MA Privacy Director MELA

MA Privacy Director MELA

Ericsson

Stockholm, Sweden

About this opportunity

We are looking for a Market Area Privacy Director to lead and guide the global privacy strategy through its program in Market Area Europe & Latin America in alignment with market area compliance officers, privacy officers, security officers, legal counsels, and other stakeholders.

As an experienced privacy counsel, you will provide privacy legal advice on critical matters impacting our Europe & Latin America Market Area. You will translate relevant regulations, and industry privacy standards into policy, guidance, tools, best practices; and advice on contractual clauses, privacy impact assessments, incident handling, data subject access requests and records of processing activities.

What you will do

• Maintain a sound understanding of Ericsson’s business activities and applicable laws/regulations in the Market Area;
• Monitor, track and assess the rapidly evolving landscape of privacy relevant laws and regulation, as well as industry approaches to privacy program management;
• Provide legal and operational guidance and advice on privacy-related matters for the Market Area and collaborate to assess and implement the privacy compliance program, including providing requirements for new data uses, cross-border data transfers, data subject rights, incident preparedness and response and privacy risk management;
• Partner with other inhouse counsels, e.g. to provide privacy support for commercial agreements, including drafting and negotiating privacy-related contract terms;
• Ensure that the privacy strategy and policy requirements across Ericsson have been adequately implemented;
• Recognize emerging privacy issues and trends and provide advice on topics such as data analytics, cloud, IoT, SaaS, and other technologies;
• Coordinate ongoing activities as well as performing internal reviews/assessments to monitor the effectiveness of the program and alignment with internal stakeholders to ensure compliance with applicable law, internal policies, and contractual requirements;
• Cooperate with the stakeholders, authorities, other legal entities, and organizational executive officers in any privacy compliance reviews or investigations;
• Provide regular updates to management teams and other stakeholders regarding privacy and implementation of the privacy compliance program;
• Proactively conduct and ensure appropriate monitoring of privacy trainings and awareness in Market Area; developing a culture of privacy compliance;
• Maintain documentation of compliant, timely and practical advice;
• Instruct and manage outside counsel, as necessary.

You will bring

• A minimum of 10 years working experience as a business lawyer with substantive privacy and security experience;
• Substantial knowledge of privacy regulations, industry standards and best practices, knowledge of the EU General Data Protection Regulation - with a curiosity about data and cyber security;
• Good business knowledge/understanding;
• Ability to independently handle and manage legal matters and prioritize conflicting demands from multiple business clients in an extremely fast-paced environment;
• Experience negotiating, drafting, and updating privacy and security-related contract terms, notices, and other documentation;
• A high level of integrity and strong analytical and communication skills;
• A willingness to be a standout colleague who initiates and inspires changes;
• Solid understanding and interest in new technologies;
• Fluency in English, second language desirable;
• Independence, goal-oriented and a systematic way of working;
• Willingness to travel up to 10%.

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