Legal Counsel, Privacy

Job Description:

• Provide practical, business-oriented legal advice on U.S. and global privacy matters across Nielsen’s products, services, commercial relationships, and internal operations
• Support the development and operation of Nielsen’s privacy program
• Advise on privacy compliance, data governance, and risk mitigation
• Draft, review, and negotiate DPAs, data protection and security terms, data use and sharing agreements, and related privacy provisions
• Conduct and support PIAs/DPIAs, identify risks, recommend mitigations, and embed privacy by design and by default
• Conduct privacy due diligence on third parties, vendors, customers, and strategic partners
• Advise on adtech, audience measurement, analytics, identity, cookies, pixels, SDKs, targeted advertising, consent management, data monetization, and media/marketing data practices
• Partner with Product, Engineering, Data Science, Information Security, Procurement, Sales, Marketing, and other stakeholders
• Support privacy incident and data breach response, consumer and data subject rights escalations, regulatory inquiries, audits, and other privacy compliance matters
• Contribute to policies, procedures, playbooks, templates, training, records of processing, data inventories, and compliance reporting
• Monitor privacy and data protection laws and enforcement trends and communicate recommendations
• Manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, global environment and provide clear, timely, pragmatic advice

Requirements:

• 2–5 years of experience practicing privacy, data protection, technology, commercial, or related legal work
• J.D. or equivalent legal qualification
• Admission to at least one U.S. state bar
• At least 2 years of experience with U.S. state privacy regulations, including CCPA/CPRA and other comprehensive state privacy laws
• At least 2 years of experience conducting or supporting DPIAs/PIAs and privacy risk assessments
• Experience drafting, reviewing, and negotiating DPAs and other privacy-related contract terms
• Experience advising both buyers/customers and sellers/providers of data or services
• Strong legal research, writing, negotiation, analytical, and issue-spotting skills
• Ability to explain complex privacy requirements in clear business terms
• Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional and international teams
• Ability to exercise sound judgment, manage competing priorities, and operate effectively with moderate supervision
• Knowledge of APAC privacy and data protection regulations, particularly India’s DPDP framework, Australia’s Privacy Act and Australian Privacy Principles, or South Korea’s PIPA (preferred)
• CIPP/US certification (preferred)
• Adtech, Martech, media measurement, audience analytics, data licensing, or digital advertising experience (strongly preferred)
• Familiarity with GDPR/UK GDPR, international data transfers, cross-border data sharing, consent and preference management, IAB frameworks, privacy management tools, data mapping, and records of processing activities
• Additional privacy certification such as CIPM, CIPT, or equivalent (a plus)

Benefits:

• Comprehensive health and wellness plans
• 401(k) with a Nielsen company match
• Generous paid time off policy
• Company-provided vehicle (depending on the role)
• Discretionary incentive/bonus eligibility (depending on the role)
• Potential eligibility for bonuses, equity, or other incentives