Director Legal - Privacy Cybersecurity and AI Governance
Director Legal - Privacy Cybersecurity and AI Governance
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$ 218500 - 327500
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Job Description
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GoFundMe is a global community of over 150 million people who come together every day with the common purpose of helping one another. Our mission is to help people help each other through our best in class technology. In 2022 GoFundMe joined together with Classy a leading nonprofit fundraising software company that enables nonprofits to connect supporters with the causes they care about. Together we have empowered people and organizations to raise more than $30 billion since 2010. Our vision is to become the most helpful place in the world.
Join us! GoFundMe is seeking a Director Legal Privacy Cybersecurity and AI Governance to manage and scale our privacy and AI governance programs and support our security team. This role will oversee the continued development of AI governance ensure compliance with global privacy regulations support product teams on privacy matters support the security team on all incident response matters and provide strategic guidance on privacy and AIrelated contractual issues. The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in privacy and cybersecurity law AI governance and data protection as well as strong leadership skills to mentor and manage a team.
The Job
- Leadership & Strategy:
- Lead and develop a team of three privacy professionals ensuring strong of privacy and AI governance initiatives.
- Lead communication and collaboration with product engineering security and marketing teams to operationalize privacy and AI governance policies.
- Report out to leadership regularly on progress of key privacy cybersecurity and AI governance risks developments and compliance initiatives.
- Privacy & Data Protection Compliance:
- Support the Product team by advising on privacybydesign strategies data protection impact assessments (DPIAs) records of processing activities (ROPAs) and other compliance matters.
- Oversee privacyrelated policies including Data Subject Requests vendor diligence and marketing consent management.
- Work with engineering and security teams on data protection by design cookie compliance and incident response.
- AI Governance & Responsible AI Strategy:
- Manage GoFundMes AI governance program ensuring compliance with emerging AI regulations and responsible AI principles.
- Partner with technical teams to evaluate AI models for fairness transparency and accountability.
- Stay ahead and keep legal team and AI Governance Committee informed of regulatory changes including the EU AI Act U.S. AI regulatory developments and industry frameworks.
- Data Breach & Incident Management:
- Lead GoFundMes legal response to security incidents and data breaches collaborating with security engineering customer care and communications teams.
- Ensure compliance with global data breach notification laws including GDPR CCPA/CPRA and other regulatory frameworks.
- Develop and refine incident response playbooks including escalation protocols regulatory reporting and customer communications.
- Provide legal guidance on forensic investigations mitigation strategies and postbreach assessments to enhance future resilience.
- Contracting & Vendor Support:
- Support the contracts team by reviewing and negotiating privacy and AIrelated provisions in vendor and commercial agreements including data processing agreements (DPAs) and AIrelated terms.
- Provide guidance on thirdparty AI tools and vendors ensuring compliance with GoFundMes privacy and AI governance standards.
- Crossfunctional Collaboration & Training:
- Serve as a key legal advisor on privacy and AI risks across the company.
- Ensure we stay abreast of key regulatory trends in order to guide sound decisionmaking and support of our compliance strategies.
- Provide training and guidance to internal teams on privacy AI governance and data protection best practices.
- Engage with leadership and stakeholders to drive privacy and AI governance awareness and adherence.
You
- 12 years of legal experience with a strong focus on privacy data governance and 1 years of AI governance.
- Expertise in Global privacy regulations (GDPR CCPA/CPRA etc. and AI laws (EU AI Act emerging U.S. AI regulations).
- Experience with both B2C and B2B technologies
- Experience supporting product teams on privacybydesign and data protection matters.
- Strong background in negotiating and advising on privacy and AIrelated contractual terms.
- Experience managing and mentoring a team.
- Familiarity with privacy management tools (e.g. Transcend DataGrail) cookie compliance matters and AI governance frameworks.
- CIPP certification or similar privacy credentials preferred.
- Experience in the tech marketplace platform or financial services industries is a plus.
Why Join Us
- Lead and shape the privacy and AI governance function at a missiondriven company.
- Work on cuttingedge privacy and AI governance issues in a rapidly evolving space.
- Collaborate with passionate and innovative teams across legal product marketing and engineering.
Why youll love it here...
- Market competitive pay.
- Rich healthcare benefits including employer paid premiums for medical/dental/vision 100 for employeeonly plans and 85 for employee dependent plans) and employer HSA contributions.
- 401(k) retirement plan with company matching.
- Hybrid workplace with fully remote flexibility for many roles.
- Monetary support for new hire setup hybrid work & wellbeing family planning and commuting expenses.
- A variety of mental and wellness programs to support employees.
- Generous paid parental leave and family planning stipend.
- Company provided life and disability coverages.
- Supportive time off policies including vacation sick/mental health days volunteer days company holidays and a floating holiday.
- Learning & development and recognition programs.
- Gives Back Program where employees can nominate a fundraiser every week for a donation from the company.
- Inclusion diversity equity and belonging are vital to our priorities and we continue to evolve our strategy to ensure DEI is embedded in all processes and programs at GoFundMe. Our Diversity Equity and Inclusion team is always finding new ways for our company to uphold and represent the experiences of all of the people in our organization.
- Employee resource groups.
- Your work has a real purpose and will help change lives on a global scale.
- Youll be a part of a fun supportive team that works hard and celebrates accomplishments together.
- We live by our core values: impatient to be great find a way earn trust every day fueled by purpose.
- We are a certified Great Place to Work are growing fast and have incredible opportunities ahead!
GoFundMe is proud to be an equal opportunity employer that actively pursues candidates of diverse backgrounds and experiences. We are committed to providing diversity equity and inclusion training to all employees and we do not discriminate on the basis of race color religion ethnicity nationality or national origin sex sexual orientation gender gender identity or expression pregnancy status marital status age medical condition mental or physical disability or military or veteran status.
The total annual salary for this fulltime position is $218500 $327500 bonus equity benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role level and location. Individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors including jobrelated skills experience and relevant education or training.
If you require a reasonable accommodation to complete a job application or a job interview or to otherwise participate in the hiring process please contact us at .
Dedication to Diversity
GoFundMe and Classy are committed to leveraging Diversity Equity Inclusion and Belonging to cultivate a culture that embraces and supports the unique identities experiences and perspectives of our people and customers.
Our diversity recruiting priority is recognized under our first DEIB Driver: Opportunity Foster Diversity we identify recruit and invest in top talent ensure our people reflect the unique identities experiences and perspectives of the communities we serve and are all given the chance to grow.
Global Data Privacy Notice for Job Candidates and Applicants:
Depending on your location the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) or certain US privacy laws may regulate the way we manage the data of job applicants. Our full notice outlining how data will be processed as part of the application procedure for applicable locations is available here. By submitting your application you are agreeing to our use and processing of your data as required.
Learn more about GoFundMe:
Were proud to partner with GoFundMe an independent public charity to extend the reach and impact of our generous community while helping drive critical social change. You can learn more about GoFundMe.orgs activities and impact in their FY 24 annual report.
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Required Experience:
Director
Employment Type
Full Time
