Vanta is hiring a
Product Counsel

Summary

Join Vanta as Product and Privacy Counsel to own the company's legal relationship with the product, provide timely and strategic legal advice on data and privacy matters, and identify and protect Vanta's IP.

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

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

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