Assistant General Counsel – Privacy and Cybersecurity

The Hartford

Senior privacy attorney advising on data and cybersecurity legal issues at The Hartford. Leading compliance and risk management initiatives for privacy and data use.

Posted 5/3/2026full-timeHartford • Connecticut • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $154,000 - $265,800 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Cyber Security

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Counseling business partners on new business initiatives to ensure practices with regard to personal information of customers and employees comply with applicable privacy and data security laws and regulations
Leading data incident response relative to incidents including malware/ransomware, mis-mailing/mis-emailing, coding/system issues, and vendor incidents
Negotiating privacy and data security contractual provisions for business transactions, including vendor/ service provider and corporate customer contracts
Advising on Ad-Tech issues, including cookies/ behavioral advertising, in accordance with applicable laws and regulations
Developing and updating internal and external-facing cybersecurity and privacy policies/standards based on developments in applicable laws and industry standards
Monitoring and advocacy regarding legislative proposals and implementation of new laws and regulations
Advising on AI-related laws and regulations applicable to the company
Serving as a subject matter expert with respect to cybersecurity, data breach response, AI and privacy for purposes of enterprise-wide employee training and awareness
Seeking out opportunities to improve legal outcomes and internal/external processes based on legal or other trends and developments

Requirements

What you’ll need

At least 5 years of experience in a law firm or in-house law department working on privacy and cybersecurity law issues (some in-house experience preferred)
Insurance industry experience and AI law experience preferred
Significant working knowledge of U.S. federal and state privacy and data security laws including: Data breach notification laws, CCPA, NY DFS Cyber Reg, GLBA, NAIC Insurance Data Security & Privacy Model Laws, HIPAA, TCPA
International privacy law experience including India, UK/GDPR and Canada preferred; CIPP Certification preferred
Juris Doctor (J.D.) required
CT Bar License or CT in-house certification required or must be subsequently obtained as required by Connecticut Bar rules
Strong analytical, critical thinking skills, judgment and decision-making skills
Communicating effectively with clients and/or law department management on complex legal issues
Resolving legal issues presented and identifying and suggesting resolution of broader business problems
Working independently as well as part of a team to deliver results

Benefits

Comp & perks

Other rewards may include short-term or annual bonuses
long-term incentives
on-the-spot recognition

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Hard Skills & Tools

privacy lawcybersecurity lawdata breach notification lawsCCPANY DFS Cyber RegGLBANAIC Insurance Data Security & Privacy Model LawsHIPAATCPAinternational privacy law

Soft Skills

analytical skillscritical thinkingjudgmentdecision-makingeffective communicationproblem resolutionteam collaborationindependent work

Certifications

CIPP CertificationJuris Doctor (J.D.)CT Bar LicenseCT in-house certification