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Where great legal minds influence global business strategy.
Our mission is to protect and strengthen American Express through legal expertise and strategic advice that helps our business partners manage risk, identify opportunities, and deliver on the company’s promise of exceptional products and services. Given the dynamic nature of the global payments industry and the valued partnership between our team and the business, we see it as imperative to attract and develop talented people by:
- Providing rich work experiences and opportunities for professional development
- Recognizing and rewarding those who drive and deliver results
- Respecting and valuing diversity, integrity, and personal accountability
As a member of the Global Privacy & Data Law Group in the General Counsel’s Organization, this position will involve interfacing with colleagues globally on legal issues related to privacy, data, and artificial intelligence (AI) to support our commercial partnerships and data management program. This position will report to the Chief Privacy Counsel.
Here are just some examples of what you will do in this role:
- Partner with a global team of lawyers to draft, negotiate and resolve privacy issues arising in our global commercial agreements
- Elevate our processes, build contracting templates and create toolkits to address privacy, data and AI related risks in a strategic way
- Advise clients on how to enhance our global privacy, data management and AI governance programs and processes
- Assist on M&A activities, including due diligence and post-close integration
- Partner with Government Affairs and Regulatory Relations to monitor developments in privacy, data and AI
Qualifications - Are you ready for the challenge?
Minimum qualifications:
- JD (or equivalent) and licensed to practice law in the United States
- 6+ years of relevant privacy experience in a law firm and/or in-house legal environment
- Experience with drafting and negotiating complex privacy, data and AI provisions in a wide variety of commercial transactions
- Strong understanding of U.S. privacy laws (GLBA, CCPA, etc.) and the GDPR
- Experience supporting the development of data governance and management programs for a large, complex organization
- Experience taking a programmatic approach to the nuanced legal and policy requirements arising in the context of novel digital products and emerging technologies to build a risk-based strategy
Preferred qualifications:
- CIPP (Certified Information Privacy Professional) accreditation
- Excellent oral and written communication skills, with strong executive presence and ability to influence stakeholders on cross functional teams at all levels of seniority
- Experience with financial services clients
- Strategic, creative thinker who is intellectually curious and able to resolve complex issues with a resourceful can-do attitude
- Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively and build excellent relationships with legal colleagues and business clients
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment, prioritize multiple challenging tasks and manage stakeholder expectations
- Willingness and flexibility to be a team player, and take on new responsibilities and challenges as American Express and its businesses continue to evolve
Salary Range: $170,000.00 to $255,000.00 annually + bonus + equity (if applicable) + benefits
The above represents the expected salary range for this job requisition. Ultimately, in determining your pay, we’ll consider your location, experience, and other job-related factors.
We back our colleagues and their loved ones with benefits and programs that support their holistic well-being. That means we prioritize their physical, financial, and mental health through each stage of life. Benefits include:
- Competitive base salaries
- Bonus incentives
- 6% Company Match on retirement savings plan
- Free financial coaching and financial well-being support
- Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability benefits
- Flexible working model with hybrid, onsite or virtual arrangements depending on role and business need
- 20+ weeks paid parental leave for all parents, regardless of gender, offered for pregnancy, adoption or surrogacy
- Free access to global on-site wellness centers staffed with nurses and doctors (depending on location)
- Free and confidential counseling support through our Healthy Minds program
- Career development and training opportunities
For a full list of Team Amex benefits, visit our Colleague Benefits Site.
American Express is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, disability status, age, or any other status protected by law.
We back our colleagues with the support they need to thrive, professionally and personally. That's why we have Amex Flex, our enterprise working model that provides greater flexibility to colleagues while ensuring we preserve the important aspects of our unique in-person culture. Depending on role and business needs, colleagues will either work onsite, in a hybrid model (combination of in-office and virtual days) or fully virtually.
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