Corporate Counsel

Cox Automotive; Atlanta (GA); Hybrid; USD 163,000 - 272,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work option

Incentive program eligibility

Job summary

Cox Enterprises is seeking a Corporate Counsel for Data Licensing & Governance to serve as a legal partner across sourcing, licensing, use, sharing, and governance of data across Cox products and platforms.

The attorney must be an independent generalist with 6+ years of negotiating data licensing, and experience in data governance, privacy, and technology transactions. Hybrid work option available and base salary is generous.

Qualifications

• JD from an accredited law school and active bar admission.
• At least six years of experience negotiating complex data licensing agreements.
• Experience in data licensing, data governance, privacy, data commercialization, or related tech transactions preferred.
• Business-minded attorney with client counseling, collaboration and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide timely advice on day-to-day data licensing and data commercialization topics to management and teams.
• Establish deep knowledge of Cox's data assets, products, and data flows.
• Draft, review, and negotiate data licensing agreements and related terms.
• Manage legal support for data licensing transactions and coordinate with business stakeholders.
• Advise on governance, privacy obligations, and regulatory risk in data use.
• Assist in developing data-enabled products, analytics offerings, and partnerships.
• Review data-related documentation for compliance with approved data use parameters.
• Engage outside counsel effectively as needed.

Skills

Data licensing

Data governance

Contract negotiations

Education

Juris Doctor (JD)

Job description

Company Cox Enterprises

Job Family Group

Legal

Job Profile

Corporate Counsel

Management Level

Sr Manager - Non People Leader

Flexible Work Option

Hybrid - Ability to work remotely part of the week

Travel %

No

Work Shift

Day

Compensation

Compensation includes a base salary in the range of $163,400.00 - $272,300.00. The base salary may vary within the anticipated base pay range based on factors such as the ultimate location of the position and the selected candidate's knowledge, skills, and abilities. Position may be eligible for additional compensation that may include an incentive program.

Job Description

The Corporate Counsel - Data Licensing & Governance will serve as a legal partner to teams responsible for sourcing, licensing, using, sharing, and governing data across Cox products, services, platforms, and business operations.

The candidate must be an experienced, independent generalist attorney who will be responsible for providing substantive legal advice and counsel to diverse teams negotiating and managing inbound and outbound data licensing arrangements, supporting data use and sharing initiatives, drafting and negotiating data-related contract terms, participating as the legal representative in data governance reviews, and assisting with risk mitigation and compliance with applicable laws, contractual obligations, and internal data governance standards. This position will report to the Assistant General Counsel for Cox Automotive's Data Strategy, Privacy and Cyber Security.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES :

• Provide timely advice and counsel on a broad range of day-to-day operational legal topics and larger strategic initiatives to management and teams responsible for acquiring, licensing, using, sharing, and commercializing data.
• Establish and maintain detailed knowledge of Cox's products, services, brands, data assets, data flows, and data-driven business initiatives.
• Draft, review, and negotiate inbound and outbound data licensing agreements, data use terms, data sharing terms, and related commercial contract provisions.
• Manage legal support for data licensing transactions, including intake, issue spotting, negotiation strategy, escalation, and coordination with business stakeholders.
• Participate as the legal representative in data governance reviews, providing guidance on permitted uses, restrictions, consent requirements, contractual limitations, privacy obligations, security considerations, and regulatory risk.
• Advise business teams on the development, deployment, and enhancement of data-enabled products, analytics offerings, integrations, partnerships, and customer solutions.
• Review data-related product documentation, customer-facing materials, data descriptions, disclosures, and operational processes for alignment with legal requirements and approved data use parameters.
• Manage legal support for data supplier, data customer, data partner, and platform integration agreements.
• Advise business teams as to compliance with applicable data governance standards, privacy requirements, contractual data restrictions, and approved use cases.
• Partner with internal business clients to develop and execute action plans in order to resolve issues presented in areas of responsibility.
• Assist with training client groups as needed to support compliant, consistent, and business-aligned use of licensed and internally governed data.
• Develop strong relationships with internal contacts, including, but not limited to: leadership and business management, other in-house attorneys, Privacy, Compliance, Litigation, Government Affairs, Regulatory, Security, Risk Management, Finance, Product, Technology, and other appropriate departments to ensure a high level of service and anticipate special issues.
• Identify and help to address difficult data licensing, data governance, and data use issues that may not be solved using existing practices and procedures; respond and adapt to changing conditions or circumstances, requiring enterprise alignment and new approaches; identify and engage business clients in opportunities to improve efficient delivery of legal services.
• Engage and manage outside counsel in an effective and efficient manner.

QUALIFICATIONS (KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND EXPERIENCE):

• Juris doctor (JD) degree from an accredited law school and an active/licensed member in good standing of at least one state bar and three years of work experience.
• Minimum of six years of experience negotiating complex data licensing agreements.
• Prior experience with data licensing, data commercialization, data governance, privacy, technology transactions, product counseling, or related legal support preferred.
• Business-minded attorney with strong initiative, a "can-do" attitude, executive presence, excellent client counseling, collaboration, and problem-solving skills, who likes working side-by-side with business, product, technology, privacy, compliance, and governance teams and is receptive to all views and feedback.
• Experience drafting