Managing Legal Counsel – Privacy

Role Summary

Join our team as a Managing Legal Counsel – Privacy and play a pivotal role in the future of T. Rowe Price, all while developing your expertise in a dynamic and supportive environment. This is an opportunity to join a global privacy and data protection legal team that tackles some of the most complex questions at the intersection of this growing body of laws, especially as they impact our asset management business.   This team works with a variety of business, compliance, risk, and legal associates across the globe dealing with novel legal and regulatory issues, helping to incorporate privacy and data protection into everything we do in service of the T. Rowe Price mission.    

Responsibilities

• Review and advise on product development and business initiatives to ensure privacy compliance, including privacy-by-design and security-by-design principles.
• Negotiate, draft, and review privacy-related contracts, including Data Processing Agreements (DPAs), vendor agreements, and AdTech contracts.
• Ensure compliance with U.S. privacy laws (CCPA/CPRA, and other state laws), digital and AdTech regulations, and global privacy frameworks (GDPR).
• Monitor and analyze regulatory developments, industry trends, and enforcement actions to proactively address privacy risks and opportunities.
• Provide strategic guidance to business leaders and cross-functional teams (Product, Engineering, Marketing, Security, Data Science) on privacy issues and risk mitigation.
• Lead and support privacy impact assessments (PIAs/DPIAs), data mapping, and records of processing activities.
• Develop, implement, and maintain privacy policies, procedures, and training materials.
• Manage and coordinate responses to privacy and data security incidents, including potential regulatory notifications and remediation.
• Represent the company in industry groups and advocate for privacy best practices.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to implement privacy best practices, reflecting our commitment to innovation, compliance, and ethical privacy practices.

Qualifications

Required:

• J.D. from an accredited law school and active membership in at least one U.S. state bar.
• 8-10 years of total relevant work experience.
• Deep knowledge of U.S. privacy laws (CCPA, CPRA, and other state laws) and familiarity with global frameworks (GDPR).
• Demonstrated experience advising on privacy and data protection.
• Demonstrated ability to draft and negotiate complex privacy-related contracts.
• Strong communication, negotiation, and teamwork skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate across functions.
• Proven ability to manage multiple complex projects and provide practical, actionable, and business-oriented legal advice.

Preferred:

• Prior in-house experience as an attorney.
• Experience advising clients within the asset management/financial services sector.
• Certification in privacy (e.g., CIPP/US, CIPM, CIPT) is a plus.

FINRA Requirements

FINRA licenses are not required and will not be supported for this role.

Work Flexibility

This role is eligible for hybrid work, with up to one day per week from home.