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Job Description
Dimensional's Legal division is an in-house team of client-focused attorneys, paralegals, and legal assistants who partner with internal and external teams to help provide legal expertise across business functions, legal systems, and jurisdictions.
This Privacy Counsel role will be responsible for overseeing and managing the legal aspects of Dimensional’s data privacy program, and to maintain privacy policies and statements for internal and external use. They will facilitate legal and regulatory compliance by coordinating with firmwide senior leadership including the General Counsel, Chief Operations Officer, Global Chief Compliance Officer, Chief Technology Officer, Head of Cybersecurity, as well as other internal stakeholders including Risk, Compliance, Investment Operations, Human Resources, and Technology. The Privacy Counsel collaborates closely with other business stakeholders to manage risk from potential business, process, or technology changes that affect data privacy. In addition, the Privacy Counsel will partner with our Marketing and other public- or client-facing teams to develop effective data management strategies for public outreach and related campaigns.
Responsibilities
- Supporting Dimensional’s business on all privacy matters, including to ensure compliance with global data protection laws and regulations (e.g., GDPR, PECR, Regulation S-P)
- Tracking and advising on legal, regulatory, and policy developments as they relate to data collection and use, online privacy, tracking and analytics, public engagement and related issues
- Drafting, updating, and maintaining privacy policies and statements, including obtaining necessary internal approvals for such documents
- Advising on the response to potential privacy and data incidents
- Advising on the response to data subject access requests and similar events
- Overseeing and working with outside counsel on the legal aspects of privacy matters
- Drafting and updating data protection agreements, addenda, and amendments (third-party and affiliate relationships)
- Advising business teams on privacy-related product improvements
- Researching legal issues and preparing memoranda to advise the business of privacy-related risks
- Assisting in the development of in-house legal templates
- Contributing to the development of internal procedures and methodologies
- Advising on novel requirements for engaging with the general public globally (including generating media from events and conferences)
Qualifications
- 6-8+ years of practicing law, including at least 3 years in direct, privacy-related work. Preferably with a top-tier law firm or in the legal department of a broker-dealer and/or investment adviser.
- Expertise in the privacy laws of at least one jurisdiction where Dimensional has offices; expertise in the privacy laws of multiple jurisdictions where Dimensional has offices preferred
- Demonstrated experience drafting, reviewing, and updating written privacy and data protection policies and procedures (experience with global requirements strongly preferred)
- IAPP certification preferred
- Experience with the privacy aspects of artificial intelligence
- Experience with general data protection and cybersecurity preferred, including to support governance programs, data transfer assessments and audit support
- Experience with the financial services industry preferred
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, as well as an ability to communicate with non-lawyer business partners in a clear and understandable way
- Able to work well in a team environment
- Self-starter who can manage multiple time-sensitive projects involving different business and support groups on a cross-functional basis
- Membership in a U.S. state bar required
- JD from a top law school
Dimensional offers a variety of programs to help take care of you, your family, and your career, including comprehensive benefits, educational initiatives, and special celebrations of our history, culture, and growth.
It is the policy of the Company to provide equal opportunity for all employees and applicants. The Company recruits, hires, trains, promotes, compensates, and administers all personnel actions without regard to actual or perceived race, color, religion, religious practice, creed, sex, sex stereotyping, pregnancy (which includes pregnancy, childbirth, and medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding), caregiver status, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender identity, national origin, age, mental or physical disability, ancestry, medical condition, marital status, familial status, domestic partnership status, military or veteran status or service, unemployment status, citizenship status or alienage, sexual orientation, status as a victim of domestic violence, status as a victim of stalking, status as a victim of sex offenses, genetic information, political activities or recreational activities, arrest or conviction record, salary history, natural hairstyle or any other status protected by applicable law except as otherwise required or permitted by law or regulation applicable to the Company or its affiliates.
