Privacy Counsel Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• J.D. degree from an ABA-accredited institution.
• Qualified lawyer with U.S. bar admission and eligibility to register as in-house counsel in New York, if applicable.
• Three to seven years of privacy, technology, and/or product counseling experience at a law firm and/or in-house in privacy, adtech/data, technology, or other technology-forward or digitalized businesses.
• Ability to work cross-functionally and collaboratively with different departments and engage all levels of leadership and staff.
• Substantive experience drafting and negotiating data processing agreements, technology agreements, and other commercial and compliance documentation.
• Strong working knowledge of U.S. privacy and data protection laws and their practical application to data-driven business models.
• Strong understanding of digital media, advertising technology, data privacy, intellectual property, and data security regulations.
• Ability to provide high-quality advice on legal risks and business strategies, including where no precedent or established internal approach exists.
• Ability to communicate legal risk clearly and pragmatically to non-legal audiences.
• Ability to stay current on developments in privacy and AI laws and industry standards in digital media and technology.
• Ability to travel 5% for meetings and training.

Nice To Haves

• IAPP CIPP/US certification; CIPM, CIPT, AIGP, or similar privacy and AI governance certifications or training.
• Prior on-the-job privacy, data protection, or technology transactions experience.
• Prior exposure to FTC enforcement, state attorney general practice, the EU GDPR, or other global privacy regulations.
• Prior work experience in media, advertising, adtech, or similar industries.
• Experience supporting cybersecurity compliance and incident response.
• Experience supporting procurement or vendor management functions at scale.
• Experience negotiating media and/or adtech agreements, such as IAB forms.
• Familiarity with AI governance frameworks and emerging AI regulation.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day advice on legal issues arising from nationwide corporate operations and the data-driven digital advertising business, including RADAR and other data and measurement products.
• Create, complete, and review privacy impact assessments, AI risk assessments, data mapping, records of processing activities, and other privacy tasks required by applicable legislation and internal policy; advise stakeholders on mitigating identified risks.
• Advise on compliance with U.S. state privacy laws and other applicable data protection requirements, including restrictions on location and other sensitive data.
• Draft, review, and negotiate data processing agreements, privacy terms, data-sharing agreements, and technology, SaaS, and vendor agreements.
• Counsel product and engineering teams on privacy-by-design and AI governance, including permissible data use, transparency, and oversight of AI-enabled tools and deployments.
• Assist with drafting and maintaining internal and external policies and notices, risk register entries, records of processing, and data inventories.
• Provide privacy, AI, and security training to the business.
• Track and summarize legislative, regulatory, and enforcement developments in privacy, AI, and advertising law, and translate them into actionable business guidance.
• Work with Information Security and Information Technology on cybersecurity compliance, social engineering risk, and data breach and incident response, including notification analysis.
• Collaborate with product, marketing, and sales teams to support product launches, data monetization initiatives, and expansion into high-value verticals.
• Advise marketing and business teams on advertising, marketing, and consumer protection law, including digital advertising and data-driven targeting.
• Use practical legal drafting and problem-solving, exercise business judgment, and assess risk and priorities in accordance with business needs and goals.
• Build productive and respectful relationships with internal clients and handle routine and mid-level work previously referred to outside counsel.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Multiple medical, dental, and vision plans
• Health care spending accounts, including HSA and FSA options
• Medicare assistance
• Dependent care flexible spending account
• Optional short-term and long-term disability plans
• Company-paid employee life and AD&D insurance
• Supplemental life and AD&D insurance for employees, spouses, and children
• Voluntary benefits, including critical illness, accident, identity theft protection, legal assistance, and pet insurance
• Pre-tax commuter spending account
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• 401(k) savings plan with company match
• Paid time off, including accrued vacation and sick plans
• Free digital gym membership and discounted memberships
• Professional development opportunities
• Employee Resource Groups
• Bonus eligibility, subject to the applicable incentive plan