Sr. Manager, Sr. Counsel- Privacy and Data Protection
About the role
This role provides an opportunity to work at a leading financial institution with a long history of using data and technology to build innovative financial products. You will join an experienced team of legal subject-matter experts focusing on privacy and will advise on a wide range of privacy laws. Our team supports many of the most important and strategic initiatives at the company and works with all lines of business across Capital One’s global footprint.
You will collaborate with other legal, compliance, risk, and business partners at the company, with a particular focus on supporting new initiatives, advising on sector-specific privacy laws, and navigating transactional and contract privacy issues. You will spot issues, solve problems, and influence our partners to mitigate legal and regulatory risk in a challenging and rapidly evolving space.
Responsibilities
- Identifying privacy issues in a complex, highly regulated environment
- Communicating privacy legal requirements and risks effectively to legal, business, compliance, and risk partners
- Developing customer-focused solutions to mitigate privacy risks and achieve business goals
- Supporting partners in building technical and organizational privacy controls, drafting privacy notices and disclosures, developing policies and procedures, preparing internal documentation, and enhancing privacy operations and strategy
- Advising on contract privacy language and providing transactional privacy advice in the context of mergers, acquisitions, and strategic partnerships
- Collaborating with outside counsel, developing written legal guidance and presentations, monitoring legal developments and industry trends, and contributing to the legal privacy team’s existing knowledge and resources
- Tracking and advising on privacy legislation and new privacy laws
Qualifications
Basic Qualifications
- Juris Doctor from an accredited law school
- Active member in good standing of at least one state bar
- At least 4 years of experience in privacy law, regulatory counseling, or consumer financial services at a law firm, in-house legal department, or government agency
Preferred Qualifications
- Strong knowledge of privacy laws, regulations, and principles in the United States and internationally, including sector-specific laws such as GLBA, HIPAA, and COPPA and comprehensive laws such as CCPA and GDPR
- Substantive experience building practical, risk-based privacy compliance solutions and advising on policies and procedures at large, multinational companies
- Experience helping partners to prepare documentation such as privacy notices, records of processing activities, transfer risk assessments, data protection impact assessments, and data processing agreements
- Proficiency in negotiating privacy contract language, conducting privacy due diligence, and advising on mergers, acquisitions, and strategic partnerships
- Demonstrated ability to communicate complex legal issues to a variety of audiences, interact with senior leadership, and influence business partners
- Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP) certification(s)
At this time, Capital One will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization for this position.
Pay
The minimum and maximum full-time annual salaries for this role are listed below, by location. Please note that this salary information is solely for candidates hired to perform work within one of these locations, and refers to the amount Capital One is willing to pay at the time of this posting. Salaries for part-time roles will be prorated based upon the agreed upon number of hours to be regularly worked.
- Chicago, IL: $182,500 - $208,300 for Sr. Manager, Sr. Counsel
- McLean, VA: $200,700 - $229,100 for Sr. Manager, Sr. Counsel
- New York, NY: $219,000 - $249,900 for Sr. Manager, Sr. Counsel
- Richmond, VA: $182,500 - $208,300 for Sr. Manager, Sr. Counsel
Candidates hired to work in other locations will be subject to the pay range associated with that location, and the actual annualized salary amount offered to any candidate at the time of hire will be reflected solely in the candidate’s offer letter.
This role is also eligible to earn performance-based incentive compensation, which may include cash bonus(es) and/or long-term incentives (LTI). Incentives could be discretionary or non-discretionary depending on the plan.
Benefits
Capital One offers a comprehensive, competitive, and inclusive set of health, financial, and other benefits that support your total well-being. Eligibility varies based on full or part-time status, exempt or non-exempt status, and management level.