EY

Global Legal Counsel – Data Incidents, Associate Director

EY

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Seattle • Washington • United States

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Salary

💰 $130,900 - $252,000 per year

Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • Manage EY's Global Incident Response program
  • Coordinate response and management of sensitive incidents across Global functions
  • Support Chief Privacy Officer with cases of strategic importance
  • Communicate the Global Incident Response plan to Member Firms
  • Manage overall Incident Response policy improvement and process alignments
  • Work collaboratively with data protection resources globally

Requirements

  • Legally qualified with a current practicing certificate or legal license
  • 8+ years of experience in private or government legal practice or in-house role
  • Significant focus on data protection in cross-border situations
  • Solid knowledge in EU and international data protection legislation (GDPR)
  • Ideally familiarity with the legislation of one or more other jurisdictions
  • Ideally internationally recognized privacy certification, such as CIPP/E and CIPM
  • Experience in conducting internal investigations, litigation, and data breach response
Benefits
  • Medical and dental coverage
  • Pension and 401(k) plans
  • Wide range of paid time off options
  • Designated EY Paid Holidays
  • Winter/Summer breaks
  • Personal/Family Care leaves
  • Flexible vacation policy
  • Team-led and leader-enabled hybrid model
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
data protectionincident responseinternal investigationslitigationdata breach responsecross-border legal practiceGDPR compliancelegal practicepolicy improvementprocess alignment
Soft Skills
communicationcollaborationmanagementstrategic thinking
Certifications
CIPP/ECIPMcurrent practicing certificatelegal license