Data Protection & Privacy Lawyer

This stands as an exciting opportunity for a lawyer to lead responsibility for EMEA Data Protection within the Global Privacy Legal team, based in London.

Client Details

Our client is a global renowned financial service company, providing customers with exceptional access to products and experiences that enrich lives and build business success.

Description

Within this role you would be responsible for helping to support, initiate and drive efforts to provide best-in-class data protection-focused legal advice across our clients enterprise to ensure compliance with applicable EU, Middle East and Africa data protection laws, rules and regulations.

In this integral role you will report to the Chief Privacy Counsel within the General Counsel's Organisation (GCO). Our client is looking for the successful candidate to interface with GCO colleagues internationally on in-country and cross-border privacy and data protection-related legal issues, as well as working collaboratively and supporting internal business clients in the Privacy Office, Compliance and Operational Risk Management organisations and outside counsel.

Serving as data protection legal "subject matter expert" resource to colleagues in the GCO, Privacy Office, Compliance and the businesses. Working with the Privacy Office, Compliance, Technology, GCO, and other stakeholders to build-out the existing privacy program in preparation for the new EU General Data Protection Regulation.

Profile

• Relevant privacy experience in a law firm and/or in-house corporate legal environment (in-house experience strongly preferred)

• Law degree (UK or EU) and bar admission

• Corporate transacational background with experience negotiating and drafting a variety of complex commercial agreements

• Strong knowledge of data protection and info security laws, rules and regulations, including EU Directive and national implementation laws, EU GDPR, Cookies Directive, EU Cybersecurity Strategy, EBA security guidelines, as well as industry leading-practices and standards

• CIPP/EU (Certified Information Privacy Professional) accreditation a plus

• Practical experience in dealing with business-level implications related to financial privacy and data protection laws and regulations (e.g., notices, telemarketing and email opt out processes, vendor due diligence and oversight, etc.)

• Broad familiarity/experience in general consumer banking/financial service legal and regulatory matters

• General knowledge of consumer protection laws and regulations

• Experience addressing privacy issues around social media, mobile applications and online privacy strongly preferred

• Strong and effective communications and client relationship/management skills

• Experience managing outside counsel and junior lawyers and comfort in working as part of virtual teams

• Strong interpersonal skills and teamwork and ability to influence through collaboration

Job Offer

Competitive