Uber Director Privacy & Cybersecurity Legal EMEA 

United States, West Virginia 

404632808

What The Candidate Will Do

• Leader in EMEA for the global Privacy and Cybersecurity Legal team responsible for managing and improving data protection compliance processes such as risk assessments, third-party assessments, KPIs, privacy-by-design, automated decision-making, and data subject rights.
• Manage practical business unit support by advising product and engineering teams on new product launches, contracts, and general data privacy and cybersecurity requirements and best practices.
• Manage regulatory inquiries and investigations and litigations for the region.
• Manage cybersecurity incidents for the region.
• Drive reporting and awareness with stakeholders across Uber's business, policy, legal, communications, operations, and other departments on developments in regional privacy and cybersecurity compliance.
• Manage M&A acquisition and integration work.
• Collaborate with public policy on new and proposed laws and regulations.
• Create engaging company-wide trainings for stakeholders.
• Collaborate on global data privacy and security group projects with the rest of the global team, and lead team morale and collaboration efforts.
• Provide hands-on inclusive leadership to direct reports and contributors from other groups.
• Contribute to our ongoing mission to make magic in the marketplace, and drive Uber’s efforts to be a trusted steward of our users’ personal data in every market where Uber operates.

Basic Qualifications

• Law degree with a minimum of 12 years of relevant legal experience, including at a law firm and/or in-house.
• Minimum of 8 years experience within internet or technology companies, or within global privacy and/or cybersecurity law.
• Strong knowledge of GDPR compliance.
• Expertise in data protection and security assessments/evaluations, foundational processes and operations, and KPIs and reporting.
• Commercial acumen with assessing data protection requirements for products and engineering projects.
• Strong people management skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• In-house legal experience preferred, particularly in connection with technology platform.
• Experience counseling product and engineering teams.
• Experience with ADM (automated decision making, PWD (Platform Work Directive), and EU AI Act.
• Self-motivation with a strong affinity for vision setting, strategic problem solving, and driving action. Demonstrated ability to independently lead a diverse and complex workload while maintaining priorities and proactively anticipating issues.
• Strong interpersonal skills, highly collaborative with business leaders and cross-functional partners, and a strong ability to build relationships, gain credibility, and partner with others.
• Excellent written and verbal skills with the ability to present information/complex legal matters clearly and concisely.
• Collaborative, flexible, a positive attitude, and ability to constructively manage change.
• Embodies the highest standards of integrity, ethics, and accountability.
• CIPP certification preferred.
• Enthusiastic about Uber and the opportunity to have a big impact!

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