APAC Privacy Counsel (China)

Apple

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About The Position

As a member of Apple’s APAC Privacy Team, the APAC Privacy Counsel will work with a dynamic and experienced team on privacy issues affecting Apple’s business and products globally. Reporting to Apple’s Senior Privacy Counsel in Beijing, the role works directly with business and engineering teams to provide compliance and geographic counselling, integrated into the design of privacy solutions for products. The counsel also works across the legal department on Apple activities and regulatory issues, particularly in mainland China.

Requirements

• At least 5 years of privacy experience at a top-tier law firm, in-house, or at a mainland China regulator.
• Strong experience and understanding of mainland China data protection and data security laws.
• Experience dealing with mainland China regulators on data privacy and cybersecurity matters.
• Experience handling privacy inquiries, complaints, and incidents.
• Experience with privacy-by-design reviews and projects, including DPIAs.
• Experience drafting and negotiating privacy-related contracts and developing compliance and auditing frameworks.
• Excellent academic credentials.
• Excellent written and verbal English skills and written and verbal fluency in Mandarin.
• Admitted to practise law in mainland China.
• Ability and commitment to work independently and collaboratively with people at all levels, and willingness to learn.
• Comfort expressing a point of view and influencing change collaboratively.
• Sound business judgment and flexibility to handle multiple matters, conflicting deadlines, and new areas of expertise as business needs change.
• Demonstrated ability to identify, prioritise, and resolve issues quickly and effectively in a positive, commercial, and practical manner.
• Based in Beijing or Shanghai, or based in mainland China and willing to move to Beijing or Shanghai.

Nice To Haves

• Experience and knowledge of privacy laws in other APAC jurisdictions.
• Prior work with a multinational corporation (MNC).

Responsibilities

• Provide privacy compliance and geographic counselling to business and engineering teams.
• Participate in privacy-by-design reviews and projects, including data protection impact assessments (DPIAs).
• Assist with handling privacy inquiries, complaints, and incidents.
• Support compliance and auditing frameworks.
• Advise on privacy aspects of licensing and procurement deals.
• Ensure privacy compliance with local legal requirements and internal policies.
• Analyse lawful responses to law enforcement requests.
• Assist with drafting policies and procedures relating to privacy laws.
• Handle privacy matters affecting Apple’s business and products globally, particularly regulatory issues in mainland China.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed