Global Privacy Counsel & Strategy Leader

Okta Inc.; Dublin; On-site; EUR 164,000 - 225,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Bonus

Healthcare

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Okta Inc. in Ireland seeks a Director, Corporate Counsel – Privacy to lead a global privacy legal team and advise on data protection matters for a high-growth SaaS company.

You will guide executives, collaborate with Security, Engineering and Product, and shape privacy strategy across the enterprise. You will oversee privacy program development, vendor and customer negotiations, incident responses, and regulatory compliance, including GDPR, CCPA, and other major frameworks.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of in-house and/or law firm experience as a practicing attorney, including at least 5 years specializing in privacy and data protection, preferably at a SaaS technology company.
• Ability to translate complex privacy and data protection issues into clear and straightforward legal guidance, communicate effectively with non-legal internal colleagues and support and inspire innovation across the business.
• Familiarity with the culture of a fast-paced enterprise software company and knowledge of SaaS products.
• Experience with highly-regulated customers, preferably in financial services.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, presentation, drafting and negotiation skills.
• Strong knowledge of privacy and data protection frameworks including GDPR, CCPA, CPRA, HIPAA, NIST, ISO, FedRAMP and PCI-DSS.
• Proven track record managing a team of privacy legal professionals, preferably at a global company.
• Ability to maintain strong working relationships with internal stakeholders across functions.
• Self-motivated, team-oriented, with initiative, humor and high emotional intelligence.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a privacy legal team and provide escalation support to executives and stakeholders.
• Advise on compliance with privacy laws and regulations across the organization.
• Negotiate privacy and data protection terms in contracts and addenda.
• Provide day-to-day legal support on privacy-related questions with pragmatic guidance.
• Assist in investigating privacy incidents and regulatory obligations.
• Develop and maintain privacy policies, procedures and runbooks.
• Build relationships to provide strategic privacy guidance to the business.
• Understand technical controls and assist in audit frameworks for controlled operations.
• Review marketing and external communications for privacy accuracy.
• Manage outside counsel relationships, staffing, strategy and budgets.

Skills

Privacy & data protection

Regulatory compliance

Legal advisory to executives

Communication skills

Team leadership

Education

J.D.

Job description

Okta Inc. in Ireland seeks a Director, Corporate Counsel – Privacy to lead a global privacy legal team and advise on data protection matters for a high-growth SaaS company.

You will guide executives, collaborate with Security, Engineering and Product, and shape privacy strategy across the enterprise. You will oversee privacy program development, vendor and customer negotiations, incident responses, and regulatory compliance, including GDPR, CCPA, and other major frameworks.