Data Privacy Corporate Counsel II

• Provides legal counsel on privacy and AI-related matters across departments, including marketing, eCommerce and IT.
• Advises on AI use cases, vendor contracts, and data processing agreements (DPAs), ensuring alignment with privacy regulations and ethical standards.
• Collaborates with cybersecurity and compliance teams to ensure cohesive data protection and AI risk frameworks.
• Monitors and interprets evolving privacy and AI legislation and communicates implications to stakeholders.

• Provides input to their direct leader concerning personnel hiring.

• Identifies legal issues and recommends responsive action. Engages with business, external parties, suppliers involved in the legal process, and internal/external counsel regarding relevant areas of expertise.

• Evaluates and analyzes legal issues and reports findings, as well as recommendations, to direct leader.

• Communicates complex information and legal concepts to a broad range of clients, from ALDI employees to executive management.

• Advises on any changes or actions to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the team.

• Informs management of recurring issues or when additional team training may be required.

• Researches, analyzes, and keeps current on legal issues and laws, legislation, regulations, and court decisions affecting the relevant areas of law; identifies and communicates impactful updates to the team.

• Identifies and analyzes company procedures on a proactive basis to ensure best practices.

• Prepares reports and analyzes data to identify exposures and risks.

• Provides proactive analysis of current projects and analytical review of reported results.

• Drafts memorandums, attorney correspondence, reports, and other legal documents.

• Leads legal policies and strategic planning related to their area of subject matter expertise in order to support tactical business growth.

• Manages complex legal negotiations with key stakeholders and vendors while collaborating with various cross-functional business teams providing for stronger Legal and Business relationships.

• Supports Corporate Counsels in providing the business with accurate and timely advice and counseling on a wide variety of legal matters.

• Leverages legal expertise, experience, and business acumen to support the company in achieving its objectives.

• Assists in training and developing team members to retain a motivated and professional workforce.

• Serves as subject matter expert and resource on issues related to privacy and data protection.

• Monitors the evolution of the privacy regulatory landscape in various jurisdictions and incorporate new laws and regulations into the privacy framework.

• Drafts internal and external privacy notices and disclosures, contract templates, and related data privacy and protection documents.

• Executes and maintains an organizational data map and documentation of processing activities and general data lifecycle management.

• Implements privacy assessments, including privacy risk and transfer impact assessments, and other required privacy procedures to ensure compliance with global privacy laws.

• Responds to and manages privacy related inquiries and investigations on a global basis, including complex privacy-related complaints, data subject requests, personal data breaches and support for interactions with local privacy authorities.

• Coordinates and delivers ongoing and/or training materials for organization globally on privacy best practices and regulations.

• Conducts research, analysis, and reporting on the impacts of new legal changes or of potential policy changes.

• Assists in training and developing team members to retain a motivated and professional workforce.

• Collaborates with team members and communicates relevant information to leadership.

• Complies with ALDI privacy and security requirements and policies if job responsibilities include possible access to confidential and/or sensitive information.

• Other duties as assigned.

• Consistently demonstrates the Mindsets, ALDI Acts Competencies and Professional Skills (M.A.P.) as outlined for the role.

• Gives attention to detail and follows instruction.

• Prepares written materials to meet purpose and audience.

• Develops and maintains positive relationships with internal and external parties.

• Works cooperatively and collaboratively within a group.

• Understands the history, strategy, organizational authority, interdependence of job duties, products, systems, and services of the company.

• Ability to work independently and within a team environment.

• Proficient in legal analysis, drafting, research, and presentation skills.

• Knowledge of United States data privacy law.

• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite.

• Ability to analyze and present complex data.

• Ability to interpret and apply company policies and procedures.

• Knowledge of retail industry standards and practices.

• Negotiation skills.

• Ability to apply creative solutions.

• Proficient in reviewing data to determine accuracy and completeness.
• Excellent legal drafting, research, and presentation skills.

• Bachelor's Degree required.

• A minimum of 5 years of progressive experience in a firm, in-house or regulatory agency focused on issues related to U.S. privacy or data protection required.

• J.D. required from an ABA accredited law school; licensed to practice in Illinois (or immediate ability to become licensed) required.

• Strong knowledge of U.S. and international privacy laws (e.g., CPRA, GDPR) and emerging AI regulations.
• Experience with privacy program management, contract negotiation, and cross-functional collaboration preferred.
• Familiarity with AI technologies and their legal implications preferred.

• Or, a combination of education and experience providing equivalent knowledge.

• Work may be performed in an office, remote office or a combination of both where a computer and office equipment may be used as needed to perform duties.

• Regularly required to sit, reach, grasp, stand and move from one area to another.

• Constantly and repeatedly use keyboard/mouse.

• Occasionally required to push, pull, bend, lift and move up to 25 lbs.

• Domestic travel required.

• Up to 10%.

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