New In-House Permanent Role - Data Protection & Privacy - Global Card/Payments Business - 5+PQE

My client is a Global market leading card and payments business looking to hire a Senior Data Protection and Privacy lawyer on a permanent basis. 

This role sits within the Corporate and Governance Legal Team, within the Legal and Regulatory Division (including, competition, UK regulatory, EU regulatory specialists). The team works at the cutting edge of new payment technologies, innovation and the fintech industry in an increasingly regulated environment, which brings unique and novel challenges in the commercial/technology law space.

Key responsibilities include - 

• You will provide data privacy advice and support relating to matters such as client and supplier agreements, business innovation and digital product initiatives (such as mobile payments and data products), product development, licensing arrangements, the development of template contracts, and other general commercial matters.
• To be a subject matter expert (SME) for data protection keeping up to date with a number of identified areas of law and proactively logging all updates, reviewing and revising relevant policies and procedures, ensuring template material is updated where necessary and informing colleagues of the substantive changes.
• You will be responsible for providing high quality data privacy and commercial compliance advice and support to colleagues at all levels within the business regarding data privacy legislation.
• Drafting, reviewing, negotiating and advising on a wide range of contracts relating to the matters above.
• You will provide legal support in relation to acquisitions and strategic alliances, including legal due diligence, contract drafting and negotiations.
• Identifying data protection and other regulatory issues, and liaising when necessary with internal members of the Legal and Regulatory Division, and/or external counsel.
• Provide training to identified business areas, on law, processes and policies.
• You will proactively contribute to the Legal and Regulatory Division's planning, cohesion, consistency in advice, and the general efficiency and effectiveness of the division as a whole.

A strong candidate should have relevant data protection and privacy experience from a top city law firm or established in-house institution.

To apply for the role please send your CV to ben.julius@eximius.com or call 02076486952 for more information.