Were looking for our next Director, Privacy Officer & Executive Counsel. Could It Be You?
We are seeking a highly motivated Senior Lawyer, licensed to practice in Canada, to join our growing team in Israel.
We are looking for a senior lawyer with experience in privacy, data management, and ideally with a background in financial services. This is a unique opportunity to be part of a customer focused company and expand your skills in our exciting, fast-paced, evolving environment.
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In this role, responsibilities include but are not limited to:
As a member of our talented and high performing legal team, your responsibilities will include:
Providing legal advice, guidance and support on IT and strategic initiatives, data governance, data quality management and other legal matters;
Drafting, review and negotiation of a broad range of commercial agreements, including software-as-a-service (SaaS), software licensing, content licensing, marketing, sponsorship, confidentiality, professional services, and other agreements as required;
Assessing and making recommendations for improving privacy practices and implementing new technology and resources for greater efficiency;
Collaboration with data science, IT, compliance and strategic business units;
Review Privacy Impact Assessments for major initiatives and organizational changes
As the Director, Privacy Officer & Executive Counsel you will:
Establish and implement the privacy policy, and program controls across the enterprise and guide business units within each of the subsidiaries in respect of their privacy obligations;
Interpret privacy laws and regulations, formulate corporate positioning and incorporate these into the privacy policies and disclosures across the enterprise;
Coordinate with other appropriate persons responsible for related disciplines and functions within the organization;
Be responsible for the privacy consent process, ensuring all consent and related disclosures are operating and archived appropriately;
Provide advice to the business units in respect of data classification (PII), data retention and data destruction;
Be responsible for the ongoing assessment and revision of program controls;
Lead/ manage internal and external privacy audits and implement audit recommendations;
Lead and administer the Privacy Committee and provide reports as necessary to the Compliance Committee and/or the Board of Directors;
Manage all privacy incidents and provide reports to the appropriate Privacy Commissioner(s);
Work closely with the Compliance Team to ensure that privacy incidents are reported to financial services regulatory bodies;
Keep ahead of upcoming changes is privacy legislation in all jurisdictions where the Company operates and update key business divisions on new regulation;
Advocate Privacy by Design principle implementation across technical and not technical operations;
Assists with the development of Privacy Awareness and Training;
Provide input, guidance and leadership, on open banking, Bill C-11, Bill c-27, Law 25, data portability and other relevant regulation outside of Canada.
Requirements: So are YOU our next Director, Privacy Officer & Executive Counsel? You are if you
Licensed to practice in Canada
5-10 years of relevant post-call experience (in Canada);
Excellent communication and drafting skills;
Ability to manage multiple competing tasks in a high-pressure environment;
Sound legal and business judgment to provide practical solutions to complex privacy and data access issues (in Canada);
Highly developed negotiation skills and the ability to quickly get to the key issues and present persuasive legal positions;
Proven ability to work independently and collaboratively with a broad range of stakeholders;
A demonstrated leadership style and work behaviours that align with our core cultural values;
This position is open to all candidates.
