Corporate Counsel - Data Governance & Privacy

About the Role

T-Mobile has an exciting opportunity for an attorney with exceptional analytical and communication skills and a talent for creative problem-solving to provide legal guidance to our dynamic business teams. Working closely with business clients and cross-functional teams, the successful candidate will provide practical, strategic legal counsel and develop creative solutions to complex legal and operational challenges. The Un-carrier seeks a collaborative, hardworking attorney to join its privacy team. The Corporate Counsel, Data Governance & Privacy will provide legal and strategic guidance for enterprise-wide data governance and data stewardship programs. You'll work closely with colleagues across the legal department and business partners throughout the company to deliver practical, creative legal solutions to complex challenges.

What You'll Do In Your Role

• Provide legal support for T-Mobile's enterprise data governance and data stewardship programs, advising cross-functional stakeholders on the development and implementation of data governance processes and controls.
• Provide strategic legal counsel on data lifecycle management, including records retention, defensible deletion, data minimization, enterprise data inventory, data access governance, and third-party data management.
• Advise on compliance with domestic and international privacy laws and regulations and other legal requirements governing data governance, retention, and access, and assessing legal risks associated with evolving regulatory expectations.
• Develop legal guidance, policies, standards, training, and playbooks to promote consistent enterprise practices related to data governance, records management, and data stewardship.
• Partner with legal and business teams to support enterprise governance initiatives and further strengthen organizational readiness for litigation, investigations, audits, and regulatory inquiries.

Minimum Qualifications

• JD with at least 3 – 4 years of experience
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with an ability to translate complex legal issues into clear, actionable guidance
• Comfort engaging with stakeholders at all levels of an organization, from technical teams to senior leadership
• The ability to manage multiple priorities effectively in a fast-moving environment

Preferred Qualifications

• 3+ years' experience with US and/or international privacy or security laws and regulations
• Passion for mitigating risk in evolving privacy and security regulatory landscapes
• Appetite for innovation and aptitude for creative problem-solving
• Deep curiosity with a drive to understand the business goals and product details to drive informed decision-making
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Strong people and motivational skills

Pay & Benefits

Base Pay Range: $123,200 - $222,200. Corporate Bonus Target: 15%. The successful candidate's actual pay will be based on various factors, such as work location, qualifications, and experience, so the actual starting pay will vary within this range.

Employees enjoy multiple wealth-building opportunities through our annual stock grant, employee stock purchase plan, 401(k), and access to free, year-round money coaches. Full and part-time employees have access to the same benefits when eligible, including medical, dental and vision insurance, a flexible spending account, paid time off and up to 12 paid holidays (about 4 weeks for new full-time employees and about 2.5 weeks for new part-time employees annually), paid parental and family leave, family building benefits, back-up care, enhanced family support, childcare subsidy, tuition assistance, college coaching, short- and long-term disability, voluntary AD&D coverage, voluntary accident coverage, voluntary life insurance, voluntary disability insurance, and voluntary long-term care insurance. Eligible employees can also receive mobile service & home internet discounts, pet insurance, and access to commuter and transit programs.

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