Legal Counsel supporting Vodafone's Global Privacy and Data Compliance Program through legal advice and strategic solutions for business functions. Ensuring compliance and project management in privacy-related matters.
Responsibilities
Support Vodafone’s Global Privacy and Data Compliance Program by providing world class legal, strategic, policy operational and other support to Vodafone’s businesses.
Providing legal advice for Vodafone Global Privacy and Data Compliance Programme; and
Negotiation of the terms of strategic solutions for all business lines and functions
Supporting external facing regulatory activities to ensure Vodafone can execute its business strategies.
Advising on a broad range of privacy, data compliance, AI and cyber regulations across a diverse range of matters including products, services, solutions, marketing campaigns and technology;
Providing effective and timely advice relating to internal requests for disclosure and use of data;
Monitoring regulatory/legislative developments and drafting and updating company policies, processes and precedents as required;
Legal review and support for key group processes.
Support on legal and contractual frameworks for data sharing for intra-company, third party and Vodafone’s partners;
Building awareness of, and delivering training to, stakeholders on data regulations, data protection and privacy issues
Supporting the development of efficiencies and legal innovation within areas of responsibility and wider group privacy including, but not limited, to digitalisation and automation of key processes and other activities.
Provide assistance to the Global Privacy Counsel on all required tasks and supporting Vodafone’s Global Privacy Programme, Responsible AI and broader digital / data compliance programme.
Requirements
Legal expertise in privacy, cybersecurity, data protection, confidentiality of communications and law enforcement assistance in at least one major geographical Vodafone region, and excellent understanding of global privacy landscape in technology and online businesses.
Good understanding of telecommunications and OTT business strategies and operations.
Ability to analyse and effectively communicate key strategic implications
Project management skills
Excellent interpersonal, oral and written communication and public speaking skills including advocacy;
Comfortable working in a matrix organisation with tolerance for ambiguity.
Persistence to drive change over time.
Results oriented, proactive, responsible, pragmatic and ethical person with a passion for privacy, digital ethics, Responsible AI and interest in technologies and their societal impact.
Legal Qualification, at least 1-2 year of relevant expertise.
Good knowledge of the laws governing privacy, cybersecurity and law enforcement assistance.
At least 2 years of previous experience within the Tech or Telco industries, within a multinational matrix organisation and / or private practice.
Benefits
Yearly bonus: 10%
Annual leave: 28 days + bank holidays + the opportunity to buy/sell/carry over 5 days/year
Charity days: 5 days/year
Maternity leave: 52 weeks: the first 13 weeks are fully paid, followed by 26 weeks of half pay
Private pension: You can contribute up to 5% of your basic pay with 2:1 matching from Vodafone up to 10%.
Access to: private medical, private dental, free health assessments, share save scheme
Additional discounts: Vodafone retail, gym, cinema, cycle to work, season ticket loan
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