Senior Managing Counsel, Privacy and Data Security

Key Responsibilities

• Serves as the primary contact and liaison for all data security and protection related matters; coordinating with internal and external stakeholders including applicable government authorities and other partners.
• Draft and update the privacy policies, terms of use, and consents for LA28 and USOPP's various business lines.
• Develop, implement, and maintain data protection and privacy procedures and processes for LA28 and USOPP, considering domestic and applicable international requirements.
• Provide advice to a range of LA28’s business teams on implementation of privacy regulations and compliance with applicable privacy laws.
• Collaborate with technology, marketing, and other functional area teams.
• Advise, draft and negotiate the privacy and data security portions of contracts with vendors and other business partners.
• Draft and advise on contracts regarding data privacy and protection requirements.
• Work closely with Technology department to design and implement training and awareness on data protection and privacy.
• Advises on cybersecurity incident response requirements concerning data privacy and protection issues.
• Support data mapping, data analytics issues, and vendor management reviews.
• Design metrics and reporting on compliance with all relevant data protection and privacy laws, regulations, policies and procedures and report, where appropriate.
• Maintain and keep up-to-date expert knowledge of data protection and privacy laws, regulations, pending legislation and practices.
• Assist with general contracts drafting and negotiations, and additional cross-functional projects within Legal department objectives in preparation for the Games.

Background & Requirements

• U.S. Data Protection and/or privacy certifications highly preferred (CIPP/US), international certification a plus.
• California Bar admission strongly preferred, or existing registered in-house counsel.
• Minimum of 5+years professional experience related to the scope of this position.
• Knowledge of domestic and international data privacy and protection regulations and best practices.
• Familiarity with drafting and negotiating commercial agreements, and handling issues relating to leveraging data assets, data privacy, and data security.
• Familiarity with updating and/or implementing data privacy and protection policies and compliance programs.

Expectations

• Ability to handle deadline-intensive work.
• Concise grammatical skills, excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Detail-oriented with exceptional research, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work well with others in fast paced and dynamic environment, both autonomously and collaboratively; including strong ability to interact diplomatically and with professional maturity with senior executives, staff and external business partners.
• Positive, team-oriented, and collaborative attitude.
• High level of personal integrity and professional ethics; ability to maintain absolute confidentiality.
• Strong work ethic, client-service orientation, and sound judgment.
• Excellent analytical skills; capable of identifying and prioritizing issues and providing alternative solutions.
• Excellent project and time management skills and ability to manage and prioritize changing workloads to meet deadlines.
• Strong ability to execute and deliver projects to completion.

Education

• Undergraduate degree and Juris Doctor Degree from an ABA accredited law school required.

Physical Requirements And Working Conditions

• Available to work onsite in our Downtown Los Angeles-based office.
• The majority of work will be conducted in an office setting, requiring extended periods of time using computers, phones, and other office equipment.
• The LA28 office is an open floorplan working environment; employees must be able to work efficiently in an open desk environment.
• Hours of work may vary, including evenings, weekends, and holidays, especially during peak event periods.