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Data Privacy Attorney in Woodbridge, NJ

FINRA. Nov 23,2021 Sep 10,2021 Location USA Woodbridge NJ
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Public Interest

Attorney

Data Privacy

Min 4 yrs required

Profile

Counsel, Data Privacy and Protection Duties: Work closely with the Senior Director and Counsel, Data Privacy & Protection, provides legal advice on sophisticated and high-level initiatives throughout the organization. Provide increasingly complex legal counsel for the Privacy Office on incidents. Interact with senior managers and employees in all departments across the company to provide legal advice on complex privacy and data security questions raised to the Privacy Officer. Escalates privacy and data security issues to the Senior Director and Counsel, Data Privacy and presents possible outcomes. Identify and address potential privacy issues and makes recommendations to the Senior Director and Counsel and Associate Director, Privacy. Participate in conducting comprehensive investigations of potential violations of privacy and data security policies, including participating in interviews with relevant players, creating draft summaries for case files, and working with relevant control departments to determine outcomes with the Associate Director and Senior Director and Counsel. Back-up Senior Director and Counsel as legal privacy and data security subject matter expert. Support Privacy Office compliance efforts as primary backup. Serve as DPP’s primary liaison to several departments, providing privacy legal and operational support aimed to mitigate potential privacy risks in department operations. Monitor legal changes and recommend updates to privacy policies and procedures to ensure compliance. Maintains internally and externally-facing privacy policies, including relevant application or system privacy policies. Document location, date, and accuracy of each privacy policy and ensure consistency among policies as well as consistency with company practices and procedures. Ensure the privacy policies are current, reflect legal requirements, are clear and readable, and are appropriate for the audience and covered information. Maintain currency on legal requirements applicable to privacy transparency and notices. Annually review the Privacy Office policies and procedures and supplemental guidance documents for accuracy. Primary responsibility for vendor contract review/negotiation related to privacy issues. Provide support to the Office of General Counsel Transactions attorneys by reviewing, advising, editing and negotiating privacy terms in contracts. Work closely with other Privacy Office team members on all activities associated with the Privacy Office to provide counsel and guidance, including Evaluate inquiries and providing guidance regarding the Privacy Office’s policy and procedural requirements, and reviewing the departments’ ongoing compliance with the Policy; Determine appropriate responses to employee questions and requests; Involvement in enterprise-wide training and communication efforts; Management of escalated incidents requiring documentation; Research and advise on legal obligations related to a potential breach, assisting with administrative response efforts, and documenting incidents as directed; and Support the ]Information Privacy and Protection program and development of privacy program procedures and guidance materials. Engage in other Privacy Office-related activities as needed. Special projects as assigned.

Qualification and Experience

Qualifications: Law degree and admission to the Bar. Top academic credentials. CIPP/US or CIPM designation a plus. Must have 4 years of experience in transactional, financial or administrative law, which includes 2 years of experience in privacy law. Demonstrated experience effectively managing multiple deadlines and priorities. Experience handling sensitive or confidential information. Excellent oral/written communication, critical thinking, research and analytical skills. Excellent organizational skills. Strong legal research skills. Project management skills are desired. Working knowledge of privacy program operations and compliance functions. Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office products. The ability to function effectively both independently and in a team environment. The ability to maintain strict confidence and discretion while performing duties and responsibilities. The ability to remain current on changing requirements.

Additional info

Job ID: R-003226.

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