Senior Legal Counsel, Privacy and Data Protection

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

📋 Description

• Deliver advanced, practical, and business-centric legal counsel regarding EU/EEA privacy and data protection issues.

• Independently handle intricate privacy workstreams and enhance Nielsen’s European privacy initiatives.

• Counsel local sales and business units on privacy considerations related to customer agreements, proposals, products, data services, partnerships, and commercial prospects.

• Offer senior legal expertise on EU/EEA privacy adherence, data governance, and risk management.

• Draft, assess, and negotiate data processing agreements, data protection appendices, data sharing and usage agreements, data transfer arrangements, and associated privacy clauses.

• Foster consensus by articulating complex privacy and data protection matters in straightforward, actionable language.

• Provide guidance on GDPR, national implementation laws, EDPB recommendations, ePrivacy obligations, marketing and consumer protection regulations, and European digital laws.

• Conduct and supervise PIAs/DPIAs, transfer impact assessments, legitimate interest evaluations, and privacy risk evaluations.

• Execute privacy due diligence on third parties, vendors, customers, and strategic allies.

• Advise on advertising technology, audience measurement, analytics, identity, cookies, pixels, SDKs, targeted advertising, consent management, and data monetization.

• Collaborate with Product, Engineering, Data Science, Information Security, Procurement, Sales, Marketing, and Legal stakeholders.

• Assist with communications involving data protection authorities and other supervisory entities.

• Support responses to privacy incidents and data breaches, escalations of data subject rights, regulatory inquiries, audits, and investigations.

• Enhance privacy program documentation, including policies, procedures, playbooks, templates, training materials, records of processing, data inventories, retention obligations, and compliance reports.

• Stay updated on changes in European privacy legislation, enforcement patterns, and associated digital regulations.

⛳️ Requirements

• Approximately 5–10 years of experience in privacy, data protection, technology, commercial, or related in-house legal work.

• A law degree or equivalent legal qualification.

• Qualification or admission in the UK is essential.

• Extensive, practical understanding of the GDPR and relevant national privacy and data protection laws in at least one European jurisdiction.

• Experience in conducting or overseeing DPIAs/PIAs, transfer impact assessments, legitimate interest assessments, and privacy risk assessments.

• Proven track record in drafting, reviewing, and negotiating DPAs, data protection appendices, and other privacy-related contractual terms.

• Experience advising both data/service buyers/customers and sellers/providers.

• Experience guiding business, sales, product, technology, or commercial teams on intricate privacy matters.

• Preferred experience in engaging with or assisting communications to supervisory authorities, regulators, or other public-sector entities.

• Strong skills in legal research, writing, negotiation, analysis, and issue identification.

• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills in English.

• Proficiency in an additional European language is advantageous.

• CIPP/E certification is highly preferred, though not mandatory.

• CIPM, CIPT, or an equivalent privacy certification is a plus.

• Strong preference for experience in adtech, martech, media measurement, audience analytics, data licensing, or digital advertising.

• Knowledge of U.S. privacy and data protection standards is a plus.

• Familiarity with APAC privacy and data protection regulations is beneficial.

• Understanding of international data transfers, standard contractual clauses, cross-border data sharing, consent and preference management, privacy management tools, data mapping, and records of processing activities.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive salary and benefits package.

• Numerous opportunities for professional development.

• Ability to work autonomously.

• Opportunities for ownership and personal growth.

• Open corporate culture.

• Casual atmosphere in a dynamic media organization.

• Supportive, international team.