Open Jobs Senior Counsel, Privacy (266734)

Job ID: 266734
Location Name: CA-FSC SF Off (0174)
Address: 350 Mission St, 20th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105, United States (US)
Job Type: Full Time
Position Type: Regular
Job Function: Legal
Remote Eligible: Hybrid Schedule

Company Overview:

At Sephora we inspire our customers, empower our teams, and help them become the best versions of themselves.  We create an environment where people are valued, and differences are celebrated. Every day, our teams across the world bring to life our purpose: to expand the way the world sees beauty by empowering the Extra Ordinary in each of us.  We are united by a common goal - to reimagine the future of beauty.

The Opportunity:

• Counsel on legal compliance related to all collection and use of personal information of consumers, employees, and applicants, and on all applicable laws including CCPA, COPPA, TCPA, CAN-SPAM, CASL, PIPEDA, MoCRA, GDPR, and state privacy laws related to artificial intelligence, health, youth, cybersecurity, and social media;
• Provide guidance on generative AI initiatives, participate in the Responsible AI Committee, and advise leadership on new developments in AI law that may present risk to the business;
• Develop program updates, expansion, and remediation; assist in managing company compliance with relevant privacy and data protection laws, including implementation of new requirements;
• Manage regulatory responses to regulator inquiries as they arise; 
• Foster a culture of privacy and drive privacy awareness and education;
• Work with internal clients and legal colleagues to negotiate data processing agreements, and other privacy-related agreements; contribute to the improvement of standard forms of agreements, alternate language playbooks, and internal resource documents with respect to privacy and data processing matters; 
• Lead data privacy incident response in partnership with Cybersecurity team; manage, triage, and document all data incidents as they arise; notify regulators and global teams as required; 
• Manage and support privacy-related litigation and legal disputes; 
• Manage team of three privacy professionals and enterprise data privacy compliance program;
• Act as a contact for privacy issues involving the Sephora Canada business while working with local counsel in those jurisdictions;
• Foster a culture of privacy and drive privacy awareness and education;
• Partner with Sephora Global on privacy projects as they arise and assist in providing KPIs to Global Privacy team;
• Attend retail industry group privacy meetings, track state, provincial, and federal privacy legislation, and advise leadership and business teams on potential impacts;

• +8 years’ privacy law experience, preferably with experience in the retail industry;
• Strong academic credentials and training at a major national law firm; in-house experience a plus;
• California bar membership;
• Approachable attitude and patience with internal clients; good communication skills a must, with passion for providing excellent customer service;
• Ability to work in a dynamic and fast-paced environment, effectively prioritize multiple projects simultaneously under time-sensitive deadlines, and adapt quickly to changing priorities;
• Strong project management skills with an emphasis on being detail-oriented and organized;
• Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively with cross-functional teams;
• Enthusiasm for taking on new and additional responsibilities as business and team needs evolve; and
• Passion for continuous learning and professional development, with flexibility and willingness to dive into any projects requiring support.

• California Bar Membership
• CIPP preferred

The annual base salary range for this position is $216,920.00 - $242,440.00 The actual base salary offered depends on a variety of factors, which may include, as applicable, the applicant’s qualifications for the position; years of relevant experience; specific and unique skills; level of education attained; certifications or other professional licenses held; other legitimate, non-discriminatory business factors specific to the position; and the geographic location in which the applicant lives and/or from which they will perform the job.  Individuals employed in this position may also be eligible to earn bonuses.  Sephora offers a generous benefits package to full-time employees, which includes comprehensive health, dental and vision plans; a superior 401(k) plan, various paid time off programs; employee discount/perks; life insurance; disability insurance; flexible spending accounts; and an employee referral bonus program. This job will be posted for a minimum of 5 days.

While at Sephora, you’ll enjoy… 

• The people. You will be surrounded by some of the most talented leaders and teams – people you can be proud to work with.  
• The learning. We invest in training and developing our teams, and you will continue evolving and building your skills through personalized career plans.
• The culture. As a leading beauty retailer within the LVMH family, our reach is broad, and our impact is global. It is in our DNA to innovate and, at Sephora, all 40,000 passionate team members across 35 markets and 3,000+ stores, are united by a common goal - to reimagine the future of beauty.

You can unleash your creativity, because we’ve got disruptive spirit. You can learn and evolve, because we empower you to be your best. You can be yourself, because you are what sets us apart. This, is the future of beauty. Reimagine your future, at Sephora.

Sephora is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, military/veteran status, or disability status. Sephora is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to applicants with physical and mental disabilities.

Sephora will consider for employment all qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable law.