Director & Assistant General Counsel, Privacy
About The Position
At RTX, the world's largest aerospace and defense company, 185,000 great minds are united by purpose and inspired to make a difference solving the world’s most complex problems. With our three market leading businesses, world-class operations and investments in research and development, we offer capabilities and opportunity no one else can. Together, we push the boundaries of known science and find new ways to connect and protect our world. Join us and help shape the future of aerospace and defense. As Director and Assistant General Counsel, Privacy, this lawyer will serve as a subject matter expert on privacy law within the RTX Corporate Legal, Contracts and Compliance (LCC) organization to provide advice and counsel to RTX and its businesses on all aspects of privacy law and will be responsible for assisting the Chief Privacy Officer in the design, implementation, and ongoing oversight of RTX’s global data privacy program.
Requirements
- Requires a Juris Doctorate University Degree and minimum 14 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 12 years of experience
- Minimum of 10 years of relevant law firm and/or in-house experience with proven investigative, analytical, written and oral communication skills
- Knowledge of U.S. and global privacy and data protection laws, regulations, government policies, and similar
- Previous experience advising and counseling clients on privacy and/or data protection matters
Nice To Haves
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, changing environment while organizing and managing multiple responsibilities and projects with competing priorities and deadlines
- Effective team builder and team player that fosters collaborative relationships
- Strong sense of ownership and accountability and ability to make decisions efficiently and quickly
- Experience working in both corporate and business legal functions
- Experience advising and counseling clients on data breach, privacy compliance, and privacy aspects of transactions and contracts
- Expertise in U.S., European, and other international privacy and data protection regulations
- Background in privacy and/or data protection, and possession of related certifications (e.g., CISSP, CIPP)
Responsibilities
- Advise and counsel RTX and its businesses on all aspects of privacy law
- Monitor and help shape privacy laws, regulations, government policies, and similar, as well as develop and strengthen external relationships with industry and government partners, groups, and regulators
- Assist with the development, implementation, and maintenance of policies, standard work, playbooks, guidance, templates, and other documentation
- Develop and deliver training on privacy law, including training for Privacy Professionals and Data Protection Officers, as well as general awareness training for employees, contractors, and others
- Provide legal advice and counsel on all aspects of data breach response and management, and be responsible for ensuring timely satisfaction of legal reporting obligations
- Review privacy impact and other privacy assessments and support data inventory activities
- Participate in and support the annual privacy self-assessment program, the internal audit testing of privacy controls, and other program effectiveness monitoring efforts
- Provide legal advice and counsel on privacy insurance matters, including on RTX’s privacy insurance policies and program
- Provide legal advice and counsel on the privacy aspects of mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures (MA&D), including on MA&D agreements, representations and warranties, and diligence
- Manage outside counsel and vendors engaged on privacy legal matters
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees
- Generous 401(k) plan that includes employer matching funds and separate employer retirement contribution, including a Lifetime Income Strategy option
- Tuition reimbursement program
- Student Loan Repayment Program
- Life insurance and disability coverage
- Optional coverages you can buy pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal, ID theft protection
- Birth, adoption, parental leave benefits
- Ovia Health, fertility, and family planning
- Adoption Assistance
- Autism Benefit
- Employee Assistance Plan, including up to 10 free counseling sessions
- Healthy You Incentives, wellness rewards program
- Doctor on Demand, virtual doctor visits
- Bright Horizons, child and elder care services
- Teladoc Medical Experts, second opinion program
- Relocation assistance
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
