Product Counsel - Privacy

Summary

Join OnePay as Product Counsel and directly impact the implementation and management of our privacy and data governance programs. You will provide legal advice to stakeholders on various privacy and data governance matters, collaborating with product, compliance, marketing, and engineering teams. Responsibilities include developing and maintaining privacy programs, advising on data privacy regulations, reviewing new features and software, supporting information security, and acting as a privacy subject matter expert. You will also draft and negotiate commercial agreements and support digital advertising initiatives. This role requires a law degree, 4+ years of relevant experience, and extensive knowledge of US privacy laws. OnePay offers competitive salary, stock options, health benefits, 401(k), remote work flexibility, and opportunities for growth.

Requirements

• Qualified to practice law in the U.S
• Minimum of 4+ years of relevant data protection and privacy experience at a law firm, government agency, and/or in-house and extensive knowledge of U.S. privacy laws, including GLBA, CCPA, COPPA, CAN-SPAM, and FCRA
• An exceptional ability to provide clear, precise, and pragmatic advice and the ability to be creative and thoughtful in driving towards business-oriented results that appropriately balance growth and risk in a fast-paced and high-pressure environment
• A team player with great stakeholder management and relationship building skills who can effectively collaborate and build relationships with lawyers, compliance colleagues and business clients throughout the organization
• Ability to work with a high degree of autotomy and a demonstrated ability to handle and prioritize multiple projects
• Strong contract drafting and review skills specifically with regard to data protection clauses
• Creative, thoughtful and business-oriented results that appropriately balance growth and risk in a fast-paced and high-pressure environment
• Intellectually curious, open-minded, comfortable with ambiguity and risk, and excited by dynamic change and solving problems

Responsibilities

• Assist in the development and maintenance of OnePay’s privacy and data governance programs. Work cross-functionally to develop and implement policies and guidance related to those programs
• Advise on the data privacy regulatory landscape applicable to OnePay’s products and works collaboratively with other teams across OnePay to identify privacy risks, provide risk management and strategic risk mitigation advice, and assess adequacy of business controls to mitigate identified risks
• Collaborate with product, engineering and information security teams to review the implementation of new features, tools and software solutions
• Provide day-to-day support to information security in connection with the performance of privacy, data use, and AI and assessments in line with OnePay’s policies and processes
• Be a legal subject matter expert on privacy and data protection issues, ensuring consistency in privacy counseling across OnePay that aligns to OnePay’s consumer and product driven approach to privacy
• Collaborate with legal colleagues to draft and negotiate commercial agreements relating to data protection and privacy, including co-brand and business partner agreements and data processing agreements
• Support digital advertising initiatives by advising on data use and disclosure best practices and strategizing repeatable structures to help optimize OnePay’s digital advertising initiatives

Preferred Qualifications

• Certified Information Privacy Professional certification (CIPP/US, CIPP/E), and other relevant Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP) certifications
• Prior tech, fintech or financial services experience
• Familiarity with business and products across the banking/financial services industry and relevant legal issues affecting them

Benefits

• Competitive base salary, stock options, and health benefits from Day 1
• 401(k) plan with company match
• Remote-friendly (US), flexible time off (FTO), and opportunities for growth