Senior Privacy Counsel, Corporate Legal Team, Remote Opportunity

The Opportunity

Huron is redefining what a global consulting organization can be. Advancing new ideas every day to build even stronger clients, individuals and communities. We’re helping our clients find new ways to drive growth, enhance business performance and sustain leadership in the markets they serve. And, we’re developing strategies and implementing solutions that enable the transformative change they need to own their future.

As a member of the Huron corporate team, you’ll help to evolve our business model to stay ahead of market forces, industry trends and client needs. Our accounting, finance, human resources, IT, legal, marketing and facilities management professionals work collaboratively to support Huron’s collective strategies and enable real transformation to produce sustainable business results.

Join our team and create your future

Position Summary

Huron is redefining what a global consulting organization can be. Advancing new ideas every day to build even stronger clients, individuals, and communities. We’re helping our clients find new ways to drive growth, enhance business performance and sustain leadership in the markets they serve. And we’re developing strategies and implementing solutions that enable the transformative change they need to own their future.
As a member of the Huron corporate team, you’ll help to evolve our business model to stay ahead of market forces, industry trends and client needs. Our accounting, finance, human resources, IT, legal, marketing and facilities management professionals work collaboratively to support Huron’s collective strategies and enable real transformation to produce sustainable business results.
Join our team and create your future.
Position Summary
Huron Consulting Group is seeking an experienced privacy attorney to lead Huron’s global privacy program, practices and strategy, ensuring compliance with all relevant data protection regulations, and fostering a culture of privacy across the organization.
Key Relationships
• Reports to: Corporate VP, Chief Compliance & Privacy Officer

• Supports: The Senior Counsel, Privacy & Data Security will work closely with legal, compliance, IT, security, and business units to mitigate risks and protect sensitive data while supporting the company’s growth and innovation goals.

Qualifications

Primary Responsibilities:

• Oversee Huron’s privacy program that aligns with the company’s business objectives and complies with applicable laws, including GDPR, CCPA, India DPDPA, HIPAA, and other domestic and global data protection regulations.
• Create, update, and enforce privacy and data protection policies, procedures, and guidelines across the organization.
• Serve as a subject matter expert on all matters relating to global data privacy, data protection, and cybersecurity law, providing practical, timely, strategic, and high-quality legal advice on these matters. 
• Monitor and ensure compliance with all relevant privacy laws and regulations, driving the resolution of privacy risks/issues, including by escalating key issues to leadership and cross-functional partners.
• Regularly partner with cross-functional teams including IT (Governance, Risk & Compliance), legal, compliance, HR and other teams on matters of privacy and data protection.
• Respond to privacy-related incidents, inquiries, and data subject access requests and advise internal stakeholders on response and remediation best practices.
• Advise on data governance, data mapping, retention, and disposal practices to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and best practices.
• Provide legal guidance on compliance with HIPAA, including data governance requirements, protection of PHI, HIPAA Privacy Rule, Security Rule and Breach Notification Rule.
• Advise on, review and draft privacy and data protection terms in client and vendor agreements.
• Develop and deliver privacy and data protection training.
• Provide advice and counsel to Huron businesses on privacy, security, cybersecurity and related data protection issues.
• Advise on broad range of issues of first impression regarding AI, particularly the intersection of AI and privacy and data protection.  
• Provide oversight to outside counsel handling privacy and data security matters.
• Support company-wide compliance and legal initiatives and activities.

Qualifications / Desired Experience:

• Deep understanding of global privacy laws, regulations, and industry best practices. Experience with privacy frameworks, such as GDPR, CCPA, DPDPA, and others, including HIPAA.
• Minimum of four to six (4-6) years of experience in privacy and data protection. In-house experience considered a plus.