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Senior Corporate Counsel–Product

Lenexa, Kansas, USA

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

3+ years exp

Global Payments is a leading company in the payments solutions industry, seeking an experienced B2B software or payments attorney to serve as legal counsel for their product teams. The role involves advising on compliance with privacy, AI, and related laws while collaborating with various teams to mitigate legal risks and ensure the development of innovative payment solutions.

Credit CardsPaymentsTransaction Processing

Responsibilities

Advise business teams (including marketing, sales, IT, and operations) regarding compliance with privacy, AI, and related laws and work collaboratively with Privacy Office peers to provide advice for projects with both regional and global scope

Advise on data protection terms in agreements including license, vendor, SaaS, technology, master services, confidentiality and other agreements

Advise and provide guidance on product strategy, considering data protection laws, customer and partner relationships, consumer rights, and business needs

Advise sales and marketing teams on compliance implications of various marketing initiatives including online advertising, behavioral advertising, affiliate marketing, mobile applications, social networking, email, SMS/text, and other consumer-facing communications

Work closely with Information Security, Data Governance, Risk, and Audit teams to identify and mitigate data protection compliance risks including issue-spotting and advising related to cybersecurity and data incidents

Participate in the product lifecycle by assessing product features, functionalities, and designs, data processing proposals, and other product-related initiatives to identify potential legal and privacy issues, protect intellectual property rights, and ensure compliance with contractual commitments and regulatory requirements

Drive the development and continuous refinement of robust, scalable playbooks and self-service tools to help product teams make informed decisions and move quickly

In collaboration with colleagues from teams throughout the legal department, develop privacy notices, terms of use, customer contract templates and negotiation playbooks, and other materials to assist the sales and commercial legal teams in taking new and materially modified products to market

Perform privacy impact assessments, responsible AI assessments, and other governance tasks, and contribute to the maintenance of records of processing and the satisfaction of privacy-by-design and privacy-by-default requirements, in collaboration with colleagues from the Privacy Office

Qualification

Data privacy frameworksLegal requirements for AIContract draftingIntellectual property mattersJ.D. degreeCommunication skillsSolutions-oriented mindsetCIPP/US certificationCIPP/E certificationCIPT certificationAIGP certificationIssue spottingFast-paced environment

Required

J.D. degree or equivalent degree (such as a master in law) with strong academic performance

3+ years experience practicing law

Licensed to practice law in the U.S

Familiarity with major data privacy frameworks such as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA), and the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA)

Experience partnering with product and engineering teams to identify and facilitate the satisfaction of legal requirements, including but not limited to data protection and AI-related legal requirements, throughout the product lifecycle

Sufficient exposure to intellectual property matters to act as an effective issue spotter and go-between for the product teams in engaging the company's IP lawyers for more tailored advice

Experience drafting contract templates and negotiation playbooks for software or payment technology products

Excellent oral and written communication skills

Excellent issue spotting skills

An optimistic, solutions-oriented mindset, and a desire to grow into a leadership role

Capable of working in a fast-paced environment