Tapestry Hiring for Senior Manager, Privacy Counsel at New York, New York Full Time

Explore the possibilities across our global house of brands.

Defined by inclusivity rather than exclusivity, Tapestry embraces the exploration of individuality and invests in helping you grow personally and professionally. Every individual in our global house has the opportunity to make an impact, learn and be part of our growing and unique story.

At Tapestry, we have the freedom to express ourselves and run with our best ideas across Coach, Kate Spade New York, and Stuart Weitzman. We share a profound belief in both our individual and collective potential, and know that with hard work and dedication, anything is possible.

Primary Purpose: As a member of the Law Department, you will provide ongoing dedicated legal and data management support to global privacy and will report to the Global Privacy Director, Senior Counsel.  This position requires a strong understanding of legal and regulatory developments influencing data privacy and knowledge of data management technology.  You will be based in our New York corporate office.

The successful individual will leverage their proficiency in Law to…

• Provide day-to-day advice and counsel to internal clients (e.g., Marketing, Data Analytics, Information Security, Procurement, Retail Operations, etc.)
• Implement Global Privacy Program, including but not limited to:
  • Draft, review and update standard data protection contractual clauses in accordance with new rules on data minimization, cross-border data transfers and data localization;
  • Conduct privacy risks assessments in cooperation with data owners and stewards;
  • Manage data subject rights requests;
  • Update records of processing activities; and
  • Report compliance metrics to Internal Audit.

• Leverage new technology solutions to manage data across organization.
• Draft or enhance privacy program-related standards, policies and playbooks, and provide training in line with changing regulatory guidance and best practices.
• Manage the inbox of the Global Privacy Office, including – data subject rights requests and opt outs from marketing emails and text messages.
• Review, analyze and draft agreements related to data management (access, use and sharing) and data retention.
• Conduct complex legal research and track global privacy legislation, evolving regulations, and enforcement trends.

The accomplished individual will possess…

•  Document (standard, policy or playbook) drafting skills 
• Strong interest/knowledge in new and emerging data management-technology solutions preferred
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and legal research skills
• Proven ability to independently identify privacy risks, analyze problems and provide viable solutions. Excellent verbal, written, interpersonal, organizational and negotiation skills
• Ability to communicate and interact effectively with all levels of personnel and management
• Ability to work under pressure, handle deadlines, and manage multiple tasks in a high- performance environment
• Ability to follow up on assignments in a timely manner, exercise good business judgment and work accurately under pressure
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to build consensus across a global matrix organization.
• Technically savvy to use technology to mitigate privacy risks.
• Willingness and curiosity to learn and implement new data privacy laws across the globe including North America, the EU & the UK, and the APAC regions (China’s Personal Information Protection Act)
• Self-starter to proactively collaborate with key business owners (Global Marketing, Data Analytics, IT and Information Security, Customer Care, and Clientelling) on data uses and privacy risks management

An outstanding professional will have…

• JD or educational equivalent required
• Any of CIPP/E/US/C/A, CIPM or CIPT certifications preferred
• At least 3-5 years of experience as a privacy manager, privacy counsel or associate with experience in an in-house environment (retail & e-commerce preferred)
• Experience either in-house, law firm or both with significant experience in relation to European and the US data privacy and personal data protection
• Good understanding of and familiarity with current legal and regulatory requirements relating to data privacy, data governance (classification and retention) and related legal and regulatory environments

Our Competencies for All Employees

• Courage: Doesn’t hold back anything that needs to be said; provides current, direct, complete, and “actionable” positive and corrective feedback to others; lets people know where they stand; faces up to people problems on any person or situation (not including direct reports) quickly and directly; is not afraid to take negative action when necessary.
• Creativity: Comes up with a lot of new and unique ideas; easily makes connections among previously unrelated notions; tends to be seen as original and value-added in brainstorming settings.
• Customer Focus: Is dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers; gets first-hand customer information and uses it for improvements in products and services; acts with customers in mind; establishes and maintains effective relationships with customers and gains their trust and respect.
• Dealing with Ambiguity: Can effectively cope with change; can shift gears comfortably; can decide and act without having the total picture; isn’t upset when things are up in the air; doesn’t have to finish things before moving on; can comfortably handle risk and uncertainty.
• Drive for Results: Can be counted on to exceed goals successfully; is constantly and consistently one of the top performers; very bottom-line oriented; steadfastly pushes self and others for results.
• Interpersonal Savvy: Relates well to all kinds of people, up, down, and sideways, inside and outside the organization; builds appropriate rapport; builds constructive and effective relationships; uses diplomacy and tact; can diffuse even high-tension situations comfortably.
• Learning on the Fly: Learns quickly when facing new problems; a relentless and versatile learner; open to change; analyzes both successes and failures for clues to improvement; experiments and will try anything to find solutions; enjoys the challenge of unfamiliar tasks; quickly grasps the essence and the underlying structure of anything.

Our Competencies for All People Managers

• Strategic Agility: Sees ahead clearly; can anticipate future consequences and trends accurately; has broad knowledge and perspective; is future oriented; can articulately paint credible pictures and visions of possibilities and likelihoods; can create competitive and breakthrough strategies and plans.
• Developing Direct Reports and Others: Provides challenging and stretching tasks and assignments; holds frequent development discussions; is aware of each person’s career goals; constructs compelling development plans and executes them; pushes people to accept developmental moves; will take on those who need help and further development; cooperates with the developmental system in the organization; is a people builder.
• Building Effective Teams: Blends people into teams when needed; creates strong morale and spirit in their team; shares wins and successes; fosters open dialogue; lets people finish and be responsible for their work; defines success in terms of the whole team; creates a feeling of belonging in the team.

Tapestry, Inc. is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer and we pride ourselves on hiring and developing the best people. All employment decisions (including recruitment, hiring, promotion, compensation, transfer, training, discipline and termination) are based on the applicant’s or employee’s qualifications as they relate to the requirements of the position under consideration. These decisions are made without regard to age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic characteristics, race, color, creed, religion, ethnicity, national origin, alienage, citizenship, disability, marital status, military status, pregnancy, or any other legally-recognized protected basis prohibited by applicable law. #LI-KS1 Visit Tapestry, Inc. at http://www.tapestry.com/