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nCino is seeking an experienced legal professional to serve as Principal Counsel - Privacy Data and AI playing a pivotal role in shaping nCinos privacy compliance data governance and AI strategy. This position will serve as Deputy Data Protection Officer (DPO) and provide comprehensive legal counsel across privacy data AI product development and technology partnerships. The ideal candidate will combine deep privacy and data protection expertise with business acumen to support nCinos continued growth and innovation in the financial technology sector.
Job Overview:
nCino is seeking an experienced legal professional to serve as Principal Counsel - Privacy Data and AI playing a pivotal role in shaping nCinos privacy compliance data governance and AI strategy. This position will serve as Deputy Data Protection Officer (DPO) and provide comprehensive legal counsel across privacy data AI product development and technology partnerships. The ideal candidate will combine deep privacy and data protection expertise with business acumen to support nCinos continued growth and innovation in the financial technology sector.
Essential Functions
- Support the DPO as official Deputy Data Protection Officer in all privacy data and AI-relatedmatters including compliance strategies governance frameworks and program documentation
- Manage response efforts for regulatory inquiries investigations disputes litigation data subjectrights processes and incident response protocols
- Conduct M&A due diligence activities focusing on privacy data and AI compliance matters
- Provide legal strategy and oversight for nCinos technology partner ecosystem includingintegration partners data providers reseller agreements and revenue share partnerships
- Develop standardized legal frameworks and template agreements for various partner types whileensuring compliant data flows and monitoring partner compliance
- Partner with Product Development & Engineering leadership on strategic initiatives productlaunches feature releases and go-to-market strategies
- Lead privacy-by-design initiatives and conduct privacy impact assessments for new products and features while advising on ethical AI deployment
- Draft and approve product terms of service privacy statements policies and user-facingtransparency mechanisms (e.g. Gen AI disclosures data selling TCPA)
- Collaborate with Information Security on incident response data breach management (PICLEs)third-party risk programs and regulatory compliance initiatives (SOC 2 ISO)
- Draft and negotiate customer Data Processing Agreements (DPAs) and data use terms incustomer-facing agreements supporting product data/AI and partner initiatives
- Provide proactive and reactive legal support to commercial teams on contractual issues related toproduct privacy data use and security terms
- Build scalable processes and frameworks while partnering across legal product engineering datascience and technology teams to serve as strategic advisor to business stakeholders
Qualifications:
Required: - Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree from an ABA-accredited law school
- Active membership in good standing with a state bar
- 8 years of relevant experience in privacy data protection and technology law
- Demonstrated expertise in global privacy regulations (GDPR CCPA etc.) and emerging AI
- regulations
- Strong experience with SaaS technology data governance and complex commercial contracts
- Proven track record in building and implementing privacy programs in a corporate environment
- Experience managing technology partner relationships and negotiating partner agreements
- Excellent analytical problem-solving and strategic thinking skills
- Superior written and verbal communication skills with ability to translate complex legal concepts
- for business stakeholders
- Strong project management and organizational skills with ability to manage multiple priorities
- Demonstrated leadership experience and ability to work autonomously in a fast-pacedenvironment
Desired: - CIPP/E CIPP/US CIPM AIGP or other privacy certifications
- Experience serving as a DPO or Deputy DPO
- Experience in the financial services industry and understanding of financial regulations
- Deep knowledge of AI governance frameworks and emerging AI regulations
- Previous in-house experience at a high-growth technology company
- Experience with M&A transactions and privacy/data due diligence
- Knowledge of security frameworks and standards (SOC 2 ISO 27001)
- Salesforce platform experience
- Experience managing and mentoring legal professionals
nCino retains the right to change or assign other duties to this position as business operations require. Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. Limited immigration sponsorship may be available.
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The pay range for this role is based on relative market data and alignment with our compensation philosophy. The range displayed reflects the minimum and maximum of the pay range for each job posting which is used to determine new hire rates/salaries and takes into consideration multiple factors including but not limited to knowledge skills abilities proficiencies experience education licensures/certifications as well as business and organizational needs. nCino reserves the right to modify the posted range consistent with our internal practices and external market movement. The recruiter for this job posting can share more compensation details during the recruitment process as base salary is only one component of the total compensation package per position posted.
The base salary range for this job is:
$166000.00 - $214000.00
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