Director, Legal – Privacy Attorney (In-House)

Dynata; Shelton (CT); Remote; USD 130,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Director, Legal – Privacy Attorney to provide strategic legal counsel on privacy and data security matters. This role involves drafting and negotiating agreements, ensuring compliance with global privacy laws, and advising on best practices. The ideal candidate will possess strong communication skills and a proven ability to manage complex legal challenges while fostering relationships across teams. Join a dynamic and inclusive environment where your expertise will drive innovative solutions and enhance customer satisfaction. This position offers the flexibility of remote work while being part of a globally recognized firm committed to diversity and excellence.

Benefits

Discretionary incentive program

Full range of medical benefits

Flexible work arrangements

Qualifications

• 6+ years’ experience as in-house counsel with privacy expertise required.
• Strong communication skills and ability to work with cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Draft and negotiate commercial agreements and provide legal advice on privacy matters.
• Support development of privacy training and compliance with data protection laws.

Skills

Strong oral and written communication skills

Relationship building

Detail-oriented

Ability to manage multiple projects

Strategic planning

Customer focus

Education

Juris Doctorate degree from an ABA accredited law school

Licensed to practice law in at least one State

Tools

Privacy certifications (e.g., IAPP)

Job description

Director, Legal – Privacy Attorney (In-House)

Pay: Competitive

Employment type: Full-Time

Job Description

Req#: REQ9771

Director Level Attorney – Privacy

Responsibilities:

• Draft and negotiate commercial agreements with customers.
• Develop customer-centric solutions to ensure both legal compliance and internal and external customer needs are satisfied.
• Provide practical, timely, strategic, and high-quality legal advice and counsel on global privacy and data security-related matters across the Company globally.
• Advise on best practices and compliance with global privacy and data protection laws, overseeing legal and regulatory aspects of data collection and use, privacy disclosures, and transparency.
• Advise on potential liability and other legal aspects related to data privacy and data security incidents, supporting the Company's privacy and cybersecurity incident response programs.
• Support the development and delivery of privacy training materials and communications to increase employee understanding of Company privacy policies, data handling practices, and legal obligations.

Education:

• Juris Doctorate degree (or equivalent) from an ABA accredited law school.
• Licensed in good standing to practice law in at least one State.

Experience:

• 6+ years’ experience as prior in-house counsel and privacy experience required.
• Current member of the bar or able to be admitted to the in-house counsel bar.
• Experience negotiating and drafting a variety of agreements, including customer terms relating to services, data, and information technology.
• Privacy certifications (e.g., IAPP) a plus.

Knowledge & Skill:

• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to build relationships and work with cross-functional teams.
• Detail-oriented with the ability to balance competing priorities and manage multiple projects simultaneously under deadline pressure.
• Ability to deliver in a demanding and entrepreneurial environment in a timely manner.

Strategic Planning:

• Anticipate internal and/or external business challenges.
• Recommend process, product, or service improvements.
• Solve unique and complex problems that have a broad impact on the business.
• Work on significant and unique issues where analysis of situations or data requires evaluation of intangibles.
• Contribute to the development of functional strategy.
• Make decisions within functional, business unit, company, or industry guidelines.
• Develop innovative new concepts, services, technologies, or products to address current and future customer requirements.
• Operate with limited supervision in a complex environment.

Customer Focus:

• Anticipate customer needs to influence the development of innovative solutions.
• Communicate highly complex ideas to multiple organizational levels.
• Work effectively across the organization to create broad acceptance for ideas and initiatives.

Location: Open to remote but must reside in the U.S. or Ontario.

Dynata owns and manages a 60M+ member online community of consumers and professionals globally. By engaging community members to exchange their personal data and opinions for valuable rewards, Dynata is the largest provider of first-party consumer insights to leading Market Research agencies, consulting firms, and corporate brands.

At Dynata, we are dedicated to attracting, retaining, and developing our people regardless of ethnicity, gender, identity, disability, and age. We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds to join our innovative and high-performing team where individual differences are respected and celebrated.

Dynata is an equal employment and affirmative action employer OE/ Minority/ Female/ Veteran/ Disabled/ Sexual Orientation/ Gender Identity.

The salary range for this position is $130K-$165K/yr; however, base pay offered may vary depending on location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. A discretionary incentive program may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical and other benefits, dependent on full-time employment status.

About the company

Dynata is a global online market research firm based in Plano, Texas and Shelton, Connecticut.