Sr. Manager, Data Privacy Counsel

alcon; Aguascalientes; Híbrido; MXN 900.000 - 1.500.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Alcon seeks a Senior Manager, Data Privacy Counsel to lead privacy and technology contract negotiations and provide risk-based legal advice across the US, Canada, and Latin America. The role focuses on privacy assessments, incident response planning, and integration of new acquisitions while guiding stakeholders globally.

You will drive privacy by design, advise on regulatory requirements, and collaborate across functions to enable compliant innovation in a hybrid Mexico City setting.

Formación

• Eight or more years of relevant legal experience, including healthcare data privacy or technology contracting.
• Experience negotiating privacy/technology provisions in complex contracts.
• Knowledge of healthcare privacy requirements (HIPAA or comparable).

Responsabilidades

• Lead privacy and technology contract negotiations across DPA and BAA.
• Support privacy assessments and privacy-by-design practices.
• Advise on incident response strategy and regulatory reporting.
• Assist in integration of acquired entities and products, improving privacy processes.

Conocimientos

Advanced English

Negotiation skills

Communication skills

Problem solving

Independent ownership

Collaborative/team-focused

Educación

Law degree

Descripción del empleo

Senior Manager, Data Privacy Counsel Mexico City, Hybrid

At Alcon, we are driven by the meaningful work we do to help people see brilliantly. We innovate boldly, champion progress, and act with speed as the global leader in eye care. Here, you’ll be recognized for your commitment and contributions and see your career like never before. Together, we go above and beyond to make an impact in the lives of our patients and customers. We foster an inclusive culture and are looking for diverse, talented people to join Alcon.

As a Senior Manager, Data Privacy Counsel supporting Alcon’s global Privacy and Technology Law organization, you will be trusted to serve as a legal advisor on privacy, technology, and data protection matters. Working primarily with stakeholders in the United States, Canada and Latin America, with opportunities to support global initiatives, you will help Alcon responsibly use, protect, and govern personal information by providing practical, risk-based legal advice that enables innovation, commercial activity, and compliance across the business.

In this individual contributor role, a typical day will include:

• Leading privacy and technology contract negotiations across data processing agreements, business associate agreements, and other commercial contracts, balancing legal and regulatory risk with practical business needs.
• Supporting privacy and ethics by design in products, technologies, services, digital activities, and business initiatives by assessing risks and requirements related to personal information, advising on appropriate controls, and collaborating with stakeholders throughout the initiative lifecycle.
• Conducting and supporting privacy assessments across the organization, including evaluating data uses, healthcare privacy requirements, contractual obligations, cross-border considerations, and appropriate risk‑mitigation measures.
• Advising on incident response strategy when personal information may be impacted, including helping assess affected data, potential privacy implications and mitigations, and contractual and regulatory requirements, including potential reporting to relevant parties.
• Supporting organizational growth and continuous improvement by advising on the integration of acquired entities and products, taking ownership of privacy negotiation practices and processes, and strengthening organizational privacy capabilities through guidance and training.

What You’ll Bring to Alcon

• A law degree and authorization to practice law in an applicable jurisdiction.
• Eight or more years of relevant legal experience, including substantial experience advising on healthcare data privacy, technology, commercial contracting, or adjacent regulatory compliance matters.
• Demonstrated experience negotiating privacy and technology provisions in data processing agreements, business associate agreements, and other complex commercial agreements.
• Strong knowledge of healthcare privacy and technology legal requirements, including HIPAA or comparable healthcare privacy frameworks, with the ability to apply legal requirements to practical business situations.
• Experience supporting privacy assessments, privacy and ethics by design, incident response, digital marketing, data governance, and the integration of acquired businesses or products.
• Experience advising stakeholders across different functions, organizational levels, cultures, and geographies. Exposure to United States, Canadian, Latin American or global privacy requirements is highly valued.
• Advanced proficiency in English, both written and spoken, with the ability to draft and negotiate complex legal terms and communicate effectively with global stakeholders.
• Strong communication and negotiation skills, including patience, sound judgment, attention to detail, and the ability to explain complex privacy matters in clear, business‑oriented terms.
• A proactive and resourceful approach to problem‑solving, with intellectual curiosity and the ability to develop creative, risk‑based solutions.
• The independence and ownership needed to manage competing priorities, combined with a collaborative, team‑focused mindset.
• An International Association of Privacy Professionals certification, such as CIPP, CIPM, or AIGP is preferred but not required.

How You Can Thrive at Alcon

• Make a meaningful global impact: Help protect personal and health‑related information while supporting products and services that affect patients and customers around the world.
• Own challenging and varied work: Serve as a trusted advisor on contract negotiations, privacy assessments, privacy and technology regulatory and litigation developments, technology initiatives, incident response, and business integrations.
• Thrive in a flexible and collaborative environment: Work within a hybrid model that combines three days onsite and two days remote each week, while collaborating with a hardworking, multicultural team that shares knowledge and creates opportunities to stretch your expertise and expand your impact.

Alcon is an Equal Opportunity Employer and takes pride in maintaining a diverse environment and our policies are not to discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion or other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status.