Description:
A Leader in Social Good Technology exists to propel every doer of good to their peak impact. We measure that impact against our vision to increase the giving rate as a percentage of GDP from 2% to 3% by 2033. We know that this goal is lofty, but we are confident that the right technology and expertise will strengthen trust in the sector, allowing the social good industry to accelerate growth and reach peak impact. A Leader in Social Good Technology's differentiated, end-to-end solutions collectively support a unique network of over 20,000 customers, including over 16,000 nonprofit organizations and over 50 percent of Fortune 100 companies.Privacy and Product Counsel handles a wide variety of legal matters for A Leader in Social Good Technology. This position will report to the Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel.
You will join a creative, collaborative, solutions-oriented team. We are looking for a proactive attorney who can design effective and scalable processes while employing an empathetic interpersonal style that can build bridges across stakeholders. This is a new role on the team, so the ideal candidate will be comfortable establishing this function both on the team and in the company.
The ideal candidate will in the past have had success: (1) managing multiple projects/deals and driving them to completion autonomously within required timeframes; (2) figuring things out even without prior (or direct) experience in that area; (3) developing trusted partnerships within your team and with key stakeholders; (4) identifying use cases that could benefit from repeatable processes and proposing what those processes could look like (and how they could be adopted), especially for product and privacy/data protection processes; and (5) approaching situations and people with curiosity and willingness to learn, commit, and contribute to solving for immediate as well as long-term solutions.
Responsibilities:
- Designing, improving, and implementing our global privacy and data protection compliance programs and processes, as well as educating our teams about relevant privacy and data protection laws.
- Drafting and maintaining privacy and data protection policies, notices or other documentation, as well as managing privacy and data protection terms in standard contractual arrangements and supporting negotiations with vendors and customers.
- Working closely with the product, engineering, information security and IT teams to support our security initiatives, frameworks, and requirements.
- Monitoring and advising on regulatory and industry developments, including trends in copyright, privacy and security laws, regulatory guidance, enforcement actions, and public policy.
- Partnering with product and engineering teams to provide guidance on legal issues related to product design, development, and operations, with specific attention to copyright, privacy and data protection.
- Creating and developing legal processes and documentation to support new product or other business initiatives.
- Providing cross-functional leaders with pragmatic and strategic advice to minimize legal risks while advancing business goals and initiatives.
- Partnering with key stakeholders across the organization to build strong relationships across levels.
- Identifying opportunities to centralize knowledge and create scalable processes to increase visibility and expedite communication/alignment/execution.
Qualifications:
- J.D. (or LL.M. plus foreign law degree) and a member of a U.S. state Bar in good standing.
- 5+ years of related legal experience, with a focus on privacy and product counseling, preferably advising software companies.
- Strong knowledge of privacy and data protection laws (including CCPA, CPRA and GDPR) required.
- CIPP certification preferred.
- Experience advising on the use of artificial intelligence and large language models preferred.
- Team player with strong business acumen and attention to detail plus recognition that the role is about doing as well as creating a scalable foundation.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to break down complex legal concepts into easy-to-understand and practical advice.
- Ready to tackle projects large and small with a collaborative, low-ego approach.
- Self-starter with the ability to work independently.
