Vice President, Head of Privacy (Privacy, Cyber Security, Consumer Compliance)

The role

The Vice President, Head of Privacy is responsible for all legal aspects of data privacy, information security, and consumer marketing and subscriptions-related compliance. This person will manage a team and advise internal clients on risks related to personal data governance, cybersecurity, and online safety.

What you will do

• Advise internal clients on risks and operational controls for personal data governance
• Advise stakeholders on data governance, cybersecurity, marketing and subscriptions compliance
• Drive improvements in privacy program maturity, incident readiness, and vendor governance
• Manage privacy program resourcing, vendor support, and outside counsel engagement
• Draft and update privacy policies, terms of use, and consumer-facing policies
• Supervise Data Protection Impact Assessments and risk assessment activities
• Advise on regulatory and contractual compliance in marketing, ad sales, and ad tech
• Review, draft and negotiate data protection agreements and security exhibits
• Provide product counseling for privacy, cybersecurity and consumer compliance
• Serve as legal lead for security incident response

Required qualifications

• Juris Doctor is required
• Must be a member of the New York Bar
• 15+ years of experience in US and international data privacy and protection
• Experience negotiating data privacy-related agreements
• Experience building, implementing, and maintaining a global privacy program
• Experience supporting cybersecurity
• 5+ years of experience managing people
• 5+ years of previous in-house experience
• Experience advising on online safety laws such as age-appropriate design codes and app store age signals laws
• Experience advising on sensitive data privacy regulations such as laws governing health data in ad tech and biometric privacy
• Experience advising or managing legal professionals on consumer-related issues including payflow, subscription offerings, marketing, auto-renewal, click-to-cancel laws, anti-spam, Telephone Consumer P

Nice to have

• 5+ years in-house experience at a tech platform, media company, and/or subscription-first company

Benefits

• Medical, dental and vision benefits
• Flexible Spending Accounts (F.S.A.s)
• Company-matching 401(k) plan
• Employee stock purchase plan
• Paid vacation
• Paid sick days
• Paid parental leave
• Tuition reimbursement
• Professional development programs

Before you apply

• Submit your own work and do not use GenAI tools to generate substantive content during the application and interview process

About the company

The mission of The New York Times is to seek the truth and help people understand the world through independent journalism.