Associate Legal Counsel, Commercial and Privacy

Hootsuite; Toronto; Remote; CAD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is looking for an Associate Legal Counsel with a focus on commercial and privacy matters. In this remote-first role, you will draft legal documents and support privacy initiatives while collaborating with various business units. The ideal candidate will have 5+ years of experience and a law degree, thriving in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 5 years of demonstrated privacy, legal, or compliance experience.
• Familiarity with privacy laws including GDPR.

Responsibilities

• Draft privacy and other legal policies, notices, and guidance.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to implement key privacy initiatives.
• Provide frontline privacy support to business stakeholders.

Skills

Problem Solving

Open Communication

Customer Focus

Project Management

Creativity and Innovation

Education

Law degree from a recognized university

Job description

Associate Legal Counsel, Commercial and Privacy

We’re looking for an Associate Legal Counsel, Commercial and Privacy to contribute in developing a world class privacy program at Hootsuite and supporting the commercial legal team on sales and other commercial matters. You’ll be helping our Senior Director of Privacy and Product Compliance and DPO in translating complex global privacy laws into practical advice for business stakeholders and helping the Commercial Legal team drive deals across the line. This is a remote-first role and is open to applicants located within provinces where we comply with our legal hiring entities. In this role, you will report to the Senior Director, Privacy and Product Compliance.

WHAT YOU’LL DO :

• Provide frontline privacy support to business stakeholders throughout the organization (e.g., product development, sales, marketing, people, etc.)
• Draft privacy and other legal policies, notices and guidance
• Support our Customer Assurance function (which provides security and privacy sales support) and efficiently respond to customer data protection and privacy questions
• Draft, review, and negotiate commercial and data protection agreements, including data processing agreements, NDAs, SaaS agreements, and vendor agreements
• Collaborate with key stakeholders to implement and maintain key privacy initiatives (e.g., improvements to our data retention / deletion policies, PIAs, data inventories, vendor controls, data subject requests)
• Collaborate with key business stakeholders to identify privacy risks and implement business minded solutions
• Support the implementation and maintenance of Privacy and Customer Assurance operations tools and processes in collaboration with the team and other stakeholders.
• Provide business oriented and practical legal guidance and support on a wide range of topics, including commercial contracts (with a focus on SaaS contracts), data protection, and procurement.
• Build and maintain positive relationships with local leadership and other strategic partners, in particular the Sales and Product Teams.
• Assist in the development of the privacy and legal knowledge base, sales resources, and delivery of training
• Take initiative, work independently and go the extra mile to meet the timelines
• Appropriately triage a heavy workflow, setting appropriate priorities with internal and external clients and delivering results efficiently.
• Research and monitor changes to relevant law and regulations to ensure our programs are compliant, and advise the business as necessary.
• Collaborate with other Legal team members on other matters and projects as required.
• Perform administrative and other related duties as assigned.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED :

• A positive and proactive approach to working with the business and ability to thrive in a fast paced environment.
• Highly organized and efficient working style.
• Experience : 5 years of demonstrated privacy, legal or compliance experience or equivalent combination of education and / or experience
• Education : A law degree from a recognized university
• Customer Focus : demonstrates a desire to proactively help and serve internal / external customers meet their needs
• Creativity and Innovation : seeks new and better ways of doing things, generates original and imaginative ideas, products, or solutions.
• Open Communication : clearly conveys thoughts, both written and verbally, listening attentively and asking questions for clarification and understanding
• Problem Solving : uses an organized and logical approach to find solutions to complex problems. Looks beyond the obvious to understand the root cause of problems
• Process / Project Management : skilled at figuring out and managing the processes and timelines necessary to get work accomplished
• Knowledge : Familiarity and comfort level with privacy laws and principles, including the GDPR; and IAPP or other privacy certifications or experience working in SaaS / technology.

WHO YOU ARE :

• Solution seeker. You’re focused on tackling new challenges, solving problems, and moving the business forward—and you don’t wait to be asked.
• Lifelong learner. You have a growth mindset – you’re here to learn, experiment, seek, apply, and provide feedback, share what works with your team, and move on from what doesn’t.
• Resilient adapter. In the face of change and challenges, you bring a thoughtful, calm approach, and a focus on finding the new opportunity.
• Intentional collaborator. You build positive working relationships across the business, bringing people together to foster new opportunities and to facilitate the efficient flow of information.
• Critical challenger. You have the trust in your team to ask difficult questions in order to get to the best end result.
• Active communicator. You listen actively and communicate ideas and information clearly, inclusively, and proactively.
• Integrated thinker. You look beyond your role and responsibilities to understand how your team’s work drives broader organizational goals.
• Accountable owner. You take pride in the work you’re responsible for with a mindset of ultimate accountability and reliability for the outcomes.
• Bar-raiser. You step up to help your team grow and succeed, even when that means going beyond what might be expected.