Privacy, Compliance & Technology Counsel (Remote)

Overview

This role involves providing legal counsel focused on privacy, compliance, and technology matters within a dynamic business environment. The attorney will work at the intersection of law, business, technology, data, and consumer protection, supporting a broad range of technology-enabled products and services, emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence and cloud computing, and complex compliance issues.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert legal advice on privacy laws including GLBA, FCRA, GDPR, CCPA, and similar state laws.
• Conduct complex legal research to determine applicable laws, statutes, regulations, and rules.
• Counsel the enterprise privacy program to ensure compliance with current laws and implementation of new requirements, including those related to AI.
• Anticipate legal concerns and offer creative problem-solving solutions.
• Perform risk-return analyses on key issues, considering enterprise-wide impact and making strategic recommendations.
• Advise business partners on emerging legal and business issues and risk management.
• Participate in strategy execution, action planning, and communication with business units and legal teams.
• Collaborate on complex projects across legal teams and business clients.
• Navigate the regulatory environment, understanding interactions among business, technology, compliance, risk, government relations, and legal teams across jurisdictions.
• Foster a culture of constructive debate and collaboration within a virtual, multi-location team.

Requirements

• Juris Doctorate degree and active bar membership in good standing.
• Minimum of 7 years of legal experience in a law firm or in-house legal department of a mid- to large-sized company.
• Strong expertise in privacy, data, and technology law, including compliance strategy development and commercial operations advising.
• Experience in insurance regulation or other highly regulated industries.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong project management skills with the ability to prioritize and manage multiple workstreams.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and relevant legal or business technology tools.
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills.
• Demonstrated discretion and professionalism handling sensitive and confidential information.
• High business acumen with the ability to assess and communicate legal risk in a commercial context.

Preferred Skills

• Experience advising on privacy issues related to AI, cloud environments, and data platforms.
• Ability to collaborate effectively and build strategic business partnerships.
• Knowledge of cybersecurity, emerging technologies, and regulatory compliance.

Compensation & Benefits

• Annual salary range: $140,000 to $193,000, based on experience and qualifications.
• Background investigation required for candidates offered the position.

Location & Travel

• This is a remote position open to candidates located anywhere in the U.S.
• Travel primarily to Chicago/Northbrook, IL, with occasional travel to Dallas, TX; Charlotte, NC; Scottsdale, AZ; or other locations as needed for team collaboration and business purposes.

Additional Information

• This role does not include supervisory responsibilities.
• The employer does not sponsor employment-based visas for this position.
• Equal employment opportunity policies prohibit discrimination based on ancestry, age, color, disability, genetic information, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, race, religion, sex, or other protected characteristics.
• Compliance with applicable state and federal employment laws is maintained throughout the hiring process and employment relationship.