Senior Counsel, Technology – Privacy

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Develop, enhance, and promote U.S. Soccer’s data governance initiative, emphasizing privacy, data protection, and product advisory.

• Offer practical, risk-oriented guidance on privacy and data protection matters.

• Keep abreast of privacy legislation, regulatory guidance, and enforcement trends, providing insights on business implications.

• Evaluate compliance standing and create scalable governance frameworks, documentation standards, monitoring strategies, and reporting methods.

• Counsel on the collection, usage, sharing, retention, and safeguarding of personal and health-related data.

• Assist in the creation of the data governance roadmap, milestone tracking, stakeholder alignment, and executive reporting.

• Design and conduct privacy training and awareness initiatives alongside IT and Product teams.

• Integrate privacy considerations into the design, development, and deployment of products and platforms.

• Analyze new products, features, technologies, and data applications, including privacy impact and risk assessments.

• Provide guidance on analytics, marketing technologies, AI, and other cutting-edge technologies.

• Draft, review, and negotiate agreements related to technology, data, SaaS, cloud services, software, licensing, and information security.

• Oversee the legal strategy and operational model for cybersecurity and privacy.

• Advise on data subject requests, regulatory inquiries, privacy incidents, and cybersecurity occurrences.

• Lead the legal readiness for incident response, including tabletop exercises, playbooks, and training sessions.

• Direct regulatory preparedness, audits, and internal assessments of privacy and data security.

• Support transactional agreements, contract templates, and playbooks.

• Mentor junior personnel and contribute to legal operations, standard forms, efficiency, technology utilization, and cost management.

⛳️ Requirements

• Juris Doctor (J.D.) from an accredited law school.

• Active legal license in at least one U.S. jurisdiction, maintaining good standing.

• At least 8-10 years of legal experience, with a strong emphasis on privacy, data protection, and technology-related issues.

• Proven experience in providing product advice and supporting engineering, product, and technical teams.

• Robust understanding of data protection, cybersecurity, and information security principles.

• Minimum of 5 years of experience working in-house.

• Strong capability to convert intricate legal and regulatory requirements into clear, actionable guidance.

• Preferred knowledge of HIPAA and other healthcare privacy regulations.

• Familiarity with NIST and ISO 27001 security frameworks is a plus.

• Experience in designing and executing policies, standards, controls, and metrics within a complex organization.

• Outstanding communication, collaboration, and organizational abilities.

• Exceptional drafting, negotiation, analytical, and communication skills.

• Commitment to producing high-quality work and upholding organizational ethics, integrity, and compliance.

• General understanding of soccer.

• Capability to thrive in fast-paced and demanding settings.

• Ability to connect detailed elements to the broader vision and mission.

• Proficient in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Outlook.

🏝️ Benefits

• Comprehensive compensation package.

• Casual work environment.

• Inclusive culture.

• Opportunities for professional development.

• Equal opportunity employment dedicated to diversity, equity, and inclusion.