Senior Privacy Counsel

Description

Why Bally's?

Bally’s Corporation is one of the world’s leading entertainment companies, with millions of players across digital gaming platforms and traditional casino venues. Recognized for our innovation, energy, and dedication to creating thrilling gaming experiences, we were born to entertain.

A career with Bally’s means starting on a path to endless possibilities. Our growing business is searching for service-minded individuals looking for a place to build and grow, excel, and truly make a difference. So, if you want to be challenged in an exciting and fast-paced environment, this is the place for you!

The Role

The Senior Privacy Counsel, North America, will provide strategic legal advice and manage our privacy program for our operations in the US and Canada, implementing best practices and solutions to reduce privacy and security risks and protect our employees’ and customers’ personal data. This position will also support the global legal team by structuring, drafting, and negotiating technology-related and other agreements.

Responsibilities

• Acting as the primary point of contact for privacy matters for North America.
• Becoming a trusted, business-minded strategic advisor to the internal teams in support of new products, services, and initiatives, often involving novel technologies and innovative marketing campaigns.
• Supporting the expansion and evolution of the current global privacy program in North America, including developing and maintaining localized data protection and privacy risk management framework
• Ensuring compliance with (and performing gap analyses for) applicable data privacy and protection laws in North America with a focus on PIPEDA, CCPA, CPRA, PIPA, CASL, the FTC Act, State-level privacy and security laws, and other US federal laws that govern the collection of information online, including sector-specific requirements in financial services, biometrics, and digital advertising
• Providing data protection/ privacy guidance on a wide range of projects for current and future North America jurisdictions; assisting with policy drafting and implementation, privacy by design processes, data mapping, and inventories; completing PIAs and DPIAs; and designing and meeting KPIs
• Drafting and revising privacy notices, terms of services, incident response plans, and data breach regulatory notifications
• Completing audits and validating that core data privacy control policies and processes are operating effectively, including maintenance of data inventories and records of processing of PII data registers
• Supporting the management of consumers rights requests and other day-to-day privacy-related claims
• Assisting with creation and delivery of our data protection and security training programs
• Supporting our global Legal function in structuring, drafting, and negotiating privacy-related, technology-related, and other commercial contracts, including professional services agreements, vendor/service provider agreements, US-specific privacy and security agreements, and cross-border transfer agreements.

Qualifications

• Admission to practice law in a US State with excellent academic credentials
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience specializing in providing legal advice on data privacy/protection matters
• Certified Information Privacy Professional/United States (CIPP/US) strongly preferred, and CIPP/E desired
• Comprehensive knowledge of and practical experience with US privacy framework, specifically CCPA/CPRA, CAN-SPAM, specific state data privacy and security laws, US Federal privacy legislations, and other international legislations including PIPEDA and CASL
• Robust understanding of core elements of data protection and regulation in North America and how it impacts business functions
• Good knowledge of the GDPR
• Experience in online technologies required
• Experience in online gaming or e-commerce desirable but not mandatory
• Substantial experience in a similar privacy-related role is required
• Strong knowledge of US and Canadian data protection laws framework is required
• Creative, business-minded problem solver who works collaboratively with other functions and leaders
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• Ability to act independently and exercise good judgment

What’s In It For You

• Competitive Salary with annual performance reviews

• Comprehensive health coverage plan that includes medical, dental, and vision

• 401(K)/ Company Match

• Employee Stock Purchase Plan

• Access Perks and Childcare discounts

Target Salary Range

• $124,250- $155,500 Annual Salary

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job.  Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Qualifications

5+ years experience specializing in providing legal advice on data privacy/ protection matters