Legal Program Director, EMEA Data Strategy & Privacy
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Education Required & Years of Experience
- Law Degree from a well-regarded and accredited university and a minimum of 12+ years as a practicing lawyer with specific experience in data protection/privacy requirements, laws and regulations in the EEA, UK or Switzerland; 7+ years of managerial experience; and 3+ years in comparable program leader role with privacy strategy and experience in privacy or operations within a global, multi businesses and services organization
- Knowledge of and experience providing legal advice and business solutions relating to EU data protection and privacy laws and regulations – with specific expertise relating to health data requirements;
- Experience providing legal advice, support and business solutions for a data protection, privacy, security, or equivalent function directly or indirectly for a large, regulated and matrixed organization;
- Prior compliance oversight of complex systems responsibilities preferred, as well as experience in the healthcare industry (particularly medical devices).
- Prior success in effectively identifying, assessing and prioritizing compliance-related risks, such as through risk assessment, policies & procedures, training, monitoring, and remediation actions.
Preferred Qualifications
- Seasoned legal professional with 12+ years as a practicing lawyer
- Legal experience in the medical device, pharma or healthcare industry
- Ability to manage and execute multiple complex projects (including those with systems responsibilities) across multiple stakeholder groups within required timelines and expectations required.
- Understand complex and diverse compliance environments and ability to work effectively with multi-divisional teams in different locations / businesses / geographies to ensure compliance particularly in matrixed and/or multinational organizations.
- Ability to work effectively in a team environment and build strong working relationships, involving multiple business functions, units, and/or geographies.
- Ability to identify high risk situations and provide appropriate guidance, including the ability to make courageous and unpopular decisions.
- Ability to make an impact and influence at all levels of employee and management groups, including executive leaders, to implement compliance program initiatives.
- Strong ability to influence across functions and Operating Units to negotiate and gain cooperation on operational issues and internal divergent objectives
- Demonstrated results orientation (driving to deadlines, financial targets, project goals, etc.)
- Proven execution under pressure and ability to maintain positive, enthusiastic attitude.
- Demonstrated ability to work on multiple competing priorities simultaneously;
- Demonstrated ability to work across a matrixed or virtual organization and still meet objectives
- Experience and demonstrated ability to present to a variety of audiences including the ability to translate technical information
- Exceptional interpersonal, oral, presentation, and written communication skills, including to senior leaders/executive audiences.
