Counsel, Privacy and Data Protection

Job Title

Counsel, Privacy and Data Protection

Overview

• Mastercard is committed to balancing innovation while protecting individual privacy and has embraced privacy and data protection as core to the successful execution of its business strategy.
• The Counsel, Privacy and Data Protection will provide key product support based in the North American market to ensure compliance with global privacy and data-related laws while enabling innovation, as well as support the M&A team in the execution of Mastercard's strategy.
• The Counsel will work as part of a cross-functional global team of privacy and data protection professionals dedicated to ensuring compliance while continuing to enable business solutions and innovation.

Role

• Ensure product and platform alignment and compliance with Mastercard's policies, procedures and processes and with global privacy and data-related laws, including data localization, outsourcing, and consumer protection requirements.
• Support business colleagues and facilitate a Privacy by Design process to ensure privacy compliance is built into all data driven products.
• Understand and distill complex global privacy and data protection laws, including CCPA, GLBA, GDPR, PIPEDA, and FCRA, and apply those concepts to challenging business and data constructs and processes.
• Facilitate the creation of employee engagement programs that prioritize compliance with prevailing privacy and data protection laws and regulations.
• Provide training to internal teams on data privacy, data protection, global privacy and regulatory developments, and how to implement Privacy by Design across Mastercard's varied products and services.
• Perform detailed data flows and analyses of laws and regulations in collaboration with business units to enable business operations and assist in achieving major organizational goals.
• Negotiate complex data-related agreements, quickly identifying the legal and strategic implications of contractual terms and conditions.
• Strengthen partnerships across the enterprise to ensure data privacy and protection is a key factor considered in product development.
• Appreciate the nexus between data privacy, data protection, and the use of data to advance major corporate strategic goals.

All About You

• Bachelor's degree required, Juris Doctor required.
• CIPP certification preferred.
• Privacy and data protection experience required.
• Legal experience in interactive technology, product development, data-related commercial agreements, processing of human resources data, or data-driven products preferred.
• Membership to a Bar.

Competencies

• Expertise in regulatory frameworks, including CCPA, GLBA, GDPR, PIPEDA, and FCRA, and familiarity with industry best practices for collection and use of data.
• Understanding of consumer loyalty, marketing and promotions industry.
• Understanding of the intersection between privacy and employment laws and regulations, with an emphasis on those in North America.
• Familiarity with the financial services industry and payment processing.
• Ability to readily distill legal requirements into practical, actionable advice.
• Creative thinker able to support innovation while still managing risk.
• Motivated Self-starter with ability to excel at multi-tasking in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong analytic capabilities and written and oral communication skills. Attention to detail is a must.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills with proven experience in relationship building and partnering; must work well in both team and individual settings.
• Ability to work well as part of a team of geographically dispersed highly skilled professionals.