Data Legal Counsel

The Data Legal Team provides privacy and data-related legal advice, support and risk management to the bank, including supporting its business units, middle and back office, international and group functions as well as liaising with legal colleagues across the bank. As a Data Legal Counsel VP, you will provide pragmatic risk management, contract/document support, privacy-by-design guidance, regulatory horizon scanning and training across the bank. You will support and provide expert legal advice on privacy, data and related matters, for example in relation to: (i) new customer propositions; (ii) use of new technologies, such as those relating to AI or biometrics; (iii) marketing; (iv) cookies; (v) colleague as a customer initiatives; (vi) complex contractual negotiations; (vii) cyber/data breach incidents; and (viii) new legal and regulatory requirements. The role holder will ensure that data-related activities are conducted in compliance with applicable laws and regulations, and helping the bank manage legal and reputational risks associated with these activities.