Director, Assistant General Counsel - Marketing Platform

Capital One • McLean, VA

100d • $226,000 - $281,300

About The Position

We're looking for an experienced and collaborative legal leader to join our growing TechReg Legal team. This is a unique opportunity to act as the lead legal partner for our marketing, messaging and personalization infrastructure. We are always evolving the way we serve our customers, and this role is at the forefront of that work. You'll partner closely with our Product, Engineering, and Design teams, providing clear, practical legal advice that helps us innovate while navigating a complex regulatory landscape. You'll work on everything from product counseling to managing privacy and ad tech issues.

Requirements

• Juris Doctor from an accredited law school.
• Active member in good standing of at least one state bar.
• At least 5 years of experience as an attorney in a law firm environment, at a government agency, as a military judge advocate, or as in-house counsel.
• At least 5 years of experience in law practice focused on privacy, ad tech, and product counseling.

Nice To Haves

• 8+ years experience in law practice focused on data privacy and security laws, including regulations like CCPA.
• 8+ years experience focused on the legal aspects of ad tech, including online tracking technologies and affiliate data sharing.
• In-house product counseling experience supporting ecommerce, mobile apps, payments or software products and/or agreements.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to build strong relationships across teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide proactive, business-minded legal advice to senior product leaders on the evolution of our marketing platform, focusing on privacy-by-design principles.
• Act as the subject matter expert on a wide range of ad tech legal issues, including digital tracking technologies and data management.
• Advise on data privacy laws and regulations, including the GLBA, CCPA, and evolving state and international frameworks.
• Translate between business intent, regulatory requirements, legal guardrails, and best practices.
• Partner with business and supplier management teams to negotiate complex commercial agreements with ad tech vendors, data providers, and marketing partners.
• Help build processes, playbooks, and training materials that enable marketing and product teams to move quickly and confidently.
• Review product feature changes for regulatory compliance issues by meeting with business partners to better understand the feature.
• Perform legal research on the application of existing and new laws to novel implementations of technology.

Benefits

• Comprehensive health benefits.
• Financial benefits including performance-based incentive compensation.
• Inclusive set of benefits that support total well-being.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree