Privacy Officer

The Role

As a member of the Global Privacy Office reporting into the SVP Global Privacy who is UK based, the role will provide support and advice to all business units globally on matters privacy related and assist in continuing to develop Verint’s privacy practices and compliance. The position requires day-to-day contact with the business teams and senior management heading up key functions such as product engineering (including AI), Marketing and Legal with an exposure to privacy issues on a global basis supporting the regional Data Protection Officers (DPOs) - see the JD details the key responsibilities/key performance criteria which any candidate should have experience of and be able to be competent in.

Instructing and working with external counsel is a key element of the role where emerging laws impact Verint’s business requiring updates to policies or form agreements. The position will lead and provide training and awareness to other teams including the regional DPOs and global legal team members. Verint is a leading provider of AI solutions so exposure to the fast moving legal and compliance environment of the AI world including the EU AI Act is a large part of the role.

Some of your responsibilities:

• Privacy Compliance and Monitoring (Assist in the implementation and monitoring of privacy policies, procedures, and practices to ensure compliance with laws such as GDPR, CCPA, HIPAA, and other relevant regulations)
• Liaise with internal stakeholders as requested by SVP Global Privacy as necessary to further Verint’s Global Privacy initiatives.
• Individual Rights Management
• Data Governance:
• Incident Response and Risk Management:
• Documentation and Reporting (Maintain and update privacy documentation, including policies, notices, and agreements)

Essential:

• Newly qualified solicitor or 1-3 years PQE with privacy experience OR a person with a legal degree who did not qualify as a solicitor but has a privacy role already and is CIPP/E qualified.
• Familiarity with EU and UK GDPR, US HIPAA, CCPA, CPRA
• Understanding of enterprise risk and compliance management frameworks such as NIST & ISO27001.
• Management of Records of Processing Activities, Cookies and related privacy records using a privacy platform preferably OneTrust
• Ability to conduct legal & other independent research using subscription services (e.g. MLEX, LEXIS NEXIS, OneTrust DataGuidance)
• Understanding of Artificial Intelligence used in enterprise software (e.g. LLMs)
• Working in law firm team with experience and subject matter expertise in privacy supporting international clients or working within large/global corporate environments involving multiple businesses across a matrix organization. Building and managing relationships at all levels of the organization.

Desirable:

• IAPP – CIPP/A, CIPP/E and/or CIPM or equivalent