Attorney (Regulatory Legal) Professional Armonk, US

Avature; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 253,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player seeks a skilled Attorney to join their Strategic Transaction Center of Excellence. In this pivotal role, you will tackle complex privacy, security, and data issues in high-stakes transactions, including Procurement and M&A. Your expertise in General Contract Law and global data protection laws will be crucial as you collaborate with internal teams and external partners to ensure compliance and mitigate risks. This role offers an opportunity to influence critical decisions and drive innovation in privacy practices within a dynamic corporate environment.

Benefits

Healthcare benefits

401(k) plan

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Generous paid time off

Training and educational resources

Diverse employee resource groups

Discounts on retail products

Qualifications

• Master’s degree or equivalent in Law required.
• 3 years of experience in General Contract Law and data protection.

Responsibilities

• Support the Strategic Transaction Center of Excellence.
• Negotiate with suppliers and clients on privacy issues.
• Analyze new privacy laws and implement updates.

Skills

General Contract Law

Data Protection Laws

GDPR Compliance

M&A Transactions

Data Governance

Education

Master's Degree in Law

Job description

Attorney (Regulatory Legal), IBM Corporation, Armonk, NY (Up to 40% telecommuting permitted):

• Support the pivotally important “Strategic Transaction Center of Excellence (CoE), helping to address privacy, security, AI (Artificial Intelligence) and data issues in strategic transactions, with a special focus on addressing and resolving complicated and challenging privacy issues in Procurement and M&A transactions.
• Perform the following duties below in support of CoE work: Collaborate, guide and support the company’s US based Procurement organization and Privacy office on Procurement transactions; the Security office on Procurement, Sales and M&A transactions; and US based internal attorneys on M&A transactions.
• Negotiate with suppliers, M&A targets, and clients to address privacy and other in-scope issues.
• Analyze contractual relationships with suppliers.
• Leverage global expertise in privacy, security, AI and data matters, with a particular focus on privacy issues in the Procurement context, such as GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) compliance, compliance with GDPR derivative laws, data use and re-use, data breaches, and cross-context behavioral advertising.
• Analyze new privacy laws and regulations, and as required by those laws and regulations, implement updates to contractual templates with suppliers and M&A targets, and remediate existing relationships with suppliers.
• Monitor/stay abreast in laws that govern the types of damages that a company may claim against suppliers and other third parties for breach of privacy and security terms, including data breaches involving personal information.
• Evaluate incidents involving company and third parties for lessons that can be applied in the company’s privacy and security practices.
• Utilize: General Contract Law (including M&A), global data protection laws, including those within the European Union (and of non-European member states such as Switzerland and the UK), the United States, and other geographies (e.g., Canada, Asia Pacific, and Latin America), and data governance, and international data security standards.

Required: Master’s degree or equivalent in Law or related and three (3) years of experience as an Attorney or related. Three (3) years of experience must include utilizing General Contract Law (including M&A), global data protection laws, including those within the European Union (and of non-European member states such as Switzerland and the UK), the United States, and other geographies (e.g., Canada, Asia Pacific, and Latin America), and data governance, and international data security standards. $253441 to $300000per year. Full time. H244.

Required education

Master's Degree

Required technical and professional expertise

Master’s degree or equivalent in Law or related and three (3) years of experience as an Attorney or related. Three (3) years of experience must include utilizing General Contract Law (including M&A), global data protection laws, including those within the European Union (and of non-European member states such as Switzerland and the UK), the United States, and other geographies (e.g., Canada, Asia Pacific, and Latin America), and data governance, and international data security standards.

YOUR LIFE @ IBM

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OTHER RELEVANT JOB DETAILS

IBM offers a competitive and comprehensive benefits program. Eligible employees may have access to:

• Healthcare benefits including medical & prescription drug coverage, dental, vision, and mental health & well being
• Financial programs such as 401(k), the IBM Employee Stock Purchase Plan, financial counseling, life insurance, short & long- term disability coverage, and opportunities for performance based salary incentive programs
• Generous paid time off including 12 holidays, minimum 56 hours sick time, 120 hours vacation, 12 weeks parental bonding leave in accordance with IBM Policy, and other Paid Care Leave programs. IBM also offers paid family leave benefits to eligible employees where required by applicable law
• Training and educational resources on our personalized, AI-driven learning platform where IBMers can grow skills and obtain industry-recognized certifications to achieve their career goals
• Diverse and inclusive employee resource groups, giving & volunteer opportunities, and discounts on retail products, services & experiences

We consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable law.

This position was posted on the date cited in the key job details section and is anticipated to remain posted for 21 days from this date or less if not needed to fill the role.