Senior Counsel at Moody's Corporation in KS

Experience Level: Experienced Hire

Categories:

Corporate Services

Location(s):

1414 S Tryon Street, 7th Floor, The Railyard Floors 5-8, Charlotte, North Carolina, 28203, US
1010 N. 102nd Street, Suite 100, Omaha, Nebraska, 68114, US
Remote - United States, US

At Moody's, we unite the brightest minds to turn today's risks into tomorrow's opportunities. We do this by striving 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 still may be a great fit for this role or other open roles. We are seeking candidates who model our values: invest in every relationship, lead with curiosity, champion diverse perspectives, turn inputs into actions, and uphold trust through integrity.

Role/Responsibilities

Moody'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.

Responsibilities

Act 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, comprised of its 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 enquiries and litigation.
Review and advise on emerging data privacy laws in the Americas region.

Qualifications

J.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.
Open to fully remote candidates in central and east coast timezone

For US-based roles only: the anticipated hiring base salary range for this position is [[$141,000 - [[$204,450, depending on factors such as experience, education, level, skills, and location. This range is based on a full-time position. In addition to base salary, this role is eligible for incentive compensation. Moody's also offers a competitive benefits package, including not but limited to medical, dental, vision, parental leave, paid time off, a 401(k) plan with employee and company contribution opportunities, life, disability, and accident insurance, a discounted employee stock purchase plan, and tuition reimbursement.

Moody's is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, gender, age, religion, national origin, citizen status, marital status, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. Moody's also provides reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities or based on a sincerely held religious belief in accordance with applicable laws. If you need to inquire about a reasonable accommodation, or need assistance with completing the application process, please email accommodations@moodys.com. This contact information is for accommodation requests only, and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications.

For San Francisco positions, qualified applicants with criminal histories will be considered for employment consistent with the requirements of the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.

This position may be considered a promotional opportunity, pursuant to the Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act.

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Candidates for Moody's Corporation may be asked to disclose securities holdings pursuant to Moody's Policy for Securities Trading and the requirements of the position. Employment is contingent upon compliance with the Policy, including remediation of positions in those holdings as necessary.

Moody’s Corporation is a Government contractor subject to the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974, as amended by the Jobs for Veterans Act of 2002, 38 U.S.C. 4212 (VEVRAA), which requires Government contractors to take affirmative action to employ and advance in employment: (1) disabled veterans; (2) recently separated veterans; (3) active duty wartime or campaign badge veterans; and (4) Armed Forces service medal veterans.

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