Senior Legal Counsel

Tryfacta is a leading, nationally renowned Workforce Management Solution provider for private &public sector firms across the US. We specialize in Healthcare, IT, Business Support, and Professional & Craft/Light Industrial ecosystems.

Tryfacta is certified by the Joint Commission for Healthcare Staffing Services & has numerous ISO Certifications that capture our commitment to continuous improvement.

Seeking an experienced Privacy Counsel to provide surge legal capacity supporting complex, sensitive, and high-priority privacy, data protection, and cybersecurity initiatives across government agencies.

This is a hybrid role requiring senior-level legal expertise in U.S. privacy law, enterprise privacy programs, and government operations.

• Hybrid: 3 days onsite / 2 days remote
• Hours: Monday–Friday, 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
• Weekly Hours: 35 hours/week (mandatory unpaid meal break after 6 hours)

Legal Advice & Counsel

• Provide expert legal advice on complex and urgent privacy, data protection, and cybersecurity matters.
• Advise government agencies on federal, state, and local privacy laws and regulations.
• Conduct and advise on privacy impact assessments and technology/data use initiatives.
• Draft, review, and shape privacy-related policies, legislation, and guidance.
• Monitor and analyze legislative and regulatory developments in privacy and cybersecurity.

Contracts & Agreements

• Draft, review, and negotiate privacy-related agreements, including MOUs, NDAs, data-sharing agreements, terms of service, and multi-agency data integration agreements.

Compliance & Training

• Develop privacy policies, guidance, templates, and training materials.
• Design and deliver privacy training programs.

Stakeholder Engagement & Representation

• Represent leadership in privacy organizations and interagency working groups.
• Engage with senior government stakeholders, including executive offices and legislative bodies.
• Participate in public-facing privacy discussions, panels, publications, and media engagements as directed.

Strategic Support

• Prepare legal briefs and provide strategic advice to senior officials.
• Support special projects and initiatives as assigned.

✅ Required Qualifications

• Minimum 12 years of legal experience, including experience in government or implementing/supporting an enterprise privacy program.
• Admission to the New York State Bar and in good standing.
• Demonstrated hands-on experience with U.S. privacy and data security laws, including NYC Identifying Information Law, GDPR implications for U.S. entities, CCPA/CPRA, HIPAA, and state breach notification laws.
• Experience drafting and negotiating privacy-related agreements (MOUs, NDAs, data-sharing agreements, MSAs, terms of service).
• Experience developing privacy policies, compliance materials, guidance, and templates.
• Experience conducting or supporting privacy impact assessments or privacy risk analyses.
• Experience advising on privacy implications of emerging technologies and digital services.
• Strong ability to communicate complex legal issues clearly to senior leadership and non-legal stakeholders.
• Demonstrated success collaborating with interdisciplinary teams.
• Possession of at least one active IAPP certification (e.g., CIPP/US, CIPP/E, CIPM, CIPT, AIGP).
• Experience working as an attorney within a government agency (federal, state, or local), or
• Extensive legal counsel to government agency clients, or
• In-house legal experience in a large, complex enterprise or highly regulated industry.