Job summary:
The senior counsel, privacy and transactions (“senior counsel”) is responsible for drafting and negotiating commercial and public sector contracts of all complexity levels and providing specialized global privacy knowledge and advice to the organization in accordance with granicus policies and global legal requirements, with minimal supervisionThe senior counsel will have the ability to help refine and build upon granicus privacy practices and policies and will continue to develop the granicus global privacy programThe senior counsel will also support u.s., uk and irish public sector technology sales transactions and will collaborate cross-functionally with finance, sales, services, information security, product management/engineering and all other granicus functionsThe senior counsel is responsible for successfully resolving contractual issues in both revenue and procurement agreements, providing guidance and support to the contracts team, serving as the subject matter expert on domestic and international privacy law, and for supporting other departmental initiatives, as directed by the general counsel.
What you will do :
Gdpr experience required; experience with privacy regulations in apac and the americas is a plus;
Substantive knowledge and experience in developing, implementing, and maintaining data privacy policies, procedures, and infrastructure;
Data privacy and cybersecurity experience, including cross-border transfers of data, investigations into security events, data security incident notifications, and responses to violations of privacy rights;
Experience negotiating sales transactions with public sector clients in the u.s., uk, and ireland;
Review and negotiate (with minimal supervision) a broad range of commercial and public sector contracts of moderate to high complexity, including software license and subscription agreements, high-dollar value customer contracts, and centralized contract vehicles in accordance with granicus policies and risk tolerance parameters;
Negotiate non-revenue agreements such as vendor/procurement contracts, strategic partnerships, technology in-licenses, and high-risk contracts;
Provide escalation support to contracts team in customer contract negotiations;
Provide counsel to all levels of internal clients regarding company policies, contractual issues, and risk tolerance; educate sales when appropriate on use of contract vehicles;
Identify, report, and escalate business issues and nonstandard terms for review and approval at the appropriate level within the business in accordance with granicus processes;
Provide support to general counsel in the development and maintenance of corporate policies;
Maintain and assist in developing standardized contract templates, playbooks, and internal knowledge management resources;
Perform legal research and complete legal projects as requested;
Perform sales and organization enablement training;
Review and negotiate privacy-related documents such as dpas and baas, maintain privacy-related templates;
Coordinate with general counsel, and internal security team to develop and maintain global privacy and information security policies and procedures;
Act as granicus subject matter expert on global privacy-related matters and represent granicus in industry organizations and manage outside counsel on privacy and cybersecurity issues; and
Participate in new acquisition due-diligence team on privacy-related matters.
Skills & requirements
Who you are:
J.dOr global equivalent of a u.sLaw degree required
5-10 years’ experience/pqe
Experience in contracts drafting and customer negotiations required;
Cipp and/or iapp certifications a plus;
Exceptional written and verbal communication skills;
Meticulous attention to detail, ability to manage changing priorities and workflow in an organized fashion and the ability to effectively advance multiple simultaneous projects meeting tight deadlines;
Comfortable collaborating with all levels of a professional organization, including providing counsel and guidance to general counsel and executive leadership;
Outstanding interpersonal skills, customer service and communication (in person, over the phone, and through electronic communications and social media);
A pragmatic customer-centric attitude, strong problem-solving skills and cooperative team focus.
