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Lead Privacy Counsel
| Company | Asana |
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| Location | San Francisco, CA, USA |
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| Salary | $238000 – $270000 |
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| Type | Full-Time |
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| Degrees | JD |
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| Experience Level | Senior, Expert or higher |
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Requirements
- JD from an accredited law school and U.S-qualified (California bar membership or California registered in-house counsel preferred)
- 8+ years of experience working in privacy either in-house at a technology company and/or at a law firm counseling companies on privacy issues
- Deep knowledge of GDPR, state privacy laws, and a solid understanding of other global privacy and cybersecurity laws
- Strong collaboration and communication skills and ability to work cross-functionally with lawyers and non-lawyers
- Excellent legal and business judgment with the ability both to assess and communicate risks to facilitate compliance programs
- Proven ability to take initiative, prioritize effectively, manage multiple projects with competing deadlines, work independently, and thrive in ambiguity
- A strategic mindset focused on maturing global processes with the capability to execute tactically
Responsibilities
- Provide clear and practical advice to various teams throughout Asana on privacy and data protection laws, privacy-by-design, and data governance
- Develop and implement strategies around compliance with new and developing privacy and cybersecurity laws
- Help the business achieve their goals by advising on global compliance needs for customers in regulated industries like financial services, healthcare, and government
- Support Asana’s efforts towards achieving FedRAMP
- Keep up to date with new and existing data protection regulations and regimes, including but not limited to GDPR, LGPD, state privacy laws, privacy related AI regulations, and data transfer mechanisms
- Conduct DPIAs, privacy assessments, legitimate interest assessments, and other assessments for internal data processing activities and third-party vendors
- Be an ambassador for Asana’s privacy, data governance, and regulatory compliance program by delivering training and building out documentation and other programming
- Support global incident response and mature documentation and procedures
- Contribute to Asana’s global growth by supporting global privacy, data protection, and data governance initiatives
Preferred Qualifications
- You love privacy-related work and view protecting privacy not only as a compliance obligation but also as the right thing to do for our customers
- Interest in global regulatory compliance in highly regulated industries such as government, financial services, and healthcare
