Remote Compliance Counsel

About the role

Beacon Hill is hiring for a Compliance Counsel to join a global organization headquartered in Philadelphia, PA. This is a fully remote or hybrid opportunity for an experienced attorney with a strong background in corporate compliance, ethics, and data privacy. The Compliance Counsel will play a key role in managing the company's global ethics, compliance, and privacy programs while partnering closely with cross-functional stakeholders across the business. Relevant responsibilities align with similar compliance and privacy leadership roles found in internal job materials.

Responsibilities

• Lead the day-to-day management of the company's global ethics and compliance program, including risk assessments, monitoring activities, and compliance processes.
• Maintain and enhance compliance program elements in accordance with regulatory guidance and industry best practices.
• Support compliance governance, reporting, and remediation initiatives.
• Advise business stakeholders on anti-corruption, trade compliance, sanctions, and related regulatory matters.
• Manage privacy impact assessments, incident response efforts, and privacy governance activities.
• Review and negotiate data processing agreements, data protection agreements, and privacy-related contractual provisions.
• Provide guidance on GDPR, U.S. privacy laws, and other applicable global privacy regulations.
• Partner with Digital IT, Cybersecurity, HR, and other business functions to identify and mitigate privacy risks.
• Develop and deliver compliance and privacy training programs and awareness initiatives.
• Track compliance and privacy metrics, oversee monitoring activities, and drive continuous improvement efforts.

Qualifications

• Juris Doctor (JD) and active membership in a U.S. state bar.
• 10+ years of legal, compliance, privacy, or regulatory experience.
• Experience managing both ethics/compliance and privacy programs.
• Strong knowledge of GDPR, U.S. privacy laws, anti-corruption regulations, sanctions, and trade compliance matters.
• Experience conducting privacy assessments, risk assessments, and incident response activities.
• Prior in-house experience with a multinational organization is strongly preferred.
• IAPP certifications (CIPP, CIPM, or related) and/or compliance certifications are preferred.
• Experience with OneTrust or similar privacy management platforms is preferred.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and problem-solving skills.

Benefits

Beacon Hill offers a robust benefit package including, but not limited to, medical, dental, vision, and federal and state leave programs as required by applicable agency regulations to those that meet eligibility. Upon successfully being hired, details will be provided related to our benefit offerings.