PayPal Senior Legal Counsel Privacy 

Kenya, Kitui County 

763133113

What you need to know about the role:

Your day to day:

• Serve as a key subject matter expert and advisor on EU privacy and data protection issues.
• Partner with product, business, compliance, and other legal teams to proactively address regulatory guidance and issues and drive high-impact projects.
• Coordinate with U.S.-based lawyers to advise business and product teams in a unified manner.
• Scale privacy knowledge across the department through trainings and development of resources.
• Collaborate with Compliance colleagues and the Global Privacy Office to ensure compliance with relevant regulations.
• Maintain subject matter expertise in new and evolving areas of global privacy law and policy.
• Advise on new and emerging legal and regulatory developments impacting data privacy and data security, including identifying trends and potential impacts on business activities.
• Develop an in-depth knowledge and understanding of PayPal’s core business and strong relationships with business counterparts to drive the delivery of effective legal services.
• Model and coach others on leader behaviors including growth mindset, collaboration, action-bias, direct and empathetic communication.

What do you need to bring-

• JD degree with excellent academic credentials and 6+ years of relevant experience in-house or at a law firm.
• Deep privacy subject matter expertise with EU privacy tech regulation and experience of interaction with data privacy authorities. Financial or payment privacy experience strongly preferred but not required.
• Demonstrated experience advising product teams on global privacy regulations, translating legal guidance into practical solutions, and driving solutions cross-functionally.
• Excellent project management skills, well organized, with the ability to thrive in a fast-paced work environment and manage numerous projects simultaneously under deadline pressure.
• A high-level of intellectual, professional and interpersonal agility and flexibility, combined with sound judgment and high tolerance for ambiguity.
• Team oriented, with ability to keep a cool head, empathy, and a sense of humor in busy and high-pressured environments.

Our Benefits:

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