Assistant General Counsel, Privacy

5 months ago


East London, United Kingdom S&P Global Full time

**About the Role**:
**Grade Level (for internal use)**: 13

**The Team**:
The Legal Team provides day-to-day legal support for the various shared services within S&P Global as well as commercial legal support for S&P Global’s Market Intelligence (financial services) group. We are a highly trusted and dynamic team that works in close partnership with the business to help drive maximum results.

**Responsibilities and Impact**:
**Privacy and Information Security**: You’ll be at the forefront of privacy and information security matters. This includes drafting and implementing privacy strategies, negotiating Data Processing Agreements (DPAs), Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs), and other privacy-related documentation with clients.
**Incident Response**: You’ll assist with incident reports and reviews, ensuring compliance with relevant regulations.
**DORA Expertise**: As part of the escalation point for DORA-related queries, you’ll draft appropriate DORA terms, negotiate with clients, and collaborate with information security teams affected by DORA.
**Legal Advisory**: Your in-depth knowledge of privacy and information security laws and regulations will guide legal decisions. You’ll advise the legal team and business on various related matters, including commercial licensing transactions.

**Key Responsibilities**:
**Legal Expertise**: Develop expertise in multiple areas of law to counsel internal clients on business and legal risks throughout the customer relationship. Deep knowledge of GDPR, CCPA, DORA, EBA, AI act and other relevant regulations is essential.
**Contract Negotiation**: Independently negotiate, draft, and review various commercial agreements, including data licenses, software licenses, and strategic alliance agreements. Ensure compliance with privacy and information technology best practices.
**Business Support**: Provide legal and business solutions to product, sales, and strategic alliances teams, with a focus on EMEA and Americas.
**Risk Mitigation**: Identify, evaluate, and mitigate business and legal risks related to new products and initiatives.
**Collaboration**: Work closely with the Market Intelligence Legal Team, offering strategic and legal insights across different business areas.
**Hybrid Work Model**: You’ll be asked to work from the office two days a week.

**What We’re Looking For**:Basic Required Qualifications**:
10+ years’ experience as a practicing lawyer/legal counsel, with a background in commercial contracts from a law firm or in-house legal environment.
Experience in engineering, technology, or financial companies.
Expertise in GDPR, DORA regulations, AI act and EBA Outsourcing Guidelines.
Proficiency in negotiating and drafting commercial technology, data, and software licensing contracts.
Ability to handle complex matters as an escalation point.
Familiarity with compliance, intellectual property, and data privacy.
Excellent communication and drafting skills.
Results-driven mindset.
Eagerness to learn and contribute to successful negotiations.
Creative problem-solving abilities.
Proactive, enthusiastic, self-motivated team player.
Strong organizational skills.

What’s In It For You?

**Our Purpose**:
Progress is not a self-starter. It requires a catalyst to be set in motion. Information, imagination, people, technology-the right combination can unlock possibility and change the world.

Our world is in transition and getting more complex by the day. We push past expected observations and seek out new levels of understanding so that we can help companies, governments and individuals make an impact on tomorrow. At S&P Global we transform data into Essential Intelligence®, pinpointing risks and opening possibilities. We Accelerate Progress.

**Our People**:
We're more than 35,000 strong worldwide—so we're able to understand nuances while having a broad perspective. Our team is driven by curiosity and a shared belief that Essential Intelligence can help build a more prosperous future for us all.

**Our Values**:
Integrity, Discovery, Partnership

At S&P Global, we focus on Powering Global Markets. Throughout our history, the world's leading organizations have relied on us for the Essential Intelligence they need to make confident decisions about the road ahead. We start with a foundation of integrity in all we do, bring a spirit of discovery to our work, and collaborate in close partnership with each other and our customers to achieve shared goals.

**Benefits**:
We take care of you, so you can take care of business. We care about our people. That’s why we provide everything you—and your career—need to thrive at S&P Global.

**Our benefits include**:
**Health & Wellness**: Health care coverage designed for the mind and body.

**Flexible Downtime**: Generous time off helps keep you energized for your time on.

**Continuous Learning**: Access a wealth of resources to grow your career and learn valuable new skills.

**Invest in Your Future**: Secure y



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