Senior Privacy & Cybersecurity Counsel

Nuveen; New York (NY); On-site; USD 234,000 - 279,000; Full time

Job summary

Nuveen is seeking an Associate General Counsel – Privacy to guide privacy, cybersecurity, and data protection across product teams and governance initiatives. The role focuses on risk-calibrated legal advice, privacy-by-design, and compliance for emerging technologies in a dynamic financial services environment.

You will partner with risk, compliance, technology, and business teams to reduce organizational risk while enabling innovation.

Qualifications

• Doctoral degree required in a relevant field.
• Minimum 5 years in privacy, data protection or cybersecurity law.
• Experience with AI, emerging tech, privacy governance, and regulatory guidance.

Responsibilities

• Serve as trusted privacy and cybersecurity advisor to business and product teams.
• Embed privacy-by-design in product development and launches.
• Advise on AI privacy and data protection dimensions of emerging tech.
• Develop governance frameworks and strengthen organizational privacy culture.
• Lead cybersecurity governance and incident response activities.
• Negotiate privacy and cybersecurity protections in strategic agreements.

Skills

Accountability

Adaptability

Communication

Digital Savviness

Influence

Legal Collaboration

Legal Counsel Expertise

Legal Negotiation

Legal Risk Management

Legal Writing

Problem Solving

Relationship Management

Education

Doctoral Degree

Job description

Nuveen is seeking an Associate General Counsel – Privacy to guide privacy, cybersecurity, and data protection across product teams and governance initiatives. The role focuses on risk-calibrated legal advice, privacy-by-design, and compliance for emerging technologies in a dynamic financial services environment.

You will partner with risk, compliance, technology, and business teams to reduce organizational risk while enabling innovation.