Director, Assistant General Counsel - Marketing Platform

Capital One•McLean, VA

4d•Hybrid

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 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 our 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.
Partner with our business team and supplier management team to negotiate complex commercial agreements with ad tech vendors, data providers, and marketing partners.
Help build processes, playbooks, and training materials that enable our marketing and product teams to move quickly and confidently.
Reviewing product feature changes for regulatory compliance issues by meeting with business partners to better under the feature, identifying legal obligations or risks, and providing recommendations to manage legal risk, e.g., revising user-facing content, drafting product terms and disclosures, and assisting with strategic partnership integrations.
Performing legal research on the application of existing and new laws to novel implementations of technology, developing legal theories when applying the law to complex use cases, and using your knowledge and expertise to influence business strategy and decisions.