Vice President, Head of Privacy (Privacy, Cyber Security, Consumer Compliance)
Hybrid (New York, NY)$275k - $315kfull-timePosted 1mo ago
About the role
Senior legal executive responsible for all data privacy, information security, and consumer marketing and subscriptions-related compliance across The New York Times, leading the privacy compliance function and partnering with cross-functional teams.
Responsibilities
- Advise internal clients on risks and controls related to personal data (consumers, employees, and other stakeholders) including privacy, online safety, and cybersecurity from US and international perspectives.
- Advise key business stakeholders on data governance, cybersecurity, marketing and subscriptions compliance aligning with company goals and culture.
- Drive improvements in privacy program maturity, incident readiness, vendor governance, compliant product launches, and privacy risk reduction; manage privacy program resources, vendor support, and outside counsel as needed.
- Draft/update privacy program policies and standards (public-facing and internal); terms of use, terms of sale, and other consumer-facing policies.
- Supervise Data Protection Impact Assessments and other risk assessments; conduct business risk assessments and implement mitigation plans.
- Advise on privacy regulatory and contractual compliance in marketing, ad sales, direct/programmatic advertising, identity resolution, data clean rooms, and third-party data/ad tech integrations.
- Review, draft and negotiate data protection agreements and security exhibits; advise on third-party risk reviews.
- Advise on consumer protection, subscriptions and marketing laws, regulations, and best practices.
- Provide product counseling on privacy, cybersecurity, and consumer compliance during product/platform development and releases.
- Track and counsel on US and international developments in data privacy, cybersecurity, and consumer marketing/subscription compliance.
- Serve as legal lead for security incident response; work with CISO and stakeholders; draft/update information security policies and procedures.
- Advise data science/analytics teams on privacy-compliant deployment of ML models and personalization.
- Oversee company-wide training strategy for coverage areas.
- Serve as point of contact for data protection authorities, regulatory inquiries, and industry groups.
- Demonstrate excellent judgment, professional integrity, and the ability to handle high-volume workload.
- Support and uphold The New York Times value of journalistic independence and mission.
Qualifications
- Juris Doctor is required and must be a member of the New York Bar.
- 15+ years of experience in US and international data privacy and protection, negotiating privacy-related agreements, building/maintaining a global privacy program, and supporting cybersecurity.
- 5+ years of experience managing people with cross-functional relationship management.
- 5+ years of prior in-house experience.
- Experience advising on online safety laws (age-appropriate design codes, app store age signals) and sensitive data privacy regulations (health data in ad tech, biometric privacy).
- Experience advising/managing legal professionals on domestic and international consumer issues including payflow, subscriptions, marketing, auto-renewal, click-to-cancel, anti-spam, TCPA, unfair/deceptive practices, customer care, and payment card rules.
Skills
Required:Juris Doctor (JD)Data privacyIn-house counsel experience
Benefits
- medical, dental and vision benefits
- Flexible Spending Accounts (F.S.A.s)
- company-matching 401(k) plan
- employee stock purchase plan
- paid vacation
- paid sick days
- paid parental leave
- tuition reimbursement
- professional development programs
Last updated Sep 9, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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