Senior Privacy Counsel, Americas

23 hours, 21 minutes ago
Full-time
Senior
Legal
Trustly

Trustly

Trustly specializes in developing and providing online payment solutions that leverage Open Banking technology to enhance payment processes, reduce costs, and streamline financial services for consumers, merchants, and banks.

Diversified Financial Services
251-1K
Founded 2008

Description

  • Serve as the specialist privacy adviser for the Americas region on complex privacy matters, regulatory queries, and high-risk data processing activities.
  • Develop and execute the privacy and data protection strategy for the Americas region.
  • Ensure compliance with U.S. federal and state privacy laws, Canadian privacy laws, and Brazilian privacy law.
  • Implement and adapt the global privacy framework for regional requirements in collaboration with the Privacy & DPO team.
  • Conduct and oversee privacy impact assessments (PIAs) and data protection impact assessments (DPIAs) for new products, services, features, and business initiatives.
  • Provide privacy by design guidance to product and engineering teams.
  • Manage data subject rights requests and data disclosure requests from federal law enforcement agencies.
  • Lead privacy breach preparedness and incident response, including incident plans, investigations, and regulatory notifications.
  • Monitor privacy and data protection law developments and advise senior leadership on implications and recommendations.
  • Manage or support engagements with privacy regulators across the Americas, including U.S. state attorneys general, federal agencies, the OPC, and the ANPD.
  • Maintain privacy documentation such as data inventories, records of processing activities, and privacy compliance registers.

Requirements

  • Juris Doctor (JD) degree from an accredited law school.
  • Active bar admission in at least one U.S. jurisdiction.
  • 7-10 years of experience as a privacy lawyer at a technology company.
  • Strong training at a reputable law firm.
  • Experience in a consumer-facing environment, preferably in FinTech or payment services.
  • Deep expertise in U.S. privacy laws and regulations, including CCPA/CPRA, major state privacy laws, GLBA, and FCRA.
  • Working knowledge of Canadian privacy laws, including PIPEDA and Quebec Law 25.
  • Working knowledge of Brazilian privacy law (LGPD).
  • Experience working on a global privacy team across multiple jurisdictions and time zones.
  • Experience handling data subject rights requests and law enforcement disclosure requests.
  • Experience implementing privacy by design with Product and Engineering teams.
  • Excellent legal drafting skills for privacy policies, notices, consent mechanisms, and data processing agreements.
  • Strong project management skills and ability to manage multiple privacy initiatives simultaneously.
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to explain complex legal issues simply.
  • Understanding of international privacy frameworks including GDPR and cross-border data transfers.
  • Relevant privacy certifications such as CIPP/US, CIPP/C, CIPM, or CIPT are highly desirable.
  • Willingness to work flexible hours and travel occasionally.

Benefits

  • Base salary of $230,000 to $300,000 per year.
  • Flexible paid time off and generous PTO accrual plans.
  • Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and other insurance coverage.
  • FSA and HSA plans for medical and dependent care.
  • Home office set-up allowance.
  • Internet stipend.
  • Retirement plan match for 401(k) and RRSP.
  • Gender-neutral paid parental leave.

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