Hybrid Senior Corporate Counsel – Privacy, AI

at Global Payments Inc.

• Job title: Senior Corporate Counsel – Privacy, AI
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Professional Certificate
• Tech skills: Cyber Security
• Location requirements: Hybrid, London, United Kingdom

About the role

• Legal counsel specializing in privacy and AI compliance for Global Payments. Advising on regulations and helping teams mitigate legal risks across various markets.

Responsibilities

• Advise business teams (including marketing, sales, IT, and operations) regarding compliance with privacy, AI, and related laws and work collaboratively with Privacy Office peers to provide advice for projects with both regional and global scope
• Advise on data protection terms in agreements including license, vendor, SaaS, technology, master services, confidentiality and other agreements
• Advise and provide guidance on product strategy, considering data protection laws, customer and partner relationships, consumer rights, third-party rights and obligations, and business needs
• Draft privacy policies, notices, related disclosures, disclaimers, FAQs and communications to support and enable business unit compliance
• Perform privacy impact assessments, responsible AI assessments, and other governance tasks, and contribute to the maintenance of records of processing and the satisfaction of privacy-by-design and privacy-by-default requirements
• Advise sales and marketing teams on compliance implications of various marketing initiatives including online advertising, behavioral advertising, affiliate marketing, mobile applications, social networking, email, SMS/text, and other consumer-facing communications
• Work closely with Information Security, Data Governance, Risk, and Audit teams to identify and mitigate data protection compliance risks including issue-spotting and advising related to cybersecurity and data incidents

Requirements

• J.D. degree or equivalent degree (such as a master in law) with strong academic performance
• 3+ years experience practicing law in a relevant field
• Licensed to practice law in the US, UK, or a member state of the European Union
• Deep subject matter expertise with at least one major data privacy framework such as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA), or the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA)
• Experience interpreting regulatory guidance and drafting relevant privacy notices, policies, and procedures
• Experience advising corporate clients regarding compliance matters
• Experience negotiating and drafting contracts
• Flexibility and willingness to work on a broad variety of legal matters
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Ability to work collaboratively with business partners across levels and show leadership on complex, high priority issues.

Benefits

• Equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, veteran status, genetic information or any other basis protected by law.