Corporate Counsel – Privacy & Technology

Otter Products is hiring for a Corporate Counsel to join our Legal team in Fort Collins, CO. This position can work a hybrid schedule.

 

In this role, you will be the Corporate Counsel for Privacy & Technology at Otter, bearing enterprise-wide, global responsibility for privacy. You will play a vital role in supporting global data privacy, digital marketing, e-commerce, consumer advertising, consumer insights, IT, software, domain management, and IT and technology vendor contract reviews to enhance Otter’s operational efficiency and business goals.

 

This role ensures that Otter’s operations adhere to global privacy standards and regulations. Additionally, you will provide comprehensive legal counsel on global privacy laws, support marketing with digital transformation, and maintain and administer Otter’s document retention, data protection, and global privacy programs and policies. You will collaborate closely with various departments, including marketing, IT, and customer service, to support key projects and ensure compliance and security in Otter’s digital and e-commerce initiatives to mitigate legal risks while growing our business.

Otter Products, we grow to give. From our founder's garage in 1998 to the global technology leader we are today, Otter Products continues to drive growth through innovation.

Through our industry-leading brands - OtterBox, Liviri and OtterCares - we provide our partners the number-one selling and most trusted products in our categories. Our philanthropic spirit is the foundation on which we foster our partner relationships, allowing us to grow and to give - together.

By way of our charitable arm, the OtterCares Foundation, we support our communities and invest in our future through education that inspires kids to change the world.

And even as our global community of Otters continues to grow, our founder's core values are still at the heart of everything we do. We measure our success by our ability to give back to our communities and strengthen opportunities for all.

For more information visit otterproducts.com

• Conduct legal research and analysis on existing and developing privacy laws and monitor, track, and review new laws and regulations, including emerging requirements relating to artificial intelligence (“AI”); and identify and summarize relevant issues
• Maintain subject matter expertise in multiple areas of privacy and evaluate impact of relevant requirements (U.S. state and federal privacy laws and regulations, UK-GDPR, PIPEDA, and other global privacy laws), regulatory guidance, and enforcement actions
• Contribute to the ongoing development of Otter’s Data Protection and Privacy Programs, including assisting with updating and creating legal documents, privacy policies and notices, and contract templates (e g, Data Protection)
• Addendum, privacy policies, Generative AI Policy, Document Retention Policy) to ensure compliance with existing and emerging legal requirements
• Provide advice and counsel to stakeholders and business partners on privacy matters, including advice on implementation of new requirements and responses to data subject requests
• Collaborate with IT and assist with conducting Data Protection Assessments (DPAs) and Privacy Impact Assessments (PIAs)
• Draft, review, and negotiate IT contracts, including software licensing agreements, SaaS agreements, NDAs, and agreements involving Artificial Intelligence
• Ensure contracts align with company policies, mitigate risk, and are compliant with relevant legal and regulatory requirements in IT transactions and data privacy
• Provide advice and counsel to digital commerce stakeholders and digital marketing functions on various aspects of compliance with relevant laws and regulations affecting digital commerce/digital marketing, maintain subject matter expertise, and evaluate impact of relevant requirements, including customer service chatbots, CAN-SPAM & TCPA compliance, and FTC guidelines
• Assist in the development, implementation, training and enforcement of company policies and procedures
• Support other compliance activities performed by the Legal team
• Support and maintain a positive safety culture by following all safety policies and procedures and actively contributing to a safe working environment.
• Other duties as assigned

• Juris Doctor (JD) from an accredited law school and admission to at least one U.S. Bar required.
• Minimum of three years of experience in business/corporate law, including privacy experience, required.
• CIPM, CIPP/US, CIPP/EU preferred.

Otter Products, LLC is an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, marital status, pregnancy, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic or status protected by law. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act and in accordance with all other applicable federal, state and local laws.

USD $130,000.00/Yr.

USD $160,000.00/Yr.

Otter Products offers a robust benefits package to eligible employees including medical, dental, vision, basic life, voluntary life, long-term and short-term disability, employee assistance program, flexible spending accounts, health savings account, and 401(k) retirement plan. Additionally, for eligible employees, we offer accrued paid time off based on seniority, volunteer time off, parental leave, bereavement leave, company holidays, and years of service awards. Check out otterproducts.com/careers/why for more info., Sign on bonus may be considered, if applicable., Variable Incentive Program - This position is eligible for the Profit Sharing Program.