Associate General Counsel - Privacy

## Associate General Counsel - PrivacyApplyremote type: Hybrid Flexlocations: New York, NY, USA: Charlotte, NC, USA: 3965 Dallas Parkway Frisco, TX 75034: Chicago, IL, USAtime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Yesterdaytime left to apply: End Date: August 15, 2026 (9 days left to apply)job requisition id: R260700504**Associate General Counsel II**The Associate General Counsel II job assists in protecting an organization's rights, obligations and privileges and its legal interests by providing legal direction to organization and by ensuring the legal activities meet the current and future needs of the organization. This job provides legal advice/counsel in business-related areas of expertise (e.g., corporate law, real estate, tax, business litigation, transactions/anti-trust, compliance, intellectual property, employment/labor, corporate governance, ethics, etc.).**Key Responsibilities and Duties*** Protects the organization's rights in contract negotiations, settlements, and litigation.* Identifies, evaluates, and addresses issues of legal risk.* Researches, analyzes, and interprets proposed and existing laws, statutes, and regulations.* Advises management on recent changes in laws and regulations that affect the company.* Liaises with external legal counsel on complex legal issues.**Educational Requirements*** Doctoral Degree Required**Work Experience*** 5+ Years Required; 7+ Years Preferred**Physical Requirements*** Physical Requirements: Sedentary Work**Career Level** 9IC**Required Experience:*** 5+ years of experience in privacy, data protection, and/or cybersecurity law, including advising on privacy compliance, product counseling, and commercial negotiations.**Preferred Experience:*** 7+ years of experience in privacy, data protection, and/or cybersecurity law, including advising on privacy compliance, product counseling, and commercial negotiations.* Experience advising on AI and emerging technology from a privacy and data protection perspective.* Exposure to cybersecurity governance or privacy incident response.* Financial services, fintech, or other regulated industry experience.* CIPP/US, CIPP/E, or other IAPP privacy certification.**Additional Information About the Role:**TIAA is seeking an Associate General Counsel – Privacy to join its Law & Policy team as a subject matter expert in privacy, cybersecurity, and data protection law. This attorney will serve as a trusted legal partner across business lines tackling high-impact legal questions spanning product innovation, emerging technology, data governance, and cybersecurity in one of the most dynamic areas of the law. The ideal candidate brings a strong foundation in global privacy law and product counseling, a growing fluency in AI and emerging technology, and the ability to work seamlessly across legal, technology, risk, compliance, and business teams.**What You Will Do***Be a Trusted Privacy & Cybersecurity Advisor* — Serve as the go-to legal partner for business, product, and technology teams, providing practical, risk-calibrated guidance on domestic and international privacy and cybersecurity frameworks across a diverse and dynamic portfolio of initiatives.*Shape Products & Digital Experiences* — Embed privacy-by-design thinking into the development and launch of new products, services, and digital experiences, from concept through deployment, ensuring legal requirements are met without slowing down innovation.*Navigate AI and Emerging Technology* — Advise on the privacy and data protection dimensions of artificial intelligence, quantum computing, and other next-generation technology deployments, applying foundational privacy principles and evolving regulatory guidance to some of the most interesting and complex technology questions in the field today.*Build Something That Lasts* — Partner with Risk and Compliance to develop governance frameworks, shape enterprise policy, and strengthen the organization's privacy and cybersecurity culture from the inside out*Lead When It Matters Most* — Play an active role in cybersecurity governance and privacy incident response, including investigation, containment, and notification.*Drive Commercial Outcomes* — Negotiate privacy and cybersecurity protections in vendor and strategic partnership agreements, directly reducing organizational risk while enabling the business to move forward with confidence.LI-CS1Related SkillsAccountability, Adaptability, Communication, Digital Savviness, Influence, Legal Collaboration / Consensus Building, Legal Counsel Expertise / Advisory, Legal Negotiation / Contract Management, Legal Risk Management, Legal Writing, Problem Solving, Relationship Management**Anticipated Posting End Date:**2026-08-15Base Pay Range: $234,000/yr - $279,000/yrActual base salary may vary based upon, but not limited to, relevant experience, time in role, base salary of internal peers, prior performance, business sector, and geographic location. In addition to base salary, the competitive compensation package may include, depending on the role, participation in an incentive program linked to performance (for example, annual discretionary incentive programs, non-annual sales incentive plans, or other non-annual incentive plans). #J-18808-Ljbffr