Director, Legal Product Compliance & Privacy

The BOLD's Legal Team is looking for a Director, Legal Product Compliance & Privacy. This team manages the company's in-house legal matters. This includes management, negotiations and review of commercial agreements, management of privacy, risks, and compliance matters, support the business teams on their legal needs, and is in charge of the company's intellectual property portfolio and all enforcement related matters. Additionally, the team manages all corporate governance matters, locally and internationally, support in all M&A activities, and also provide legal support to the operations team, including on areas of accounting, finance, payments, tax, technology, facilities, and HR.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

The Director, Legal Product Compliance & Privacy will leverage its deep understanding and experience in compliance to effectively lead and manage the company's global compliance function. This person will be responsible for advising the company on a wide-range of compliance matters, overseeing the design, implementation, and operation of global compliance programs, driving compliance goal setting and performance, aligning and coordinating priorities and activities, and balancing business opportunities with associated legal and compliance risks in a complex and fast-evolving regulatory environment. This position reports to the VP of Legal and this role requires a demonstrated ability to work with minimal supervision, assess risk, and provide guidance to achieve outcomes compliant with applicable regulations and industry best practices.

This position will entail managing a group of international in-house legal team members and providing oversight and direction. The Director will be responsible for developing and meeting team goals, as well as creating and maintaining procedures and policies to encourage team performance, and delegate responsibilities and expect accountability and regular feedback. This position will also be in charge of maintain the team's work schedules including assignments, training, vacations, paid time off, and effectively allocate resources to accomplish the work and meet productivity and quality goals. Furthermore, the Director will meet with the team on a regular basis, appropriately communicate organization information through one-on-one or team meetings, through email, instant messaging, and regular interpersonal communication. As a Director, the candidate will work as part of a team of problem solvers, helping solve complex business issues from strategy to execution.

Professional skills for this management level position include but are not limited to:

• Ability to manage and prioritize a large workload and multiple different assignments.
• Quick thinker and capacity to act promptly to legal advice requests
• Sound business judgment and the ability to think strategically
• Desire and ability to work collaboratively and as part of a cohesive team
• Being able to shift easily between big picture thinking and managing relevant details
• Advise team members on relevant technical issues
• Ability to manage an in-house legal function, including by effectively managing outside counsel and working with non-lawyers in a collaborative environment
• Able to understand and drive through the complexities of global teams and engagements

Responsibilities of this position include:

• Build, scale, and drive strategy to holistically manage all compliance-related matters and help manage risk impacting the company's business
• Solve regulatory questions and issues; the industry's regulatory landscape is often changing, and you will be instrumental in keeping the company ahead of the curve
• Contribute to product development efforts by providing your perspective on the legal implications of new features, changes to designs, changes to disclaimers, disclosures and other content that might require legal review and input
• Work with the leadership team to advise on business decisions with respect to compliance requirements in multiple areas of the business such as on product and on marketing matters
• Manage, develop and implement policies, procedures and governance protocols in compliance with U.S., EEA, LATAM, and international data privacy, consumer protection, advertising, and other laws, as applicable to the business to ensure that the company is compliant
• Track relevant legislation and regulations that may affect the company's business and advise the business in relation thereto
• Provide daily assistance on internal/risk controls and legal/regulatory compliance matters
• Work closely with business partners and outside counsel to provide strategic/legal advice on a variety of matters to evaluate and minimize risk and advance strategic initiatives
• Respond to alleged violations of rules, regulations, policies, and procedures by evaluating, recommending the initiation of investigative procedures, and handling such matter either directly or with the help of outside counsel, as needed
• Structure, draft and review reports, excel files, power points and other type of documents
• Conduct legal research, both on local laws and international laws, and draft legal documents, policies, agreements and memoranda
• Manage budget
• Oversee, develop, and deliver privacy and compliance trainings to the workforce

WHAT YOU'LL NEED

• Juris Doctor and admitted to practice law in the US or Puerto Rico
• 4+ years of law firm practice
• 8+ working in-house with business, supervision, and management experience
• Subject matter expertise in advertising and consumer laws and regulations including the statutes and laws under the purview of the FTC, and other federal and state regulatory agencies. Expertise should include handling matters involving questions on CAN-SPAM, fair advertising, disclaimers surrounding offers, trial periods, surveys, testimonials, endorsements, subscriptions, negative option plans, Terms of Use, Acceptable Use Policies
• Subject matter expertise in global privacy laws, including those applicable in the US (including specific state laws), EEA, UK, and LATAM (i.e. CPRA, GDPR, LGPD, etc.)
• Proven experience guiding and enabling product launches and features in a SaaS environment from a legal point of view, including working with tech, marketing, and product teams on the implementation of compliance measures
• Strong English communication skills both verbal and written
• Proficient understanding of business sensitivities and confidentiality
• Experience with Google Suite
• Requires travel flexibility to the US and abroad, and availability to work during different time zones, including Eastern, Pacific, India, and Europe time zones.

WHAT'S GOOD TO HAVE

• Knowledge of credit card industry standards including laws, rules and regulations related to banks, scheme rules, and the participants in the payments ecosystem
• Experience with Jira, WordPress, Concord
• Notary Public preferred

HERE'S A FEW OF OUR PERKS & BENEFITS

EXCELLENT COMPENSATION

• Competitive Salary
• Biannual Bonus
• 401(k) Plan Equivalent (with company match)
• Company Equity
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA for health, dependent care, transportation)

WE LIKE YOU HEALTHY

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance (additional plans for your family)
• Mental Health and Wellness perks (apps, additional support, etc.)
• Sick Time
• Life Insurance
• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Wellness reimbursement (gym, health apps, etc.)

WE WANT YOU HAPPY

• Flexible PTO (take what you need)
• 13 paid holidays a year
• Additional 1-week PTO over December holidays
• Home Internet reimbursement
• Home Office Equipment reimbursement

Certain group health plans are required to disclose on a public website information regarding in-network provider rates and historical out-of-network allowed amounts and billed charges for covered items and services in two separate machine-readable files (MRFs). The MRFs for the Triple S Salud medical benefit plans are linked below as of July 1, 2022:

https://salud.grupotriples.com/en/transparency-in-coverage-machine-readable-files/

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