Description:

Overview:
Sr. Manager, Sr. Counsel- Privacy and Data Protection

Overview:
Capital One is transforming financial services by investing in data-driven products, technology, and digital experiences. To support this growth, we are seeking an experienced attorney to join our privacy legal team. We thrive in an open and collaborative environment where diverse perspectives fuel innovation and drive superior results.

About the role:
This role provides an opportunity to work at a leading financial institution with a long history of using data and technology to build innovative financial products. You will join an experienced team of legal subject-matter experts focusing on privacy and will advise on a wide range of privacy laws. Our team supports many of the most important and strategic initiatives at the company and works with all lines of business across Capital One's global footprint.

You will collaborate with other legal, compliance, risk, and business partners at the company, with a particular focus on supporting new initiatives, advising on sector-specific privacy laws and navigating transactional and contract privacy issues. You will spot issues, solve problems, and influence our partners to mitigate legal and regulatory risk in a challenging and rapidly evolving space.

Key Responsibilities include:

Identifying privacy issues in a complex, highly regulated environment
Communicating privacy legal requirements and risks effectively to legal, business, compliance, and risk partners
Developing customer-focused solutions to mitigate privacy risks and achieve business goals
Supporting partners in building technical and organizational privacy controls, drafting privacy notices and disclosures, developing policies and procedures, preparing internal documentation, and enhancing privacy operations and strategy
Advising on contract privacy language and providing transactional privacy advice in the context of mergers, acquisitions, and strategic partnerships
Collaborating with outside counsel, developing written legal guidance and presentations, monitoring legal developments and industry trends, and contributing to the legal privacy team's existing knowledge and resources
Tracking and advising on privacy legislation and new privacy laws

Who You Are:
You are a strategic thinker and a pragmatic problem-solver who can synthesize complex legal information and communicate effectively to partners across departments and job-levels. You have an ownership mentality but also enjoy being part of a team. You are serious about your work but don't take yourself too seriously. You enter uncharted territory with enthusiasm, curiosity, humility, and good humor. You have strong judgment and experience advising on issues with nuanced business, legal, and compliance considerations.

Basic Qualifications:

Juris Doctor from an accredited law school
Active member in good standing of at least one state bar
At least 4 years of experience in privacy law, regulatory counseling, or consumer financial services at a law firm, in-house legal department, or government agency

Preferred Qualifications:

Strong knowledge of privacy laws, regulations, and principles in the United States and internationally, including sector-specific laws such as GLBA, HIPAA, and COPPA and comprehensive laws such as CCPA and GDPR
Substantive experience building practical, risk-based privacy compliance solutions and advising on policies and procedures at large, multinational companies
Experience helping partners to prepare documentation such as privacy notices, records of processing activities, transfer risk assessments, data protection impact assessments, and data processing agreements
Proficiency in negotiating privacy contract language, conducting privacy due diligence, and advising on mergers, acquisitions, and strategic partnerships
Demonstrated ability to communicate complex legal issues to a variety of audiences, interact with senior leadership, and influence business partners
Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP) certification(s)

At this time, Capital One will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization for this position.

The minimum and maximum full-time annual salaries for this role are listed below, by location. Please note that this salary information is solely for candidates hired to perform work within one of these locations, and refers to the amount Capital One is willing to pay at the time of this posting. Salaries for part-time roles will be prorated based upon the agreed upon number of hours to be regularly worked.

Chicago, IL: $182,500 - $208,300 for Sr. Manager, Sr. Counsel

McLean, VA: $200,700 - $229,100 for Sr. Manager, Sr. Counsel

New York, NY: $219,000 - $249,900 for Sr. Manager, Sr. Counsel

Richmond, VA: $182,500 - $208,300 for Sr. Manager, Sr. Counsel