Global Data Privacy Counsel

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They help us be at our best. For our customers. For the cities and communities we serve. For ourselves. As a global team, we are transforming urban mobility. Let’s grow better, together.

We are looking for a senior attorney with extensive experience in global data privacy, cybersecurity, commercial deals in the technology space, and regulatory matters to join our U.S. office within our global legal department as the Global Data Privacy Counsel and U.S. and Canada Privacy Officer. You will advise the business on complex privacy, data protection, cybersecurity, and emerging technology issues and play a leading role in designing, leading, and continuously improving our global data privacy program.

You will report to our US-based General Counsel and collaborate closely with a wide range of business leaders and stakeholders worldwide.

This is a hybrid role based in Atlanta, requiring regular engagement with global colleagues.

Serve as a trusted strategic legal advisor to executive leadership, business unit and function heads, and the governance committees on global privacy, data protection, and cybersecurity risks, as well as opportunities aligned with rapid business growth and innovation.

Design, lead, and continuously evolve the global privacy and data protection program, ensuring it not only meets regulatory requirements but also supports scalable growth and competitive advantage in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.

Partner closely with product, technology, payments, data, software and hardware sales, marketing, and strategy teams to embed privacy-by-design and data governance principles into all data-driven and payment-related initiatives.

Advise on privacy, data protection, cross-border data processing, and emerging technologies (AI and machine learning), in connection with parking, public transport and other urban mobility technologies and data services (B2B, B2C), to help the company navigate these complex regulatory environments while accelerating innovation.

Balance risk management with enabling agility—help business units achieve their ambitious growth objectives without compromising compliance or customer trust.

Lead and manage a global, unified privacy and data protection team, including the EU Data Protection Officer and EU Privacy Program Manager, and serve as the company’s U.S. and Canada Privacy Officer, overseeing all U.S.

-specific and Canada-specific aspects of the global privacy and data protection program.

Own enterprise-wide development, implementation, and continuous improvement of privacy and data protection policies, standards, and frameworks aligned with relevant global privacy and data protection-related regulations.

Develop and maintain a privacy and data protection risk management framework and a dashboard of key privacy metrics to inform leadership decision making and monitor program effectiveness in a high-growth environment.

Lead privacy and data protection audits and program assessments to ensure compliance and identify areas for improvement aligned with rapid company growth.

Identify, assess, and manage emerging risks related to data privacy and data governance, providing timely reports and actionable insights to governance committees and senior leadership.

Promote privacy-by-design methodologies in partnership with technology and product teams.

Drive global privacy and data protection training and awareness programs, cultivating a culture of accountability and privacy-mindedness across diverse teams and geographies.

Lead interactions with external counsel, auditors, and regulators to anticipate, influence, and…