Assistant General Counsel- Head of North America Privacy

Aon Corporation•Chicago, IL

30d•Hybrid

About The Position

Aon is seeking an experienced privacy attorney to lead our North America privacy advisory function. Reporting to the Managing Counsel for Global Cyber and Americas Privacy, you will be the lead attorney for the Global Privacy and Data Trust Office in North America. You will work closely with the business, colleagues in the Law & Compliance department and GPDTO, the US risk team, cybersecurity, IT, and others to provide insight on privacy laws and regulations in North America and help protect Aon and grow its business. With the ability to work both from our Chicago office three days per week, this position is a hybrid role. Aon is in the business of better decisions At Aon, we shape decisions for the better to protect and enrich the lives of people around the world. As an organization, we are united through trust as one engaged team, and we are passionate about helping our colleagues and clients succeed.

Requirements

Licensed attorney with at least 7 years of experience in privacy, with increasing responsibility in an in-house environment.
Managed a high-performing team, coached team members to improve their skills and abilities, and enjoy team management
Strong experience with privacy and cyber laws, including CCPA, GLBA, PIPEDA, and NYDFS
Led complex and high-stakes privacy contract negotiations, particularly with potential business clients. You have excellent client management and negotiation skills
Led data breach response, from the investigation stage through notification and regulator communications
Excellent verbal and written communication skills. You can explain complex topics in an understandable way to business or non-attorney colleagues
Business-focused and strategic.
Skilled at balancing risk analysis and risk/business
In-house experience is a must
Knowledgeable about GLBA, NYDFS, CCPA
Privacy and tech contracting; Incident management experience a must

Nice To Haves

Experience in a highly regulated, B2B industry is a plus
The ideal candidate is curious and has a continuous improvement mindset; eager to find new and better ways to do things, level up your and your team’s skills and abilities, and find efficiencies
Financial industry/insurance industry experience a plus

Responsibilities

Provide privacy and cyber legal advice to business, Law & Compliance, risk, cybersecurity, and other internal stakeholders
Manage a high-performing team with a focus on excellent business and client service, risk-based advice, and coaching/growth
Negotiate high-risk/large enterprise client privacy and data protection agreements
Oversee and provide legal advice on privacy and security incidents
Set strategic direction and priorities for North America privacy advisory function
Stay up-to-date on emerging privacy and cyber trends, laws, regulations, enforcement actions, and settlements in your region and provide information and updates to key partners
Advise and assist privacy assurance team colleagues on implementation of programs for new laws and regulations
Advise on the privacy and cyber law aspects of acquisitions and other M&A activities
Collaborate with colleagues across the company on privacy and cyber related projects
Manage the North America privacy advisory function, ensuring adherence to benchmarks, conducting reporting/metrics, and identifying and implementing improvements