Vanta is hiring a
Product and Privacy Counsel

Summary

Join Vanta as a Product and Privacy Counsel to provide legal advice on data and privacy matters, work closely with cross-functional teams, identify and protect IP, and raise the bar for Vanta's privacy program.

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience and JD degree from an accredited school
• Experience in the areas of data privacy and protection, negotiating data privacy related agreements, understanding of the interplay between technology and data privacy

Responsibilities

• Proactively identify, analyze, and mitigate legal and regulatory risks at every stage of the product life cycle
• Provide daily legal and operational guidance to business and engineering stakeholders as issues arise
• Advise all internal clients on the development, collection, use, transfer and governance of data
• Assist Vanta’s ESP team with compliance efforts as needed as privacy laws continue to evolve
• Develop a deep understanding of Vanta’s product and data flows; conduct new product/ feature reviews and assist with technology integrations involving data
• Maintain partnerships with internal stakeholders, including Product, Marketing, People, Security, and Engineering, to educate and identify potential privacy or other regulatory concerns
• Assist with incident response and any regulatory inquiries or investigations
• Draft or enhance data governance policies, including guidelines on data retention, access, privacy-by-design reviews, data protection impact assessments, data transfers and vendor management
• Manage, draft and update privacy notices and work with customer-facing teams to respond to customer questions regarding Vanta’s privacy program

Preferred Qualifications

• Top law firm and/or prior in-house experience strongly preferred
• CIPP/US, CIPP/E or CIPM privacy certifications are a significant plus

Benefits

• Industry-competitive compensation
• 100% covered medical, dental, and vision benefits with dependents coverage
• 16 weeks fully-paid parental Leave for all new parents
• Health & wellness and remote workplace stipends
• 401(k) matching
• Flexible work hours and location
• Open PTO policy
• 9 paid holidays in the US