Provides training to management and other personnel.
- Analyzes case law and provides recommendations.
- Assists with development and maintenance of Company policies and procedures, Legal Department administration, and other matters.
- Overnight travel outside of Arizona.
- Performs other job-related duties as assigned or apparent.
Qualifications:
- Eight years of experience performing the types of legal work listed above.
- Experience working in a large, multi-state corporate or legal environment.
- In-house counsel experience.
- Knowledge of federal, state, and local statutes and regulations applicable to publicly-traded organizations.
- Experience advising clients in a unionized environment.
- Ability to analyze case law and provide recommendations.
- A proven track record demonstrating the ability to independently make decisions regarding complex legal and corporate issues.
- Outstanding written and oral communications skills.
- Outstanding organizational and time management skills.
- Strong collaboration skills.
- Excellent judgment.
- High integrity.
- Overnight travel may be required.
Minimum Qualifications:
- JD; licensed to practice law and in good standing.
- Minimum of seven years of experience as a practicing attorney.