Privacy Counsel - US

The Privacy Counsel - US, will be responsible for advising the US business groups on privacy and data protection in the territory. This person will also be responsible for monitoring all new legal regimens in the territory that would have an impact on the company from a privacy and data perspective and ensuring the company’s compliance with such regimens.

Responsibilities

• Advise the company on privacy and data security and usage issues in the US
• Review new laws and regulations in the territory to ensure compliance for the Company
• Collaboration with the Legal Product team to ensure the compliance of the product and services
• Conduct impact assessments in collaboration with the Legal Product team to ensure that the company and its partners have implemented the appropriate safeguards
• Conduct due diligence with partners to ensure their compliance with the privacy laws
• Review data protection agreements and any privacy or data-related terms in commercial agreements, as requested
• Respond to third-party questionnaires related to privacy and data protection
• Create material support and carry out employee training according to the global privacy program
• Work with legal team as required, to provide support and assistance (Head of legal - North America)
• Assisting the DPO with requests and investigations from Data Protection Authorities

Qualifications

• Juris Doctor from an ABA accredited law school
• Member in good standing of the Chicago bar
• 3 to 5 years experience in a major law firm or corporation advising on compliance with privacy laws, regulations, policies and self-regulatory frameworks, including CCPA/CPRA and any other local regulations
• Experience providing legal advice in support of advertising and ad tech companies is strongly preferred
• Experience with drafting and negotiating data protection terms in commercial agreements
• Strong communications skills and ability to be able to condense complex legal subjects for specific audiences
• Strong negotiation skills
• Experience drafting and reviewing data privacy agreements and clauses
• Ability to thrive in fast-paced environments
• Knowledge of Canadian Privacy laws is a plus

 ===== ABOUT TEADS ======

Teads operates a leading, cloud-based, end-to-end technology platform that enables programmatic digital advertising across a global ecosystem of quality digital media. As an end-to-end solution, Teads’ modular platform allows partners to leverage buy-side, sell-side, creative, data and AI optimization technologies.

For advertisers and their agencies, Teads offers a single access point to buy the inventory of many of the world’s best publishers. Through exclusive global media partnerships, Teads enables advertisers and agencies to reach 1.9 billion unique monthly users* in brand safe, responsible advertising environments, while improving the effectiveness and efficiency of digital ad transactions.

Teads partners with the leading marketers, agencies and publishers through a team of 1000+ people in 30 countries.

*Global reach as of October 2021