Corporate / Senior Counsel, Technology & Privacy Job Manager In USA

United States

Remote

Full-time

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Health insurance
Paid parental leave
Parental leave
Tuition reimbursement

Who We Are:

Kontoor Brands, Inc. (KTB) is the parent company of Wrangler®, Lee® and Rock & Republic®, with owned manufacturing facilities in Mexico and Nicaragua. Kontoor also owns and operates over 140 retail stores across the globe. Our global company employs more than 15,000 people in 65 countries, with world headquarters in Greensboro, North Carolina, and regional headquarters in Geneva and Hong Kong. Corporate / Senior Counsel, Technology & Privacy

Job Posting:

Kontoor Brands is currently seeking a Corporate / Senior Counsel, Technology & Privacy to provide legal advice and support to the digital/e-commerce, information security, marketing, and technology aspects of our business. This role will serve as the legal partner to multiple business teams and will collaborate with internal stakeholders to enable them to understand and assess risks and make informed business decisions. Corporate / Senior Counsel, Technology & Privacy

The Corporate / Senior Counsel, Technology & Privacy will be responsible for managing Kontoor Brands’ Privacy Program and all associated legal work, including privacy policies, consents, notices, assessments, and compliance in applicable jurisdictions. In this role you will serve as the subject matter expert in privacy and data protection and the legal point of contact for technology contracts.

Responsibilities:

Provide legal counsel to Kontoor business units, including the digital/e-commerce team, information security, marketing, and technology teams
Assist in the shaping and management of Kontoor’s Privacy Program
Ensure ongoing compliance with applicable data privacy laws and regulations
Reviewing, analyzing, drafting, and negotiating a wide variety of agreements
Communicate with business partners; sees and obtain advice of other counsel
Exercise discretion in handling sensitive and confidential matters
Maintain consumer-facing privacy policies, notices, and consents, and internal privacy policies, standards, processes, and procedures
Review existing activities, policies, and procedures, and perform privacy impact assessments and privacy-by-design guidance to ensure compliance with the ever-changing landscape of privacy laws and regulations
Collaborate with the Information Security team on cyber security policies and procedures, vendor assessments, as well as ongoing privacy and security training and awareness activities
Manage outside counsel, as needed, in an effective and efficient manner
Work in parallel with other members of the Legal team in multiple regions of the world to provide strategic direction, while aligning the legal activities with recognized best practices
Stay current on relevant laws and regulations that affect the company’s operations, including data privacy laws and regulations in domestic and applicable international jurisdictions
Assist with additional project
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s and perform additional duties, as requested

Requirements:

JD (Juris Doctor Degree)
Admitted to practice law and in good standing in at least one U.S. state bar/jurisdiction
4+ years legal experience, with an emphasis on privacy, data protection, and information security
Demonstrated business acumen and ability to evaluate issues from both legal and business perspectives with a practical, business-oriented approach balancing both business and legal implications. Corporate / Senior Counsel, Technology & Privacy

Preferred experience:

- Experience with cloud computing and software-based products
- Experience with technology-focused commercial contracts (e.g., SAAS and License Agreements)
- Experience working in a global consumer goods business
- Prior work with a global public company

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Why Kontoor Brands?

At Kontoor, we offer a comprehensive benefit package to fit your lifestyle and our benefits are crafted with the same care as our products.

When our employees are healthy, secure and well, they bring their best selves to work. Kontoor Brands supports you with a competitive benefits program that provides choice and flexibility to meet your and your family’s needs – now and in the future. We offer resources to support your physical, emotional, social and financial wellbeing, plus benefits like discounts on our apparel. Kontoor Brands also provides four weeks of Paid Parental Leave to eligible employees who are new parents, Flexible Fridays and tuition reimbursement. Corporate / Senior Counsel, Technology & Privacy

Our Kontoor D&I Mission

At Kontoor, we believe that D&I is a key enabler to a culture that empowers us to work with passion and confidence, shaping our brand and future. Corporate / Senior Counsel, Technology & Privacy

Our Kontoor D&I Commitment

Create a global workforce of high-performing teams that both unlocks our individual uniqueness and harnesses our collaborative talents
Ensure an equitable environment that attracts & promotes diverse workforce
Foster inclusivity, ensuring employees feel they can bring their whole selves to work

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