Sr Manager Privacy Counsel

As the Senior Manager, Privacy & Legal Counsel, you will play a strategic role in shaping and advancing Telesign's global privacy and data protection program. Working closely with the Chief Legal Officer and senior leaders across Product, Engineering, Security, Compliance, and Go-to-Market teams, you will help ensure that privacy remains a core component of our products, operations, and business strategy.

We are looking for an experienced privacy professional who combines strong legal expertise with business acumen and a practical, solutions-oriented mindset. In this role, you will lead cross-functional privacy initiatives, advise on complex global data protection matters, influence product development through Privacy by Design principles, and strengthen the company's governance framework as our business continues to grow internationally.

The ideal candidate is comfortable navigating evolving privacy regulations, managing multiple strategic initiatives simultaneously, and partnering with stakeholders across the organization to balance legal compliance with innovation and business objectives.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and continuously enhance Telesign's global privacy program, driving the development, implementation, and ongoing improvement of privacy governance, policies, standards, operational procedures, and compliance frameworks that support business growth across multiple jurisdictions.
• Serve as a strategic privacy advisor to executive leadership and cross-functional business partners by providing practical legal guidance on global data protection laws, privacy risks, product initiatives, commercial agreements, and emerging regulatory requirements.
• Partner closely with Product, Engineering, Security, Compliance, and Technology teams to embed Privacy by Design principles throughout the product development lifecycle, ensuring privacy considerations are incorporated from concept through implementation.
• Lead Privacy Impact Assessments (PIAs) and Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs) for new products, business initiatives, system implementations, and changes to data processing activities while identifying and mitigating privacy risks.
• Draft, negotiate, and review privacy-related contractual agreements, including Data Processing Agreements (DPAs), Data Sharing Agreements, Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs), and other data governance documentation supporting global business operations.
• Monitor and interpret global privacy regulations, including GDPR, CCPA/CPRA and other international privacy frameworks, proactively assessing regulatory changes and translating legal requirements into scalable business practices.
• Oversee data subject rights operations, ensuring requests are managed efficiently, regulatory deadlines are met, and internal processes continue to evolve through automation and operational improvements.
• Lead privacy incident response efforts, partnering with Security and Legal teams to assess data breaches, evaluate notification obligations, coordinate investigations, and support regulatory communications when required.
• Drive enterprise-wide data governance initiatives, including data retention, deletion, classification, and lifecycle management programs that strengthen regulatory compliance and operational efficiency.
• Develop and deliver privacy awareness and compliance training programs, fostering a culture of privacy accountability across the organization and increasing employee understanding of global data protection obligations.
• Evaluate and oversee third-party privacy compliance, supporting vendor assessments, due diligence activities, audits, and ongoing monitoring to ensure external partners meet Telesign's privacy standards.
• Measure and report on the effectiveness of the privacy program, leveraging metrics, audits, and compliance assessments to identify opportunities for continuous improvement and increased operational maturity. 

Essential Requirements:

• Juris Doctor (JD) or equivalent law degree with active legal qualification where applicable.
• 7+ years of progressive experience advising on global privacy and data protection matters within a technology company, telecommunications organization, multinational corporation, or top-tier law firm.
• Demonstrated expertise in global privacy regulations, including GDPR, CCPA/CPRA, UK GDPR, international data transfer requirements, and other evolving privacy frameworks. Experience with HIPAA or additional sector-specific regulations is a plus.
• Professional privacy certification such as CIPP, CIPM, CIPT, CISSP, or equivalent is strongly preferred.
• Proven experience designing, implementing, and maturing enterprise privacy compliance programs, governance frameworks, and operational privacy processes.Strong experience advising cross-functional teams on Privacy by Design, product counseling, emerging technologies, data governance, and privacy risk management.
• Extensive experience drafting and negotiating privacy-related commercial agreements, including Data Processing Agreements, Data Sharing Agreements, and international data transfer documentation.
• Strong understanding of modern data ecosystems, cloud technologies, APIs, software products, and the technical concepts surrounding data collection, processing, storage, and security.
• Exceptional ability to balance legal risk with business objectives, providing practical, business-oriented advice in a fast-paced and highly collaborative environment.
• Outstanding communication, stakeholder management, and executive presentation skills, with demonstrated success influencing senior leaders across Legal, Product, Engineering, Security, and Commercial organizations.
• Proven ability to independently manage multiple strategic initiatives, prioritize competing demands, and drive cross-functional projects from concept through execution.
• Experience developing compliance training, internal policies, governance documentation, and operational playbooks.
• Excellent analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills with exceptional written and verbal communication abilities.
• Professional proficiency in English is required. Additional languages such as Spanish, French, or German are considered a plus.