Remote Compliance Counsel

Beacon Hill Staffing Group, LLC; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); Remote; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Beacon Hill Staffing Group is seeking a Compliance Counsel to join a global organization headquartered in Philadelphia, PA. This role offers remote or hybrid work for an attorney with deep corporate compliance, ethics, and data privacy experience.

You will lead the global ethics and privacy programs, advise on regulatory matters, and partner with cross-functional teams to mitigate privacy risks while driving training and governance initiatives.

Qualifications

• Juris Doctor (JD) and active membership in a U.S. state bar.
• 10+ years of legal, compliance, privacy, or regulatory experience.
• Experience managing both ethics/compliance and privacy programs.
• Strong knowledge of GDPR, U.S. privacy laws, anti-corruption regulations, sanctions, and trade compliance matters.
• Experience conducting privacy assessments, risk assessments, and incident response activities.
• Prior in-house experience with a multinational organization is strongly preferred.
• IAPP certifications (CIPP, CIPM, or related) and/or compliance certifications are preferred.
• Experience with OneTrust or similar privacy management platforms is preferred.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the day-to-day management of the company's global ethics and compliance program, including risk assessments, monitoring activities, and compliance processes.
• Maintain and enhance compliance program elements in accordance with regulatory guidance and industry best practices.
• Support compliance governance, reporting, and remediation initiatives.
• Advise business stakeholders on anti-corruption, trade compliance, sanctions, and related regulatory matters.
• Manage privacy impact assessments, incident response efforts, and privacy governance activities.
• Review and negotiate data processing agreements, data protection agreements, and privacy-related contractual provisions.
• Provide guidance on GDPR, U.S. privacy laws, and other applicable global privacy regulations.
• Partner with Digital IT, Cybersecurity, HR, and other business functions to identify and mitigate privacy risks.
• Develop and deliver compliance and privacy training programs and awareness initiatives.
• Track compliance and privacy metrics, oversee monitoring activities, and drive continuous improvement efforts.

Skills

Juris Doctor

Bar admission

GDPR knowledge

Privacy program experience

In-house experience

IAPP certifications preferred

OneTrust familiarity

Education

Juris Doctor (JD)

US state bar admission

Tools

OneTrust

Job description

Beacon Hill was founded to set a new standard in search, career placement and flexible staffing. Beacon Hill is hiring for a Compliance Counsel to join a global organization headquartered in Philadelphia, PA. This is a fully remote or hybrid opportunity for an experienced attorney with a strong background in corporate compliance, ethics, and data privacy. The Compliance Counsel will play a key role in managing the company's global ethics, compliance, and privacy programs while partnering closely with cross‑functional stakeholders across the business. Relevant responsibilities align with similar compliance and privacy leadership roles found in internal job materials.

Responsibilities

• Lead the day‑to‑day management of the company's global ethics and compliance program, including risk assessments, monitoring activities, and compliance processes.
• Maintain and enhance compliance program elements in accordance with regulatory guidance and industry best practices.
• Support compliance governance, reporting, and remediation initiatives.
• Advise business stakeholders on anti‑corruption, trade compliance, sanctions, and related regulatory matters.
• Manage privacy impact assessments, incident response efforts, and privacy governance activities.
• Review and negotiate data processing agreements, data protection agreements, and privacy‑related contractual provisions.
• Provide guidance on GDPR, U.S. privacy laws, and other applicable global privacy regulations.
• Partner with Digital IT, Cybersecurity, HR, and other business functions to identify and mitigate privacy risks.
• Develop and deliver compliance and privacy training programs and awareness initiatives.
• Track compliance and privacy metrics, oversee monitoring activities, and drive continuous improvement efforts.

Qualifications

• Juris Doctor (JD) and active membership in a U.S. state bar.
• 10+ years of legal, compliance, privacy, or regulatory experience.
• Experience managing both ethics/compliance and privacy programs.
• Strong knowledge of GDPR, U.S. privacy laws, anti‑corruption regulations, sanctions, and trade compliance matters.
• Experience conducting privacy assessments, risk assessments, and incident response activities.
• Prior in‑house experience with a multinational organization is strongly preferred.
• IAPP certifications (CIPP, CIPM, or related) and/or compliance certifications are preferred.
• Experience with OneTrust or similar privacy management platforms is preferred.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and problem‑solving skills.

Equal Opportunity & Diversity

Beacon Hill is an equal opportunity employer and individuals with disabilities and/or protected veterans are encouraged to apply.

California residents: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

Company Profile

Founded by industry leaders to set a new standard in search, career placement and flexible staffing, we deliver coordinated staffing solutions with unparalleled service, a commitment to project completion and success and a passion for innovation, creativity and continuous improvement. Our niche brands offer a complete suite of staffing services to emerging growth companies and the Fortune 500 across market sectors, career specialties/disciplines and industries. Over time, office locations, specialty practice areas and service offerings will be added to address ever changing constituent needs. Learn more about Beacon Hill and our specialty divisions, Beacon Hill Associates, Beacon Hill Financial, Beacon Hill HR, Beacon Hill Legal, Beacon Hill Life Sciences and Beacon Hill Technologies by visiting www.bhsg.com.

Benefits

Beacon Hill offers a robust benefit package including, but not limited to, medical, dental, vision, and federal and state leave programs as required by applicable agency regulations to those that meet eligibility. Upon successfully being hired, details will be provided related to our benefit offerings.

We look forward to working with you. Beacon Hill. Employing the Future (TM)