Remote Associate Counsel, Privacy

Summary

Join Code.org as an Associate Counsel, Privacy to lead the organization's privacy work, ensuring compliance with domestic and international legislation, and supporting data security efforts.

Requirements

• A JD degree and a U.S. state bar membership in good standing
• A minimum of 5 years of combined experience as an attorney (law firm, government, in-house) with a practice emphasis on data privacy and security
• CIPP(US) privacy certification
• Demonstrated experience in evaluating and balancing legal and business risks and providing actionable legal and risk mitigation advice in a fast-paced, ambiguous, informal work environment
• Demonstrated ability to clearly and succinctly explain legal issues to non-legal audiences
• Demonstrated experience driving, prioritizing, and effectively managing cross-functional initiatives, and an ability to work both independently and with multi-stakeholder teams
• Demonstrated experience with contract negotiation and drafting
• Working knowledge (through practice in previous roles) of key data privacy laws and concepts, including FERPA and state student privacy laws, COPPA, CCPA/CPRA and other generally applicable state privacy laws, FTC Act, and GDPR
• Experience with, or willingness to quickly learn, the student data privacy and K-12 education technology privacy environment
• Excellent communication skills and strong attention to detail
• Exemplary personal and professional integrity, sound and practical business judgment, and strong ethical compass; exercises discretion and maintains confidentiality of sensitive information

Responsibilities

• Work closely with internal stakeholders to develop and maintain Code.org’s approach to state, federal, and international data privacy and security laws and regulations
• Obtain a deep working knowledge of Code.org education platform operations and apply that knowledge to support product design and advocate for privacy/data protection agreements with external parties
• Create and maintain internal and public-facing privacy policies and operating procedures
• Monitor global privacy trends and legislative/regulatory activity in the privacy and data arena
• Communicate with product, education, and engineering/security teams to assess the impact of new privacy and security laws and regulations
• Provide advice to leadership and relevant internal teams to mitigate data privacy risks, incorporate privacy-by-design and privacy-by-default principles, and ensure alignment with applicable legal requirements and data protection policies and best practices
• Provide legal expertise and advice on a variety of matters, liaising with Code.org’s General Counsel (external firm) as needed
• Develop, review, and negotiate Code.org contracts, including donor agreements, service provider agreements, contractor and partnership agreements, data privacy agreements, and licensing agreements
• Track and manage contracts
• Respond to inbound privacy, security, and data-related legal questions
• Provide mandatory staff training and education resources on relevant privacy and security issues and practices
• Maintain and expand Code.org’s Trademark inventory in coordination with outside counsel
• Manage key relationships and represent Code.org’s interests in the student data privacy community

Preferred Qualifications

• Privacy program management experience
• CIPP(EU) privacy certification
• Significant experience with international data privacy issues (including with GDPR data processing agreements and cross-border transfers)
• Significant experience in an online product focused environment
• Significant experience in the K-12 education technology space

Benefits

• Technology subsidy consistent with our Bring Your Own Device environment
• Flexible, engaging, and remote working environment
• Paid time off: 3 weeks vacation annually, sick leave, and 'winter break' office closure the two weeks that include Christmas and New Years
• Medical, dental and vision premiums paid at 100% for FT positions and their dependents
• Option to participate in 403b retirement plan
• Annual professional development stipend