90 applicants

Company

Code.org · 3 hours ago

Associate Counsel, Privacy

United States

Full-time

Remote

Mid, Senior Level

$125K/yr - $139K/yr

5+ years exp

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Responsibilities

Work closely with internal Code.org stakeholders (leadership, product, education, engineering, and security teams) to develop and maintain Code.org’s approach to state, federal, and international data privacy and security laws and regulations governing the collection, storage, transmission, and usage of user data (with an emphasis on K-12 education and educational technology products)

Obtain a deep working knowledge of Code.org education platform operations and apply that knowledge to support product design and to advocate and negotiate privacy/data protection agreements with external parties

Create and maintain internal and public-facing privacy policies and operating procedures

Monitor global privacy trends and legislative/regulatory activity in the privacy and data arena

Communicate with the product, education, and engineering/security teams to assess the impact of new privacy and security laws and regulations

Provide advice to leadership and relevant internal teams to mitigate data privacy risks, incorporate privacy-by-design and privacy-by-default principles, and ensure alignment with applicable legal requirements and data protection policies and best practices

Provide legal expertise and advice on a variety of matters, liaising with Code.org’s General Counsel (external firm) as needed

Develop, review, and negotiate Code.org contracts, including donor agreements, service provider agreements, contractor and partnership agreements, data privacy agreements, and licensing agreements

Track and manage contracts

Respond to inbound privacy, security, and data-related legal questions

Provide mandatory staff training and education resources on relevant privacy and security issues and practices

Maintain and expand Code.org’s Trademark inventory in coordination with outside counsel

Manage key relationships and represent Code.org’s interests in the student data privacy community

Qualification

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U.S. state bar membershipData privacy experienceCIPP(US) certificationContract negotiationData security experienceGDPR knowledgeFERPA knowledgeCOPPA knowledgeCCPA/CPRA knowledgeFTC Act knowledgeK-12 education technologyPrivacy program managementCIPP(EU) certificationInternational data privacyOnline product experienceEthical judgment

Required

A JD degree and a U.S. state bar membership in good standing

A minimum of 5 years of combined experience as an attorney (law firm, government, in-house) with a practice emphasis on data privacy and security

CIPP(US) privacy certification

Demonstrated experience in evaluating and balancing legal and business risks and providing actionable legal and risk mitigation advice in a fast-paced, ambiguous, informal work environment

Demonstrated ability to clearly and succinctly explain legal issues to non-legal audiences

Demonstrated experience driving, prioritizing, and effectively managing cross-functional initiatives, and an ability to work both independently and with multi-stakeholder teams

Demonstrated experience with contract negotiation and drafting

Working knowledge (through practice in previous roles) of key data privacy laws and concepts, including FERPA and state student privacy laws, COPPA, CCPA/CPRA and other generally applicable state privacy laws, FTC Act, and GDPR

Experience with, or willingness to quickly learn, the student data privacy and K-12 education technology privacy environment

Excellent communication skills and strong attention to detail

Exemplary personal and professional integrity, sound and practical business judgment, and strong ethical compass; exercises discretion and maintains confidentiality of sensitive information

Be a U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident

Be located in the United States

Pass a pre-employment background check

Be willing to travel a minimum of two times per year for team events