Chief Privacy Officer

Job Description

Location: New York, NY

RTO: Hybrid (in office Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday)

JW Michaels & Co. is engaged with a major financial services platform to hire its first dedicated Chief Privacy Officer and Senior Managing Counsel. The role sits in Legal and reports to the Deputy General Counsel.

What You'll Own

• Build and run the privacy program end to end: policy, data mapping, data classification, and training
• Partner with Information Security and technology stakeholders on program infrastructure and tooling
• Advise on AI governance and policy as firm leadership pushes a broader AI adoption mandate
• Manage privacy compliance across a multi-jurisdictional footprint spanning Canada, the US, LatAm, the UK, the EU, and APAC
• Educate senior leadership and business stakeholders on privacy, information security, and PII fundamentals
• Manage outside counsel relationships on privacy matters

What We're Looking For

Required Profile Criteria

• J.D. and active bar admission
• 7+ years of total legal experience blending law firm and in-house work
• Demonstrated experience building or running all or part of a privacy program, including data mapping and classification
• Hands-on AI governance and workflow implementation experience, not policy drafting alone
• Track record driving behavioral change and implementing technology in support of a program
• International privacy exposure across Canada, Mexico, the UK, the EU, APAC

Strongly Preferred Criteria

• 3+ years of BigLaw training
• Financial services industry experience
• Institutional asset management experience; investment management, banking, fintech, payments, and insurance also relevant

Compensation will be commensurate with the market.

Questions: Email Lawrence@JWMichaels.com

Job ID: 9351

Note: Due to volume, we are only able to respond to candidates who attach a CV AND are a MATCH for at least all of the required criteria. Thank you!