Senior Privacy Counsel, Global Compliance & Strategy

Global Payments; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 265,000; Full time

Job summary

Global Payments seeks an Associate General Counsel, Privacy to lead privacy strategy and compliance for SMB, shaping privacy across merchant-facing products and services in a global payments environment.

You will build and mentor a team of privacy professionals, partner with legal, tech, product, marketing, and sales to embed Privacy by Design, and advise leadership on evolving privacy laws, AI regulation, data transfers, and consumer rights.

Qualifications

• J.D. or equivalent legal degree with active license to practice in the United States, United Kingdom, or an EU member state.
• 8+ years of legal experience, including 5+ years focused on privacy, data protection, cybersecurity, or data governance.
• Demonstrated experience leading attorneys and legal professionals.
• Deep knowledge of GDPR, PIPEDA, GLBA, CPRA, and other U.S. state privacy laws.
• Experience advising executive leadership on regulatory and privacy matters in fast-paced environments.
• Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead privacy strategy and compliance initiatives for SMB, identifying and mitigating privacy risks across merchant-facing products and services.
• Manage and develop a team of privacy professionals, providing guidance on regulatory compliance and privacy risk management across jurisdictions.
• Partner with legal, compliance, technology, product, marketing, sales, and operations to embed Privacy by Design principles into offerings.
• Advise leadership on evolving privacy and cybersecurity requirements, including AI regulation and cross-border data transfers.
• Support business initiatives by guiding privacy-related contractual terms and data governance.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Stakeholder management

Mentoring

Regulatory analysis

Education

J.D. or equivalent

Licensed to practice law (US/UK/EU)

Job description

Global Payments seeks an Associate General Counsel, Privacy to lead privacy strategy and compliance for SMB, shaping privacy across merchant-facing products and services in a global payments environment.

You will build and mentor a team of privacy professionals, partner with legal, tech, product, marketing, and sales to embed Privacy by Design, and advise leadership on evolving privacy laws, AI regulation, data transfers, and consumer rights.