Counsel Data and Tech Americas

Walmart • Bentonville, AR

1d • Onsite

About The Position

This is an exciting opportunity for a Privacy Counsel to support Walmart’s global privacy, data protection, and technology matters. The right person works closely with senior attorneys and cross-functional partners across product, engineering, marketing, security, and international business teams. This person focuses on supporting implementation, research, drafting, and day-to-day advisory work in a fast-paced, global retail environment.

Requirements

• Juris Doctor (J.D.), license to practice law and membership in good standing with at least one U.S. state bar.
• Minimum of 5 years of legal experience, with significant expertise in global privacy law and regulatory frameworks.
• Experience advising on enterprise compliance programs, data protection strategies, and risk management in large-scale operations.
• Excellent communication skills and demonstrated ability to influence and collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders.
• Exceptional communication skills and ability to explain complex legal concepts in clear, actionable terms.
• Strategic thinking with a business-centered, pragmatic, solutions-oriented approach.
• Strong judgment and the ability to manage multiple priorities effectively.
• A collaborative mindset and the ability to influence at all levels of the organization.
• Passion for privacy, consumer trust, and building responsible innovation.
• Strong judgment, ownership, and clarity in fast-moving, ambiguous environments.
• Ability to make well-reasoned, risk-based decisions without complete information and take accountability for outcomes, not just provide analysis.
• Ability to distill complex legal and regulatory issues into clear, practical guidance and to operate with a bias toward timely, decisive action.
• Comfort partnering closely with product, engineering, and business teams, balancing legal risk with business objectives in a pragmatic, solutions-oriented manner.
• Confidence making decisions and moving matters forward.
• Law degree from an accredited law school and 4 years’ experience in law.
• License to practice law in at least one state.

Nice To Haves

• Leading cross-functional teams

Responsibilities

• Assist in analyzing and applying global privacy laws.
• Support drafting and updating privacy notices, disclosures, and internal guidance documents.
• Assist in preparing Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs) and privacy risk assessments.
• Conduct legal research on regulatory developments and enforcement trends.
• Advise product and engineering teams on privacy-by-design implementation.
• Assist in reviewing new product features for privacy considerations.
• Help analyze issues relating to cookies, pixels, SDKs, consent management platforms, and passive data collection technologies.
• Contribute to internal guidance on AI/ML systems and automated decision-making tools under supervision.
• Review and assist in drafting data processing agreements (DPAs) and vendor privacy terms.
• Support contract review for technology and SaaS agreements involving personal data.
• Assist with third-party privacy due diligence questionnaires and vendor risk assessments.
• Help track and document cross-border data transfer mechanisms (e.g., SCCs, IDTAs).
• Assist in developing and updating privacy training materials.
• Help prepare internal compliance presentations.
• Support privacy program documentation and tracking metrics.
• Contribute to internal playbooks and guidance documents.

Benefits

• Competitive pay
• Performance-based bonus awards
• Medical coverage
• Vision coverage
• Dental coverage
• 401(k)
• Stock purchase
• Company-paid life insurance
• PTO (including sick leave)
• Parental leave
• Family care leave
• Bereavement
• Jury duty
• Voting leave
• Short-term disability
• Long-term disability
• Company discounts
• Military Leave Pay
• Adoption expense reimbursement
• Surrogacy expense reimbursement
• PTO and/or PPTO that can be used for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes
• Walmart-paid education benefit program (Live Better U) for full-time and part-time associates
• Tuition, books, and fees are completely paid for by Walmart for Live Better U program

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree