Senior Corporate Counsel - Privacy & AI

🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 23 April 2026
LOCATION
London
TYPE
Full-time
LEVEL
Mid-Senior level
CATEGORY
Legal
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SKILLS

GDPR CPRA Privacy Law Contract Negotiation Data Protection AI Compliance Regulatory Compliance

FULL DESCRIPTION

[Employer hidden — view at passion-project.co.uk] seeks an experienced B2B software and/or financial services attorney to engage in a wide-ranging practice with an emphasis on compliance with consumer privacy and artificial intelligence (AI) laws in one or more of the following jurisdictions: United States; United Kingdom and European Union. Experience with compliance work in other jurisdictions, particularly in the APAC region, is a plus.

Responsibilities

  • Advise business teams (including marketing, sales, IT, and operations) regarding compliance with privacy, AI, and related laws and work collaboratively with Privacy Office peers to provide advice for projects with both regional and global scope
  • Advise on data protection terms in agreements including license, vendor, SaaS, technology, master services, confidentiality and other agreements
  • Advise and provide guidance on product strategy, considering data protection laws, customer and partner relationships, consumer rights, third-party rights and obligations, and business needs
  • Draft privacy policies, notices, related disclosures, disclaimers, FAQs and communications to support and enable business unit compliance
  • Perform privacy impact assessments, responsible AI assessments, and other governance tasks, and contribute to the maintenance of records of processing and the satisfaction of privacy-by-design and privacy-by-default requirements
  • Advise sales and marketing teams on compliance implications of various marketing initiatives including online advertising, behavioral advertising, affiliate marketing, mobile applications, social networking, email, SMS/text, and other consumer-facing communications
  • Work closely with Information Security, Data Governance, Risk, and Audit teams to identify and mitigate data protection compliance risks including issue-spotting and advising related to cybersecurity and data incidents

Qualifications, Skills & Experience

Professional Qualifications:

  • J.D. degree or equivalent degree (such as a master in law) with strong academic performance
  • 3+ years experience practicing law in a relevant field
  • Licensed to practice law in the US, UK, or a member state of the European Union

Required Skills & Experience:

  • Deep subject matter expertise with at least one major data privacy framework such as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA), or the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA)
  • Experience interpreting regulatory guidance and drafting relevant privacy notices, policies, and procedures
  • Experience advising corporate clients regarding compliance matters
  • Experience negotiating and drafting contracts
  • Flexibility and willingness to work on a broad variety of legal matters
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills
  • Ability to work collaboratively with business partners across levels and show leadership on complex, high priority issues

Desired Skills & Experience:

  • Experience in the payments industry or financial services industry
  • Ability to engage in technical discussions with IT teams regarding ad tech, data anonymization, and security/access controls related to cloud computing
  • CIPP/US and CIPP/E certification
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