Director, Legal Counsel, Privacy, Product, & AI – Americas
Role Summary:
The Director, Legal Counsel of Privacy, Product, & AI for the Americas region will play a pivotal role in ensuring the company's adherence to data privacy laws and regulations throughout the Americas, while providing expert advice on product development and data utilization processes. This individual will report to the global Chief Privacy Officer and will be instrumental in shaping the Americas governance framework, implementing data privacy policies, supporting regional entities in aligning to NIQ's comprehensive privacy program, ensuring ongoing compliance with local regulations, and managing risks associated with data privacy and product advice.
Key Responsibilities:
Governance & Policy Implementation: Develop, maintain, and update NIQ's internal data privacy policies and training materials and external data privacy notices and consent materials to ensure compliance with regional data protection laws. Manage the process for individual data subject rights requests originating from the Americas.Partnering & Advice: Serve as a privacy subject-matter expert, offering strategic advice and collaborating with business units such as product, data acquisition and research, commercial legal, information technology, sales, procurement, HR, and other departments during the development of new projects, products, and initiatives to integrate data privacy principles in AI applications, product development, procurement strategies, and commercial contracts.Risk Management & Protection: Monitor changes in privacy laws and regulations and update policies, procedures, notices, and consents accordingly. Support the Global Privacy Team in maintaining records of data processing activities and ensuring regional-level documentation is up to date.Compliance & Assessment: Conduct privacy impact assessments as required for new and existing projects to identify and address potential privacy risks. Support the procurement team in their work with external vendors and partners to ensure compliance with NIQ's data privacy standards.Incident Response: Serve as the primary Americas data privacy contact in the event of a data breach or privacy incident, coordinating response efforts with the broader cybersecurity and incident response teams.Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree and Juris Doctor degree from an accredited law school
- Proof of admission to the Bar of the highest court of a state or territory, and current membership in good standing
- 6+ years of combined, relevant legal experience in law firms, governmental agencies, and/or in-house legal departments for data intelligence and/or technology companies
- Deep knowledge of data privacy, data handling, and data classification
- Proven experience in managing data privacy issues within a global organization
- Experience with data governance technologies and privacy management solutions
- Familiarity with data protection regulations, including CCPA/CPRA, GDPR, ePrivacy, EU AI Act
- Strong organizational and project management skills
- Ability to communicate complex data-related issues across functions
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a global team setting
- Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities under tight deadlines
- A sense of humor, positive energy, and high emotional intelligence
- Preferred: CIPP certification
About NIQNIQ is the world's leading consumer intelligence company, delivering the most complete understanding of consumer buying behavior and revealing new pathways to growth. In 2023, NIQ combined with GfK, bringing together the two industry leaders with unparalleled global reach. For more information, visit NIQ.com.
- Flexible working environment
- Volunteer time off
Our commitment to Diversity, Equity, and InclusionNIQ is committed to reflecting the diversity of the clients, communities, and markets we measure within our own workforce. We enthusiastically invite candidates who share that mission to join us. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action-Employer.
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