Sr. Counsel, Privacy

We are seeking an Senior Counsel, Privacy & Cybersecurity to join our General Counsel's Office. Positioned within the global Privacy Office, this role presents an exciting opportunity to help mature privacy compliance for Thomson Reuters globally, with a primary focus on Canadian and U.S. privacy laws and global cybersecurity laws. The successful candidate will be a key advisor on specialized legal issues unique to data privacy and cybersecurity, managing related risk while enabling business growth.

About You

In this opportunity as Senior Counsel, Privacy & Cybersecurity, you will advise business lines on their products, systems, and operations as it relates to all aspects of global privacy and cybersecurity laws, including:

• Monitoring and tracking current and emerging data protection regulations and translating legal terms into business requirements, guidance, and advice;
• Assisting in the design, maintenance, and implementation of the Thomson Reuters Privacy Program, including drafting privacy policies and establishing related processes.
• Collaborating with product and business teams to identify legal and privacy risks in product and system development and provide risk-mitigation counseling, including advising on privacy-by-design, reviewing PIAs, and conducting risk assessments.
• Providing legal counsel to cybersecurity teams, including during investigations to ensure they are conducted and documented appropriately to minimize risks, protect individual privacy, and fulfill legal obligations arising from incidents.
• Assisting contracting teams in drafting, maintaining, and negotiating data protection agreements.
• Otherwise providing legal counsel to the company and assisting the Thomson Reuters Privacy Office in discharging its duties.

About the Role

You're a fit for the role of Senior Counsel, Privacy & Cybersecurity if you have:

• A law degree (Juris Doctor) from an accredited law school; and Bar admission in good standing in Canada or at least 1 U.S. state.
• Relevant privacy certification, such as IAPP’s Certified Information Privacy Professional credential.
• A minimum of 5-7 years of experience in a large law firm and/or corporate setting, with significant experience in providing legal and regulatory advice on data protection matters.
• Excellent technical legal knowledge in Canadian and U.S. privacy laws and regulations plus global cybersecurity laws and regulations, particularly with SaaS and AI products and solutions.
• Extensive experience in advising product and technology teams on privacy obligations relating to the processing of personal data, including implementing privacy by design requirements.
• Significant experience in technology transactions, including drafting, negotiating, and managing customer, partner, and vendor data protection agreements.
• Experience in managing and overseeing responses to security incidents, including assessing the risk of harm and determining legal obligations arising from such incidents.
• Experience with privacy issues related to digital advertising, data brokers, and law enforcement investigations.
• Ability to manage compliance obligations across a patchwork of laws and customer contracts.
• Strategic mindset with the ability to balance legal risk and business objectives.
• Strong project management skills and the ability to handle multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

What’s in it For You?

Join us to inform the way forward with the latest AI solutions and address real-world challenges in legal, tax, compliance, and news. Backed by our commitment to continuous learning and market-leading benefits, you’ll be prepared to grow, lead, and thrive in an AI-enabled future. This includes:

• Industry-Leading Benefits: We offer comprehensive benefit plans to include flexible vacation, two company-wide Mental Health Days off, access to the Headspace app, retirement savings, tuition reimbursement, employee incentive programs, and resources for mental, physical, and financial wellbeing.

• Flexibility & Work-Life Balance: Flex My Way is a set of supportive workplace policies designed to help manage personal and professional responsibilities, whether caring for family, giving back to the community, or finding time to refresh and reset. This builds upon our flexible work arrangements, including work from anywhere for up to 8 weeks per year, and hybrid model, empowering employees to achieve a better work-life balance.

• Career Development and Growth: By fostering a culture of continuous learning and skill development, we prepare our talent to tackle tomorrow’s challenges and deliver real-world solutions. Our skills-first approach ensures you have the tools and knowledge to grow, lead, and thrive in an AI-enabled future.

• Culture: Globally recognized and award-winning reputation for inclusion, innovation, and customer-focus. Our eleven business resource groups nurture our culture of belonging across the diverse backgrounds and experiences represented across our global footprint.

• Hybrid Work Model: We’ve adopted a flexible hybrid working environment (2-3 days a week in the office depending on the role) for our office-based roles while delivering a seamless experience that is digitally and physically connected.

• Social Impact: Make an impact in your community with our Social Impact Institute. We offer employees two paid volunteer days off annually and opportunities to get involved with pro-bono consulting projects and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) initiatives.

In the United States, Thomson Reuters offers a comprehensive benefits package to our employees. Our benefit package includes market competitive health, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance programs, as well as a competitive 401k plan with company match. In addition, Thomson Reuters offers market leading work life benefits with competitive vacation, sick and safe paid time off, paid holidays (including two company mental health days off), parental leave, and sabbatical leave. These benefits meet or exceed the requirements of paid time off in accordance with any applicable state or municipal laws.

Accessibility

As a global business, we rely on diversity of culture and thought to deliver on our goals. To ensure we can do that, we seek talented, qualified employees in all our operations around the world regardless of race, color, sex/gender, including pregnancy, gender identity and expression, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, citizen status, veteran status, or any other protected classification under applicable law. Thomson Reuters is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer providing a drug-free workplace.

We also make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and for sincerely held religious beliefs in accordance with applicable law.