This list contains only the countries for which job offers have been published in the selected language (e.g., in the French version, only job offers written in French are displayed, and in the English version, only those in English).
Activision Blizzard King seeks a Director to join our legal team to have a significant impact on our global privacy program. You’ll work with multiple partners, products, services and franchises across the group and will help us maintain and improve our world-class privacy standards. As a valued member of our cross-group Privacy Legal Team you will play a key role in driving the improvement and implementation of our global privacy program across ABK, covering King globally and Activision Blizzard in EMEA, LATAM and ANZ.
Job Responsibility:
Lead various global privacy projects to ensure compliance with new privacy and digital safety laws and regulations in different parts of the business, including games and marketing
Collaborate with international cross-functional teams on a variety of products and services (games, shared & central tech, marketing and advertising/adtech teams) to ensure privacy compliance, and advise them on emerging privacy and digital safety challenges and requirements, including minor protection
Serve as ABK’s Data Protection Officer (DPO), with responsibility for all DPO tasks as defined in the GDPR and other privacy laws and regulations
Apply a risk-based approach to privacy and digital safety reviews and guidance
Drive improvements to processes, compliance frameworks and standard methodologies within the privacy legal team and across the broader legal organisation
Prepare, maintain and update privacy documentation, including data protection agreements, standard contractual clauses, and internal policies
Keep up to date with changes in privacy and digital safety laws, regulations and guidelines across the EMEA region and beyond that may impact the design, development and marketing of our products and services
Manage the group’s GDPR compliance program, including records of data processing activities (ROPA) and various privacy risk assessments including AI, data protection impact assessments (DPIA), legitimate interest assessments (LIA) and transfer impact assessments (TIA)
Prepare and deliver training on privacy and digital safety regulations as needed
Support the EMEA legal team in improving processes, efficiency, compliance framework and standard methodologies and support and oversee the team in the handling of privacy and digital safety related inquiries from customers and regulators
Partner with Activision and Blizzard privacy legal teams as well as legal teams and stakeholders across Microsoft and its Gaming business, including Xbox and ZeniMax Media, to ensure consistency and alignment in the privacy and digital safety domains
Contribute to public policy work as an expert on privacy and digital safety
Manage and oversee our EMEA privacy legal team, with a mix of direct and dotted-line reports
Requirements:
PQE 8+ (or equivalent) with experience gained in a similar role, preferably including in-house, and with significant exposure to data protection and privacy regulations in Europe and preferably digital safety and/or platform regulations
Experience and knowledge of UK and European laws
Strong experience advising on data protection and privacy and digital safety requirements in sophisticated market scenarios
Qualified to practice law in the UK or equivalent qualifications in another relevant jurisdiction
Excellent attention to detail, written & communication skills (English)
Good understanding of online technologies and their privacy and digital safety implications
Strong organizational skills, with an ability to identify, prioritize, and resolve issues quickly and effectively in a complex, fast-moving organisation
Ability to manage varied workload through proper work balance, prioritisation and delegation
Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to communicate effectively with individuals at all levels of the organisation and across group legal teams
Full commitment to the position and a passion for privacy and digital safety
Positive attitude with a bias towards action
Pragmatic and curious thinker, not afraid to work outside the box
Great commercial awareness
Nice to have:
Prior experience working in the mobile or video game industry or in tech or entertainment is highly appreciated
CIPP/E and/or CIPM accreditation or similar preferred
Familiarity with privacy management software (e.g. OneTrust) and content moderation solutions (e.g. Community Sift) a plus