Associate Director, Data Privacy

Sony Music Entertainment; New York (NY); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision coverage

401K + employer matching

Disability coverage

Job summary

Sony Music Entertainment is seeking an Associate Director, Data Privacy to act as a trusted privacy advisor across departments. You will manage personal data responsibly, ensuring compliance and high‑quality data protection practices globally.

You will draft data‑sharing and vendor agreements, conduct PIAs, and support product teams and litigation with privacy considerations. A minimum of two years in privacy law, with DSAR and PIA experience, is required.

Qualifications

• Minimum of two years’ law firm or in‑house experience in data privacy.
• Experience handling Data Subject Access Requests (DSARs).
• Experience preparing Privacy Impact Assessments (PIAs).
• Experience drafting and negotiating data processing agreements.
• Knowledge of global data privacy laws (EU/UK, US, APAC, LatAm).
• Strong analytical and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Draft and negotiate data-share agreements (artists, distribution clients, partners).
• Review and draft vendor data protection provisions.
• Conduct PIAs and Transfer Impact Assessments; document findings.
• Advise on compliant use of third‑party tools and services.
• Support product design/engineering on internal tools globally.
• Assist with M&A data privacy due diligence and post‑acquisition integration.

Skills

Data privacy

Vendor agreements

Privacy Impact Assessments

Data subject requests

M&A data privacy due diligence

Regulatory familiarity

Job description

At Sony Music Entertainment, we fuel the creative journey. We’ve played a pioneering role in music history, from the first-ever music label to the invention of the flat disc record. We’ve nurtured some of music’s most iconic artists and produced some of the most influential recordings of all time.

Today, we work in more than 70 countries, supporting a diverse roster of international superstars, developing and independent artists, and visionary creators. From our position at the intersection of music, entertainment, and technology, we bring imagination and expertise to the newest products and platforms, embrace new business models, employ breakthrough tools, and provide powerful insights that help our artists push creative boundaries and reach new audiences. In everything we do, we’re committed to artistic integrity, transparency, and entrepreneurship.

Sony Music Entertainment is a member of the Sony family of global companies.

As Associate Director, Data Privacy, you will act as a trusted advisor to the business, providing pragmatic and commercially-focused privacy guidance across departments. Working closely with stakeholders globally, you will play a key role in supporting the organization to manage personal data responsibly, maintain compliance, and fortify consistent, high-quality data protection practices across the business.

What you’ll do:

• Draft and negotiate one-off data-share agreements (e.g., artists, distribution clients, ticketing partners, co-promoters)
• Review, draft and negotiate vendor agreement data protection provisions
• Conduct and document Privacy Impact Assessments and Transfer Impact Assessments
• Advise business stakeholders on the compliant use of approved third-party tools and services
• Support the Product Design & Engineering team on the development and global implementation of internal tools
• M&A data privacy due diligence, contract review, and post‑acquisition integration support
• Review data import and export requests
• Support Sony Music’s live division, including negotiating vendor, location, co‑promotion and IP license agreements, drafting privacy notices and marketing consent language, and collaborating with other Sony Group companies on Sony IP location‑based events
• Advise label marketing teams on local and multi‑market contests, including compliance with applicable data privacy and marketing legislation and codes of practice
• Support label and international marketing teams on promotional campaigns, ensuring compliance with applicable data privacy and marketing legislation and music/streaming chart rules
• Collaborate with the business to prepare Data Subject Access Requests responses
• Support the Customer Relationship Management team with data rights requests and scheduled data deletion
• Advise the People Experience team on local and company‑wide initiatives, including internal surveys, employee tools and services, and the global careers site
• Support US and International litigation teams

Who you are:

• A minimum of two years’ law firm or in‑house experience, preferably in the Data Privacy field
• Experience in:
• Handling Data Subject Access Requests
• Preparing Privacy Impact Assessments
• Drafting and negotiating data processing agreements
• Implementing and maintaining data privacy operations (e.g., ROPAs, PI inventories, automated processes)
• Knowledge and awareness of ongoing developments related to Data Privacy law worldwide, including but not limited to EU/UK, US, APAC, LatAm
• Excellent analytical and communication skills
• Ability to work with others within Sony Group and across Sony Music divisions
• Strong negotiation skills and work ethic
• Team player with strong interpersonal skills, emotional intelligence, good judgment, and intellectual curiosity
• Demonstrated ability to build trusted advisor relationships with internal clients, together with commitment to provide the highest quality internal client support
• IAPP certifications (including Cyber and AI)
• Experience in Incident Response
• Experience working in the entertainment/media industry
• Knowledge of AI and marketing legislation

What we give you:

• You join an inclusive, collaborative and global community where you have the opportunity to channel your passion every day
• A modern office environment designed to foster productivity, creativity, and teamwork empowering you to bring your best
• An attractive and comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, life & disability coverage, and 401K + employer matching
• Voluntary benefits like company‑paid identity theft protection and resources for pets, mental health and meditation resources, industry‑leading fertility coverage, fully paid leave for childbirth or bonding, fully paid leave for caregivers, programs for loved ones with developmental disabilities and neurodiversity, subsidized back‑up child and elder care, and reimbursement for adoption, surrogacy, tuition, and student loans
• Investment in your professional growth and development enabling you to thrive in our vibrant community.
• The space to accelerate progress, positively disrupt, and create what happens next
• Time off for a winter recess

Sony Music is committed to providing equal employment opportunity for all persons regardless of age, disability, national origin, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, veteran or military status, marital and civil partnership/union status, alienage or citizenship status, creed, genetic information or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.