Sr Privacy Counsel

Description:

Who we seek:
We are seeking an experienced Privacy Counsel to join our team. The successful candidate will have both internal program management and product management support roles, reporting to the Chief Privacy Officer. Internally, the role will be responsible for overseeing our organization's data privacy program, ensuring compliance with privacy laws and regulations, and managing privacy risks. In addition, this will include supporting A Software Company's Product Management team as they build and enhance our privacy offerings.

What You'll Do:

• Develop, implement, and maintain the company's privacy policies and procedures in compliance with global privacy laws and regulations, such as GDPR, CCPA, HIPAA, etc., including:
• Conduct privacy impact assessments and risk analyses to identify potential privacy issues and develop mitigation strategies.
• Manage data subject access requests, data breaches, and other privacy-related incidents, including investigation, response, and reporting.
• Collaborate with IT and security teams to ensure the protection of personal data through appropriate technical and organizational measures.
• Stay up-to-date with evolving privacy laws and regulations and advise on the implications for the company.
• Review contractual agreements with customers and vendors.
• Support Product Management in the development of new privacy products and features.
• Support sales, marketing and alliance efforts as a privacy practitioner and subject area expert.
• Manage junior staff to achieve program and company objectives.

• Juris Doctor (JD) preferred.
• At least one IAPP certification (CIPP, CIPM, CIPT).
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in data privacy.
• Strong understanding of global privacy laws and regulations.
• Experience conducting privacy impact assessments and managing privacy incidents.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to communicate complex privacy concepts to different audiences.
• A technical background and/or working knowledge of technical concepts, such as databases, data discovery, and software development are highly desirable.
• Experience working with software technology organizations preferred.

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