Senior Counsel - Privacy (Hybrid)

Location: Mountain View

RTO: 3 days/week minimum

Relo: Available

JW Michaels is engaged with a MAJOR global technology platform client seeking a Senior Counsel - Privacy to help accelerate their development of cutting edge products and services that use technology to both add value to their customers and uphold the Client's data stewardship principals. Reporting directly to the Deputy General Counsel, Product Privacy, this lawyer will and partner with key stakeholders across the company and around the world to drive insight

and innovation while enhancing customer trust and brand equity.

The ideal candidate will have a technology background, true fluency in the legal and practical components of data protection as applied to the product lifecycle gleaned from considerable experience at a major law firm or public company, and a demonstrable history of solving complex, time-sensitive problems in close partnership with a variety of cross-functional stakeholders. The selected candidate will be a senior leader on the Data Privacy team within Client’s world-class Legal & Compliance Organization, and manage a team of supporting privacy professionals.

Description

Responsibilities for this role will include:

• partner with senior attorneys to provide practical advice to our business teams on a wide-array of matters related to AI and generative AI in our products and services
• support the development of Client's money, lending, and capital businesses as well as the AdTech and marketing product teams through development of tools, playbooks and processes that create efficiencies and confidence in our program
• serve as the initial point of contact for privacy reviews related to the Client's money, lending, and capital businesses as well as AdTech offering across our product and operations, and tech teams
• conduct and document privacy impact assessments, keeping track of product modifications and enhancements enabling uses of personal information
• establish and build relationships with key stakeholders including with product management, business development, engineering, design, marketing, and compliance and operations teams
• contribute toward the communication of the Privacy Team’s mission and vision to internal partners and stakeholders
• make suggestions to improve internal processes and practices supporting the Privacy program
• Learn and grow as part of a collaborative and diverse Privacy Team!

REQUIRED Candidate Criteria (Please read carefully):

• 5 to 9 years of post JD of experience with a demonstrable focus on privacy;
• Strong working knowledge of relevant global privacy and data security laws, rules, and regulations, e.g., CCPA as amended by the CPRA; VCDPA; FTC Act/Section 5; GLBA; FCRA; state biometric privacy laws; GDPR; PIPEDA and others;
• Experience in data analytics and data science, and identifying the privacy-related considerations for each considered a strong asset;
• Exceptional collaboration and relationship-building skills
• Positive, optimistic outlook that thrives in a fast-paced, dynamic, sometimes ambiguous environment
• Excellent communication skills and an ability to explain complex concepts effectively to business teams
• Solution and results oriented, with the ability to prioritize and deliver key initiatives
• *MUST* be willing to be onsite in person 3 days/week;
• Willing to work hard AND HAVE FUN!!

Preferred Candidate Criteria (Please read carefully):

• 3 years privacy training at an AmLaw100 firm (or top privacy boutique);
• experience inhouse with a major, global adtech, tech or financial services corporation
• CIPP or CIPT certification

If interested, please apply with resume attached.

Questions: Email Lawrence@JWMichaels.com

Note: Due to volume, we are only able to respond to candidates who attach a CV AND are a match for at least all of the minimum required criteria. Thank you!