About the role

  • Initiates and conducts efforts aimed at promoting and ensuring compliance with global privacy rules and other privacy program requirements, with a focus on future technologies (including data transformation initiatives, such as cross-group affiliate data sharing and customer marketing, account consolidation/unified ID).
  • Consult and coordinate with Sony group legal departments (and outside counsel as needed) regarding local legal requirements, including regulatory filings for international data protection authorities and consultations with European Works Councils, in collaboration with Sr Counsel/Privacy Officer.
  • Works in partnership with appropriate teams to enhance governance, controls, and documentation, and address findings.
  • Maintains knowledge of applicable privacy laws, regulations, and standards, and monitors advancements in information privacy technologies.
  • Provides advice, conducts privacy impact assessments, and support across the company, as a privacy subject matter expert.
  • Supports the Sr. Counsel (Privacy Officer), Privacy Section with reporting on global privacy projects and initiatives.

Requirements

  • A J.D. degree and membership in good standing in at least one state bar.
  • Must have between 5 - 8 years of related, practical legal experience working in a law firm or corporate environment; this includes direct experience applying U.S. and non-U.S. privacy laws, regulations, and industry guidelines in a business context.
  • In-house experience in a multinational corporation or top tier law firm strongly preferred.
  • Minimum of 5 years’ demonstrable experience in operationalizing data privacy experience. This could have been in a compliance, legal, information security, information technology or consulting capacity.
  • Practical, hands-on privacy experience, and certifications such as CIPP or CIPT strongly preferred.
  • Involvement in global cross-company privacy programs and/or initiatives, including GDPR.
  • Experience drafting privacy compliance language and documentation for consumer products or services.
  • Experience providing practical advice on privacy enhancing technologies, such as through privacy impact assessments for consumer products or services.
  • Eligible to work unrestricted in the United States.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage with coverage for spouses/domestic partners and child dependents, including access to a Health Savings Account (HSA) and Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
  • Employee assistance plan and comprehensive behavioral health benefits
  • Fertility benefits, including surrogacy, and adoption assistance programs
  • Basic and supplemental life insurance for employees as well as supplemental life insurance coverage for their spouses/domestic partners and children
  • Voluntary benefits such as group legal, identity theft protection, accident, and hospital indemnity insurance
  • Short-term & long-term disability plans
  • Paid parental and caregiver leave
  • 401(k) Plan with pre-tax, Roth, and after-tax options and company match with immediate vesting
  • Education assistance and student loan programs
  • Flexible Work Arrangements, including remote and hybrid work schedules
  • Time off to include vacation, paid holidays, sick leave, Summer Fridays (early release), and a winter break between Christmas and New Year’s Day (based on business needs)
  • Referral bonuses (subject to eligibility)
  • Matching gift program
  • A wide variety of employee business resource groups (EBRGs)
  • Special discounts on Sony products, offered exclusively to Sony employees
  • Employee stock purchase plan (Sony covers commissions and fees for your Sony stock purchases made through after-tax payroll deductions)
  • Annual incentive bonus

Job title

Privacy Attorney

Job type

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

$210,000 - $235,000 per year

Degree requirement

Professional Certificate

Location requirements

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