Director, Assistant General Counsel: Privacy & Security
Nike, Inc.
Beaverton, Oregon, United States, VT, 05401
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Who Are We Looking For?
Nike is looking for an attorney who can support and lead global legal privacy and security strategies for Nike Inc. and its affiliates from our WHQ office in Beaverton, Oregon US.
The person in this role would join a team of privacy professionals around the globe to act as a subject matter expert and leader for cross-functional initiatives, and lead a team of privacy professionals based in our WHQ.
The best candidates for this role are folks who have experience leading a team of in-house lawyers with a proven track record to mentor and grow in-house lawyers, communicate effectively about privacy at all levels, sort through issues to identify critical risks and initiatives, work through ambiguity to drive results, and are strong teammates with the ability to work cross-functionally in a complex organizational structure.
What Will You Work On?
Strategy and Management:
Help implement Nikes global legal privacy strategy, with executive direction as necessary.
Lead a team of privacy lawyers and paralegals focused on supporting Nikes enterprise privacy program, and Global strategic initiatives.
Help set and drive consistent privacy policy and practices across Nike, including counseling business teams and other lawyers on development of products and experiences that will shape the future of Nike.
Formulate and disseminate enterprise-wide policies for US and Global operations, in partnership and consultation with country/geo counsel responsible for data protection.
Help ensure the company has fully detailed policies and practices in place, consistent with local laws.
Identify issues of the highest risk facing the company; propose and drive solutions to address those risks.
Cross-functional leadership and engagement:
Provide leadership and engagement with cross-functional teammates including, but not limited to, HR, information technology, product, engineering, information security, government affairs, communications, and audit.
Embed Our Approach:
Effectively foster a principles-based privacy approach throughout the company.
Drive programs and processes and decisions in support of strategy and principles.
Surface and resolve issues that have the potential for brand impact for business and legal consideration.
Conduct privacy impact assessments for large IT and enterprise services, programs and systems.
Continually test and improve privacy processes and governance.
Expertise:
Provide subject matter expertise regarding privacy and security provisions within commercial deals.
Provide subject matter expertise regarding privacy as applied to technology, artificial intelligence, employees and the workplace, or fitness research.
Maintain grounding in global laws and government activity related to privacy.
Maintain knowledge of external business and legal landscape in privacy and proactively propose advisable business processes or practices.
Maintain knowledge of the relevant information technology systems and applications to drive systematic solutions and improvements.
Partner with government affairs on government policy/regulation affecting the company.
Education and Awareness:
Build content and guide delivery of company-wide and roles-based education and awareness of privacy issues and their impact to our brand and business.
External Liaison:
Liaise with privacy professionals at peer companies and industries.
Monitoring:
Develop and augment internal efforts to create integrated privacy governance by monitoring the relevant legal, regulatory and policy developments, and collaborating with external partners.
Who Will You Work With?
This role reports to the Senior Director, Global Privacy & Security and will manage other members of the Global Privacy team. Lawyers on the Privacy team work closely with our privacy program, privacy project management, and privacy analyst teammates. This role will counsel and liaise with our product, engineering, and architecture teams passionate about privacy and a variety of cross-functional leadership, and help develop and implement the company's privacy strategy.
What You Bring
Juris Doctorate degree
Member, in good standing, of at least one U.S. State Bar and willingness to acquire and meet the requirements of membership in the Oregon State Bar through in-house counsel membership or reciprocity, as applicable.
Minimum of 10 years legal experience, law firm and multinational corporation experience preferred.
Experience managing an in-house legal team, including lawyers and legal support.
In-depth knowledge of global privacy and information security laws; ability to act as a subject matter expert in privacy.
Experience prioritizing a diverse set of work streams and risk management needs, developing and delivering on team goals and priorities, and providing clear summaries and views of issues to leadership.
Experience with cross-border data transfers and methods of ensuring compliance with data protection laws.
Experience with privacy and security provisions in commercial agreements.
Experience counseling on digital products, marketing and advertising technology, technology infrastructure, or other applications of privacy to tech configurations. Alternatively, the ability to assess downstream impacts of tech configurations on privacy compliance postures and propose actionable solutions for compliant configurations.
Sound risk assessment capabilities in rapidly evolving regulated areas
Strong team player and ability to work cross-functionally in a complex organizational structure
Ability to prioritize and work through ambiguity, focus on business requirements, and drive results
Ability to successfully draft and implement privacy policies and processes
Ability to communicate privacy effectively at all levels
Ability to work independently within a multinational organization and be pragmatic and results focused
IAPP Certification Preferred
Nike is looking for an attorney who can support and lead global legal privacy and security strategies for Nike Inc. and its affiliates from our WHQ office in Beaverton, Oregon US.
The person in this role would join a team of privacy professionals around the globe to act as a subject matter expert and leader for cross-functional initiatives, and lead a team of privacy professionals based in our WHQ.
The best candidates for this role are folks who have experience leading a team of in-house lawyers with a proven track record to mentor and grow in-house lawyers, communicate effectively about privacy at all levels, sort through issues to identify critical risks and initiatives, work through ambiguity to drive results, and are strong teammates with the ability to work cross-functionally in a complex organizational structure.
What Will You Work On?
Strategy and Management:
Help implement Nikes global legal privacy strategy, with executive direction as necessary.
Lead a team of privacy lawyers and paralegals focused on supporting Nikes enterprise privacy program, and Global strategic initiatives.
Help set and drive consistent privacy policy and practices across Nike, including counseling business teams and other lawyers on development of products and experiences that will shape the future of Nike.
Formulate and disseminate enterprise-wide policies for US and Global operations, in partnership and consultation with country/geo counsel responsible for data protection.
Help ensure the company has fully detailed policies and practices in place, consistent with local laws.
Identify issues of the highest risk facing the company; propose and drive solutions to address those risks.
Cross-functional leadership and engagement:
Provide leadership and engagement with cross-functional teammates including, but not limited to, HR, information technology, product, engineering, information security, government affairs, communications, and audit.
Embed Our Approach:
Effectively foster a principles-based privacy approach throughout the company.
Drive programs and processes and decisions in support of strategy and principles.
Surface and resolve issues that have the potential for brand impact for business and legal consideration.
Conduct privacy impact assessments for large IT and enterprise services, programs and systems.
Continually test and improve privacy processes and governance.
Expertise:
Provide subject matter expertise regarding privacy and security provisions within commercial deals.
Provide subject matter expertise regarding privacy as applied to technology, artificial intelligence, employees and the workplace, or fitness research.
Maintain grounding in global laws and government activity related to privacy.
Maintain knowledge of external business and legal landscape in privacy and proactively propose advisable business processes or practices.
Maintain knowledge of the relevant information technology systems and applications to drive systematic solutions and improvements.
Partner with government affairs on government policy/regulation affecting the company.
Education and Awareness:
Build content and guide delivery of company-wide and roles-based education and awareness of privacy issues and their impact to our brand and business.
External Liaison:
Liaise with privacy professionals at peer companies and industries.
Monitoring:
Develop and augment internal efforts to create integrated privacy governance by monitoring the relevant legal, regulatory and policy developments, and collaborating with external partners.
Who Will You Work With?
This role reports to the Senior Director, Global Privacy & Security and will manage other members of the Global Privacy team. Lawyers on the Privacy team work closely with our privacy program, privacy project management, and privacy analyst teammates. This role will counsel and liaise with our product, engineering, and architecture teams passionate about privacy and a variety of cross-functional leadership, and help develop and implement the company's privacy strategy.
What You Bring
Juris Doctorate degree
Member, in good standing, of at least one U.S. State Bar and willingness to acquire and meet the requirements of membership in the Oregon State Bar through in-house counsel membership or reciprocity, as applicable.
Minimum of 10 years legal experience, law firm and multinational corporation experience preferred.
Experience managing an in-house legal team, including lawyers and legal support.
In-depth knowledge of global privacy and information security laws; ability to act as a subject matter expert in privacy.
Experience prioritizing a diverse set of work streams and risk management needs, developing and delivering on team goals and priorities, and providing clear summaries and views of issues to leadership.
Experience with cross-border data transfers and methods of ensuring compliance with data protection laws.
Experience with privacy and security provisions in commercial agreements.
Experience counseling on digital products, marketing and advertising technology, technology infrastructure, or other applications of privacy to tech configurations. Alternatively, the ability to assess downstream impacts of tech configurations on privacy compliance postures and propose actionable solutions for compliant configurations.
Sound risk assessment capabilities in rapidly evolving regulated areas
Strong team player and ability to work cross-functionally in a complex organizational structure
Ability to prioritize and work through ambiguity, focus on business requirements, and drive results
Ability to successfully draft and implement privacy policies and processes
Ability to communicate privacy effectively at all levels
Ability to work independently within a multinational organization and be pragmatic and results focused
IAPP Certification Preferred