Lead Privacy and Product Legal Counsel

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💎 Seniority level: Lead, 6+ years

📍 Location: United States, United Kingdom, Spain, Estonia

🔍 Industry: SaaS

🏢 Company: Veriff👥 501-1000💰 $100,000,000 Series C about 3 years ago🫂 Last layoff over 1 year agoArtificial Intelligence (AI)Fraud Detection Information Technology Cyber Security Identity Management

🗣️ Languages: English

⏳ Experience: 6+ years

🪄 Skills: AWSLeadershipProject ManagementSQLCybersecurityData AnalysisProduct ManagementSoftware ArchitectureCross-functional Team LeadershipProduct DevelopmentProduct AnalyticsAlgorithmsAPI testingData StructuresREST APICommunication SkillsAnalytical SkillsCI/CDProblem SolvingAgile methodologiesMentoringNegotiationDevOpsWritten communicationComplianceExcellent communication skillsTrainingRisk ManagementStakeholder managementTechnical supportSaaS

Requirements:

6+ years of experience in the area including privacy law, e.g. GDPR, CCPA, and LGPD, preferably in an international SaaS (B2B/B2C) environment.
A Master’s degree in Law (or equivalent)
Proven ability to advise product and engineering teams from ideation to launch, balancing legal risk with business needs.
Strong project management, negotiation, and stakeholder collaboration skills, with the ability to work in a multi-jurisdictional, fast-paced environment.
Excellent communication and problem-solving skills, with a proactive and structured approach to legal challenges.

Responsibilities:

Acting as the main legal point of contact for designated Product Areas, advising on legal and privacy risks, compliance strategies, and supplier engagements.
Leading privacy-by-design initiatives, ensuring compliance throughout the product lifecycle, and managing related legal documentation.
Managing and owning parts of data privacy compliance, including documentation such as DPAs, DPIAs, LIAs, privacy policies, and privacy notices.
Supporting or leading privacy negotiations with customers and suppliers, as well as engaging with regulatory authorities.
Monitoring, reviewing, and analyzing legislation, policies, public policy decisions, and legal frameworks relevant to Veriff.
Keeping up with global privacy regulations and data protection developments and advising on their impact.
Developing and delivering trainings, training materials, guidelines, policies, and blog posts for internal and external use.
Managing outside counsel engagement for their work.
Leading cross-functional legal projects, mentoring junior colleagues.

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