Senior Privacy Counsel, APAC

Apple, Inc.; Singapore; In loco; SGD 180.000 - 300.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Apple Singapore is seeking a Senior Privacy Counsel to partner with product, engineering and business teams across APAC. You will lead privacy initiatives, advise on regulatory requirements, and help design privacy by design across products and services.

You will collaborate with the Privacy Legal team to manage data protection programs, respond to requests from authorities, and monitor evolving APAC privacy laws to keep Apple compliant worldwide.

Competenze

• 10+ years privacy experience in a law firm, business, or regulatory environment.
• Deep knowledge of comprehensive privacy laws, regulators’ guidance and standards.
• Admission as a lawyer, solicitor, advocate, or barrister in a relevant APAC jurisdiction.
• Excellent English written and verbal skills.

Mansioni

• Advise on local privacy and data protection laws within APAC.
• Track privacy legislation developments across APAC and perform gap analyses.
• Assist with escalations regarding privacy complaints and data subject rights.
• Provide advice in relation to requests from courts and law enforcement agencies.
• Respond to regulatory inquiries and investigations across APAC.
• Support compliance and auditing frameworks.
• Assist with drafting of and updates to relevant policies and procedures.
• Provide support as Apple expands into new regions.

Conoscenze

Privacy law

APAC experience

English fluency

Formazione

Bar admission APAC

Descrizione del lavoro

Imagine what you could do here. At Apple, new ideas have a way of becoming great products, services, and customer experiences very quickly. Bring passion and dedication to your job, and there's no telling what you could accomplish.Do you love taking on big challenges without precedent? Do you possess a deep knowledge of the legal field and a passion for innovation? As a part of our Legal group, you’ll help uphold Apple’s high ethical and corporate standards, by providing legal support for all our products and businesses across the globe. Working for a company that invents entire categories and industries means you’ll be challenged to creatively apply your deep legal expertise to rare and often unexplored aspects of the law.As Senior Privacy Counsel, you will have the opportunity to work with a dynamic and experienced team on privacy issues impacting Apple’s business and products globally. You will work directly with business and engineering teams to design innovative privacy solutions for products as well as across the legal department on Apple activities and regulatory issues.You will be responsible for advising and providing support on privacy-related topics for Apple’s various products and services and working alongside legal, engineering, and business teams. This role will primarily provide support to the Privacy Legal team and Apple’s operations across the Asia Pacific (APAC) region. You will also provide support as Apple expands its services into new markets.

Description

+ Advise on the application of local privacy and data protection laws and regulations within the APAC region to new and existing Apple products and features.+ Track privacy and data protection legislative developments across APAC, conduct gap analyses against Apple’s current practices, and partner with internal teams.+ Assist with escalations regarding the handling of privacy complaints, queries and data subject rights.+ Provide advice in relation to requests from courts and law enforcement agencies.+ Respond to and manage regulatory inquiries and investigations across APAC jurisdictions.+ Support compliance and auditing frameworks.+ Assist with drafting of and updates to relevant policies and procedures.+ Provide support as Apple expands its services into new regions.

Minimum Qualifications

• 10+ years privacy experience in a law firm, business, or regulatory environment.
• Deep knowledge of comprehensive privacy laws, regulators’ guidance and standards.
• Admission as a lawyer, solicitor, advocate, or barrister in a relevant APAC jurisdiction.
• Excellent English written and verbal skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Excellent organisational and communication skills
• Proven ability and commitment to work both independently and collaboratively with numerous people at all levels throughout the company.
• Sound business judgment and flexibility/adaptability to manage multiple wide-ranging matters, conflicting deadlines, and new areas of expertise as business needs change.
• Demonstrated ability, in a positive, commercial, and practical manner, to identify, prioritise, and resolve issues quickly and effectively.
• Genuine interest in and understanding of technology, with the ability to engage credibly with stakeholders on how products work.
• Strong critical thinking skills, with the ability to apply sound legal reasoning to novel product and regulatory questions.
• Proficiency in another APAC language (e.g., Bahasa Malaysia, Vietnamese)

Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. Apple provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities and in accordance with local requirements. Apple is a drug-free workplace.

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