What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Associate General Counsel, Product & Privacy position at Garrison?
Our client, a market-leading technology and data company, seeks to hire a Senior Associate General Counsel, Product & Privacy to join its Legal, Risk, and Compliance team. Reporting directly to the Chief Legal Officer, this high-impact role will partner with the Product, Technology, and Marketing teams to minimize risk, ensure regulatory compliance, and drive innovation.
Key Responsibilities
- Build, enhance, and scale the global privacy program, including policies, training, incident response, and compliance operations.
- Collaborate with information security leaders on privacy best practices, risk assessments, and data protection controls.
- Draft and maintain privacy notices, disclosures, and internal policies to ensure compliance with U.S. and international privacy and cybersecurity laws.
- Manage a small team overseeing data subject requests, complaints, and security questionnaires.
- Partner with the Product, Technology and Marketing teams to instill privacy compliant strategies throughout product development practices along with ensuring compliance with consumer protection laws and regulations.
- Partner with commercial contracting colleagues on privacy and security issues in vendor and customer agreements.
- Monitor evolving regulations, enforcement actions, and industry standards, including emerging issues in AI, and provide proactive guidance to leadership.
Qualifications
- 8 years’ privacy, data security, and consumer protection experience in a law firm and/or corporate legal department setting.
- Expertise in federal and state privacy laws; international experience (Canada and Europe) strongly preferred.
- Experience advising technology companies; AI exposure strongly preferred.
- CIPP/US required; CIPP/C and/or CIPP/EU strongly preferred.
- Exceptional leadership, communication, and relationship-building skills.
- Strong business acumen with proven ability to build and scale internal processes.
- Proactive, hands-on mindset with a track record of delivering solutions in demanding environments.
Why This Role?
- Shape privacy strategy at a global, data-driven business.
- Influence high-visibility product and compliance initiatives.
- Work alongside the CLO, who Garrison placed at the company 17 years ago.
- Competitive compensation package and benefits are among the best in corporate America.
