Description:
About the Job:This position is needed to partner with Product, Engineering and Marketing teams to support the product development lifecycle and provide practical advice to ensure compliance with applicable law, regulations and privacy by design best practices.
Responsibilities:
In this role, you'll:
- Draft and negotiate data protection agreements with customers, suppliers, carriers and other third parties, including Data Processing Agreements and Business Associate Agreements;
- Support the review of new products, product features and other product-related matters to ensure compliance with privacy and data protection laws;
- Provide privacy legal support for marketing and advertising activities, M&A due diligence and integration and data subject rights processes;
- Support various areas of the business in evaluating the impact of privacy laws, regulatory guidance, enforcement actions and other obligations on new and existing processes and internal tools;
- Support An American Cloud Communications Platform's global privacy program by developing and improving privacy frameworks and processes to ensure we meet our obligations under global privacy laws;
- Collaborate with other legal stakeholders and product teams to develop creative and scalable solutions to novel, complex privacy issues;
- Assist with supplier privacy reviews and ongoing monitoring;
- Provide expert privacy guidance and support as part of An American Cloud Communications Platform's Incident Response Process;
- Triage and prioritize a dynamic workflow in alignment with enterprise and privacy team priorities, set appropriate expectations with internal business partners, while delivering results efficiently.
Qualifications:
Not all applicants will have skills that match a job description exactly. An American Cloud Communications Platform values diverse experiences in other industries, and we encourage everyone who meets the required qualifications to apply. While having “desired” qualifications make for a strong candidate, we encourage applicants with alternative experiences to also apply. If your career is just starting or hasn't followed a traditional path, don't let that stop you from considering An American Cloud Communications Platform. We are always looking for people who will bring something new to the table!
Required:
- Qualified to practice law and in good standing in US, UK other common law jurisdiction or EU member state
- 8 + years relevant legal experience at a law firm or in house;
- Experience in negotiating complex agreements with customers and suppliers;
- Knowledge of global privacy laws, regulations, privacy programs and industry standards;
- Detail oriented, self-starter with a desire to solve problems and excels at building collaborative working relationships across multiple teams/countries;
- Strong verbal and written communication skills, excellent organizational skills and a sense of initiative.
Desired:
- Experience supporting notifications and communications with regulators and data subjects;
- Experience advising on marketing, both in and outside of the US;
- At least one IAPP certification
