Privacy Lawyer

About the CompanyAt Moody's, we unite the brightest minds to turn today’s risks into tomorrow’s opportunities. We strive to create an inclusive environment where everyone feels welcome to be who they are - with the freedom to exchange ideas, think innovatively, and listen to each other and customers in meaningful ways. If you are excited about this opportunity but do not meet every single requirement, please apply! You may still be a great fit for this role or other open roles. We seek candidates who model our values: invest in every relationship, lead with curiosity, champion diverse perspectives, turn inputs into actions, and uphold trust through integrity.About the RoleMoody’s is looking for a senior privacy counsel to support its Global Privacy Program with primary responsibility for the Americas region. Moody’s has a multifaceted data privacy domain comprising not only HR, vendor, marketing, and website data, but also diverse client offerings including SaaS-hosted products, data matching services, and data brokerage. The role will need to operate proactively to support day-to-day privacy operation matters globally.ResponsibilitiesAct as primary contact for all privacy queries for the Americas region. Moody’s has legal entities and customers across North and South America.Support Moody’s Global Privacy Program, which includes external-facing privacy disclosures, regulatory notifications and registrations, customer and vendor contracts, statutory records of processing, data transfer and data impact assessments, and internal-facing policies and procedures, training and awareness, new product review processes, data incident tracking, and comprehensive privacy advice and guidance to Moody’s Corporation and all its wholly-owned affiliates.Advise on day-to-day routine business queries, such as disclosing employee data, direct marketing campaigns, contract amendments, data incidents, and new product privacy by design and default reviews.Advise on specific projects, such as impact analyses of new laws, M&A due diligence and integration efforts, regulatory inquiries, and litigation.Review and advise on emerging data privacy laws in the Americas region.QualificationsJ.D. from an accredited law school, strong academic credentials, and admission to at least one state bar association.At least five years of relevant experience at a leading law firm and/or in-house at a financial services or technology company.Expert knowledge of US state and federal privacy, direct marketing, and data breach laws.Comfortable supporting a global program and advising on, or coordinating local counsel advice for, non-US North and South American privacy laws.Equal Opportunity StatementWe are committed to diversity and inclusivity.

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