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About the Role

Okta is seeking a Director, Corporate Counsel – Privacy to lead a global privacy legal team and mature a scalable global privacy practice. This role provides supervision and guidance on privacy and data protection issues within a high-growth, publicly-traded enterprise software company, working on cutting-edge projects in a cloud-first, SaaS environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team of privacy legal professionals, serving as a point of escalation and providing expertise to executives and stakeholders.
• Advise Okta Security, Engineering, Product, and other stakeholders on compliance with privacy and data protection laws and regulations.
• Negotiate privacy and data protection terms for Master Subscription Agreements, Data Processing Addendums, and other transaction documents.
• Provide day-to-day legal support on privacy and data protection matters with pragmatic, business-oriented guidance.
• Support the investigation of potential privacy incidents, analyzing regulatory and contractual obligations.
• Develop, implement, and maintain privacy and data protection policies, procedures, standards, and processes.
• Build relationships to provide strategic advice and ensure privacy and data protection compliance.
• Maintain an understanding of technical controls and assist in creating audit and monitoring frameworks.
• Review privacy-related marketing and external communications content.
• Strategically manage outside counsel relationships, including staffing, strategy, work product, and budgets.

Requirements

• 10+ years of relevant in-house and/or law firm experience as a practicing attorney.
• At least 5 years of experience specializing in privacy and data protection, preferably at a SaaS technology company.
• Ability to translate complex privacy issues into clear legal guidance and communicate effectively with non-legal colleagues.
• Familiarity with the culture of a fast-paced enterprise software company and knowledge of SaaS products.
• Experience working with highly-regulated customers, preferably in the financial services industry.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, presentation, drafting, and negotiation skills.
• Sound and practical legal and business judgment, with the ability to think strategically.
• Strong knowledge of privacy and data protection frameworks, including GDPR, CCPA, CPRA, HIPAA, NIST, ISO, FedRAMP, and PCI-DSS.
• Proven track record managing and overseeing a team of privacy legal professionals, preferably at a global company.
• Ability to maintain strong working relationships with diverse internal stakeholders.
• Self-motivated, takes initiative, and comfortable rolling up sleeves.
• Team-oriented with a sense of humor and high emotional intelligence.
• Results-driven with the ability to organize, prioritize, and manage deadlines.
• Strong academic background and J.D. from a highly-regarded school.
• Active bar admission.

Skills

• Privacy and data protection legal expertise
• Legal guidance and advice
• Negotiation
• Policy development and implementation
• Team leadership and development
• Communication (written and verbal)
• Strategic thinking
• Relationship building
• Understanding of technical controls
• Audit and monitoring frameworks
• Marketing content review
• Outside counsel management

Location

• Remote

Work Type

• Full-time

Experience Level

• Director
• 10+ years of experience
• 5+ years of privacy specialization

Education Level

• J.D. from highly-regarded school
• Active bar admission

Salary/Compensations

• $240,000—$330,000 USD

Benefits

• Equity (where applicable)
• Bonus
• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• 401(k)
• Flexible spending account
• Paid leave (including PTO and parental leave)

About the Company

• Okta is the World’s Identity Provider, freeing everyone to safely use any technology.
• Our Workforce and Customer Identity Clouds enable secure yet flexible access, authentication, and automation.
• We are a cloud-first, SaaS environment.
• Okta has a global community spanning over 20 offices worldwide.
• Onboarding is immersive and in-person.

Equal Opportunity

• Okta is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
• All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, marital status, age, physical or mental disability, or status as a protected veteran.
• We also consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and convictions records, consistent with applicable laws.
• Reasonable accommodation is available for the job application, interview process, or onboarding.
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