Associate General Counsel, Data Governance

The Trade Desk is changing the way global brands and their agencies advertise to audiences around the world. How? With a media buying platform that helps brands deliver a more insightful and relevant ad experience for consumers - and sets a new standard for global reach, accuracy, and transparency. We are proud of the culture we have built. We value the unique experiences and perspectives that each person brings to The Trade Desk, and we are committed to fostering inclusive spaces where everyone can bring their authentic selves to work every day.

So, if you are talented, driven, creative, and eager to join a dynamic, globally-connected team, then we want to talk!

What we do:

The role of Associate General Counsel, Privacy is a fantastic opportunity to join a growing international legal team working on unique legal issues at the forefront of the adtech industry in a vibrant, fast-paced environment. You will bepart of a global company that is building the critical, privacy-focused technologies which will replace third party cookies and build a trusted advertising ecosystem for the open internet.

What you'll do:

As a talented, self-motivated, and experienced attorney that is excited by taking on complex legal projects, you will be able to exercise sound, independent legal judgment in high-stakes circumstances. You will be both professionally and personally engaged in keeping up to date with the ever-changing data governance landscape related to advertising technology globally.

The main focus of this role will be to work on the company's data governance program. You will also act as the main legal advisor for our Information Security team. This is a global role covering both North America and Europe, with high opportunity for growth for the right candidate.

You will help maintain, design and implement internal and external processes and policies that ensure the company stays up to date with its global data governance obligations:

• Draft and maintain external data privacy disclosures (such as privacy policies and other public data compliance / security statements) as well as internal privacy documentation (DPIAs, ROPAs, LIAs) pertaining to our data processing activities.

• Work collaboratively with Information Security, Trust & Safety, and other cross-functional data teams to identify opportunities to enhance our internal legal policies for how the company manages personal data, and draft and maintain those policies (such as data retention, cross-border data transfers, data access controls).

• Counsel our Product team on associated data compliance product designs (such as data access/deletion and opt-out tools).

• Help build and standardize internal information sharing and record-keeping workflows with respect to personal data being processed by the company, in close collaboration with your other privacy and data governance colleagues, product counsel, and commercial data attorneys (as well as our DPO and cross-functional teams).

You will also be responsible for legally supporting our Information Security team on all personal data-related matters, such as advising on data breach and incident response policies, providing ongoing legal support on data incident management, and helping review SOC1/SOC2 certification submissions and other external security statements.

Who you are:

Education: J.D. degree from ABA accredited law school.

Bar: Must be a member in good standing of an applicable state.

Experience:

• 8+ years of legal experience.

• Extensive experience developing and maintaining data governance and/or privacy compliance programs.

• As this is a global role, you will need in-depth knowledge of both US state privacy laws (e.g. CPRA) and European privacy regulations (e.g. GDPR and E-Privacy).

• Some exposure to legal issues and self-regulatory frameworks in the Information Security space.

• Experience understanding and working with highly complex dataflows and elaborate technology.

Familiarity with legal issues impacting the digital advertising ecosystem is preferred.

Desired Skills:

• You have a collaborative mindset, with the ability to build consensus and drive for results while bringing everyone on board.

• You build effective relationships with cross-functional partners and other legal colleagues established on trust, respect, and confidence.

• You are forward-thinking, energetic and accountable, with a strong work ethic, and you display great judgment.

• You excel at designing and project-managing effective and intuitive processes to meet complex governance requirements, and at driving cross-functional engagement with new programs and initiatives.

• You are able to work with diligence, organization, and minimal supervision, all with a practical, business-friendly mindset.

• You constantly seek to keep abreast of current events in the wider Privacy and Data Governance community and have a keen interest in the underlying technology we support.

The Trade Desk does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firm recruiters. Fees will not be paid in the event a candidate submitted by a recruiter without an agreement in place is hired; such resumes will be deemed the sole property of The Trade Desk. The Trade Desk is an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.