Description:

Job Description:
This position provides specialist expert advice and program operations support on all aspects of privacy & data protection to the Chief Privacy Officer (CPO) for A Mission Critical Enterprise Software Company. The role will help handle privacy reviews, data subject rights (DSR) requests, privacy-related inquiries, data processing agreement (DPA) escalations, and, in partnership with the CPO, help execute privacy program priorities.

The Senior Privacy, Data & AI Governance Counsel is a key subject matter expert on US privacy, cybersecurity, data, and AI governance rules. They will work closely with key stakeholders across the Legal Commercial, Compliance, Procurement, Security, Product & Engineering, IT, HR, Sales, and Marketing teams.

This position will help ensure that we minimize company privacy & data protection risks by increasing compliance with privacy and data protection rules.

The position will also help demonstrate to customers, regulators, and the public that A Mission Critical Enterprise Software Company has its privacy, data & AI governance house in order and can be trusted as a cloud service provider.

The successful candidate is comfortable balancing compliance and risk-minimization with business value-creation goals in their day-to-day work and a pragmatic, tech-savvy, and a solutions-oriented professional.

Duties and Responsibilities:
This position's key duties and responsibilities include:

Conducting privacy & AI governance reviews of vendors, products, and internal programs involving the processing of personal data
Handling and responding to data subject rights (DSR) requests and other privacy inquiries
Maintaining and updating internal and external privacy and data protection policies, standards, guidance, and other documentation
Creating customer-facing FAQs, data sheets, and other documentation related to A Mission Critical Enterprise Software Company's products and services' personal data processing, to help customers conduct their own privacy review of our products and services
Supporting audits, assessments, and certifications, including responding to customer privacy and security questionnaires and addressing common privacy-related questions
Facilitating due diligence and transitions in mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures, as needed
Advising Sales & Marketing teams on privacy & data protection requirements relevant to sales and marketing activities, covering email marketing, telephone marketing, events marketing, online marketing, etc.
Collaborating with other members of the Legal, Security, Engineering, Product, Marketing, HR, Sales, and other cross-functional teams
Providing expert support in internal investigations, security incidents, and data breaches
Monitoring privacy/data protection, cybersecurity, data governance, and AI governance laws and regulatory trends, developments, and industry best practices
Driving internal training and awareness of A Mission Critical Enterprise Software Company's privacy/data protection, cybersecurity, data governance, and AI governance obligations
Identifying awareness and training needs, providing expert input on global training program, and delivering privacy training, as needed
Supporting the CPO in privacy program management and operations

Required Qualifications:
Qualified applicants must have:

5+ years of full-time experience on privacy/data protection, data governance, and AI governance laws and program operations
3+ years of experience in the tech industry, with at least 2+ years in the B2B tech industry
2+ year conducting privacy & AI governance reviews, including recommending appropriate risk-minimization controls
Qualified US attorney

Nice-to-haves:
We like to see the following in our qualified applicants:

Experience in the enterprise cloud software tech industry
First-principles, risk-based, and data-driven approach to prioritizing and general decision-making
Highly developed people skills (e.g., collaboration, communication, compassion)
Experience using privacy program management tools

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