Senior Legal Counsel VP – Vendor Contracts, Privacy

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🌵 Arizona, Kentucky, +4 more states – Remote

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💵 $104k - $174k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

⚖️ Legal Counsel / General Counsel

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Pathward

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1001 - 5000 employees

🛡️ Insurance

💼 Consulting

📦 Logistics

Insurance • Consulting • Logistics

Pathward is a federally registered financial institution that provides robust banking infrastructure, proven technology resource partners, and dynamic collaboration to assist third-party partners in delivering banking programs that meet customer demands. The company focuses on providing a variety of financial solutions including issuing, acquiring, digital payments, credit solutions, and professional tax solutions, among others. Additionally, Pathward supports commercial finance through working capital, equipment finance, structured finance, and insurance premium finance. Committed to financial inclusion, Pathward powers financial access and innovation through strategic partnerships, including efforts to support renewable energy loan growth.

📋 Description

• Provide legal support for data privacy, data protection, and cybersecurity programs, including procedures, training, and guidance • Monitor and assess internal data protection policies and procedures • Assist with data subject access requests and security incidents • Advise business line partners on data protection and privacy laws, compliance, and information security best practices • Support regulatory change management in the financial services industry • Provide updates and guidance on the impact of new and changing laws • Review, prepare, adapt, and negotiate vendor, client, third-party, sub-processor, technology, and licensing agreements • Draft and negotiate data protection contractual clauses • Ensure appropriate language when Pathward acts as a data controller or data processor • Advise on agreements, risk mitigation, and compliance with company policies and legal regulations • Engage with stakeholders across IT, Information Security, People & Culture, Treasury, and other business lines • Perform other legal support duties assigned by the Deputy General Counsel and Chief Privacy Officer

🎯 Requirements

• Juris Doctor degree required • Active membership to practice in at least one U.S. state • 7+ years of legal experience as a practicing attorney in big law firms, governmental agencies, and/or in-house legal/compliance departments • Strong preference for demonstrated knowledge and experience in the financial services industry and with publicly traded companies • Extensive experience analyzing, interpreting, and applying state and federal regulations to vendor contracts and privacy programs • Working knowledge of privacy-related regulations associated with financial institutions • Experience with drafting complex technology and BaaS agreements • Proficiency with Microsoft Office 365 (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook, Teams) • Exemplary written and verbal communication skills • Familiarity with privacy and data protection principles • Ability to assess and manage legal risk in third-party relationships • Ability to build relationships and influence stakeholders across business lines • Ability to work independently • Willingness and flexibility to respond to evolving privacy regulations, vendor risk requirements, and organizational needs

🏖️ Benefits

• Annual performance-based incentive opportunity • Health insurance • 401(k) retirement benefits • Life insurance • Disability benefits • Paid time off • Comprehensive benefits package for eligible employees