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Merz TherapeuticsLegal Counsel, Data Privacy
Legal Counsel responsible for data privacy initiatives within an international Legal Team. Supporting projects and advising departments on compliance for a family - run healthcare company.
About the role
- Provide specialist expert advice and program operations support on all aspects of privacy & data protection to the Chief Privacy Officer (CPO)
- Conduct privacy & AI governance reviews of vendors, products, and internal programs involving the processing of personal data
- Handle and respond to data subject rights (DSR) requests and other privacy inquiries
- Maintain and update internal and external privacy and data protection policies, standards, guidance, and other documentation
- Create customer-facing FAQs, data sheets, and documentation related to personal data processing for Trust Center materials
- Support audits, assessments, and certifications; respond to customer privacy and security questionnaires
- Facilitate due diligence and transitions in mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures as needed
- Advise Sales & Marketing on privacy & data protection requirements for marketing activities
- Collaborate with Legal, Compliance, Procurement, Security, Product & Engineering, IT, HR, Sales, and Marketing teams
- Provide expert support in internal investigations, security incidents, and data breaches
- Monitor privacy, cybersecurity, data governance, and AI governance laws, regulatory trends, and industry best practices
- Drive internal training and awareness; identify training needs and deliver privacy training
- Support the CPO in privacy program management and operations to minimize company privacy & data protection risks
Requirements
- 5+ years of full-time experience on privacy/data protection, data governance, and AI governance laws and program operations
- 3+ years of experience in the tech industry, with at least 2+ years in the B2B tech industry
- 2+ year conducting privacy & AI governance reviews, including recommending appropriate risk-minimization controls
- Qualified US attorney
- Experience handling privacy reviews, data subject rights (DSR) requests, data processing agreements (DPAs), SCCs, DTAs, BAAs, etc.
- Experience supporting security incident & data breach response and internal investigations
- Experience supporting audits, assessments, certifications, and responding to customer privacy and security questionnaires
- Ability to advise Sales & Marketing on privacy & data protection requirements
- Collaboration experience with Legal, Security, Engineering, Product, Marketing, HR, Sales, and cross-functional teams
- An advanced (master’s or doctorate) law degree
- Completion of privacy & data protection-related courses and/or certifications
- Nice-to-have: Experience in the enterprise cloud software tech industry; first-principles, risk-based, data-driven decision-making; highly developed people skills; experience using privacy program management tools.
Benefits
- U.S. based employees are typically offered access to healthcare, life insurance and disability benefits, 401(k) plan and company match, among others.
- Certain roles are eligible for additional rewards, including annual bonus, and sales incentives depending on the terms of the applicable plan and role as well as individual performance.
- Remote work or onsite options at US offices (flexible work arrangements).
- Equal Employment Opportunity and reasonable accommodation policies (inclusive workplace supports).
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