Job Description
A client of ours is looking for a privacy managing counsel to join their legal team. You will support the business by advising on privacy-by-design, responsible data use, and scalable compliance across products, partnerships, and commercial arrangements. You will work closely with product, engineering, compliance, risk, business, and legal stakeholders, as well as sponsor banks and consumer technology partners. Your work will help enable compliant growth, strengthen privacy governance, and support practical decision-making across the product lifecycle.
What you'll do:
-Advise business, product, engineering, compliance, risk, and legal stakeholders on privacy and data protection requirements applicable to embedded finance offerings, including the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, state privacy laws, California Consumer Privacy Act, California Privacy Rights Act, General Data Protection Regulation, Fair Credit Reporting Act, Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, and related frameworks
-Partner with cross-functional teams to identify privacy implications, conduct risk assessments, and implement practical, scalable privacy-by-design controls across the product lifecycle
-Advise on banking-as-a-service program structures and privacy-related compliance considerations across sponsor banks, program managers, processors, consumer-facing partners, and other third parties
-Draft, review, and negotiate privacy and data protection terms in commercial and technology agreements, including data use, licensing, vendor, service provider, customer, and data transfer agreements
-Lead partner and vendor negotiations on privacy matters and participate in client-facing discussions related to data use, compliance obligations, and contractual risk
-Develop, maintain, and socialize privacy policies, notices, procedures, training materials, and tools that support accountability and consistent operational practices
-Monitor changes in privacy laws and regulations and translate legal requirements into clear, actionable guidance for internal stakeholders
We are a company committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments where people can bring their full, authentic selves to work every day. We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer that believes everyone matters. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment regardless of their race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status, national origin, ancestry, genetic factors, age, disability, protected veteran status, military or uniformed service member status, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or recruiting process, please send a request to HR@insightglobal.com.To learn more about how we collect, keep, and process your private information, please review Insight Global's Workforce Privacy Policy: https://insightglobal.com/workforce-privacy-policy/.
Required Skills & Experience
-8+ years of experience practicing law with substantial focus on privacy, data protection, financial services regulation, or related legal counseling
-Experience advising on financial privacy laws and frameworks, including the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, state privacy laws, and related U.S. regulatory requirements
-Experience drafting, reviewing, and negotiating commercial, technology, vendor, customer, data use, or data protection agreements in financial services, payments, banking, or similar regulated environments
-Experience supporting banks, financial technology companies, card networks, payments companies, or equivalent law firm clients in these sectors
-Active license to practice law in at least one U.S. jurisdiction in good standing or equivalent legal authorization where applicable
-Juris Doctor or Master of Laws from an accredited law school or equivalent combination of education, related experience and/or military experience
Nice to Have Skills & Experience
Any experience doing data privacy law for a payments platform customer
Benefit packages for this role will start on the 1st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.