Associate Counsel - Privacy (REMOTE) - Maximus

The Associate Counsel, Privacy is responsible for maintaining a comprehensive understanding of U.S. federal, state, and global privacy laws to ensure the company's privacy compliance. This role involves reviewing contracts, proposals, software requests, and agreements to identify privacy risks, drafting privacy assessments, and participating in breach investigations. The Associate Counsel also supports the development of privacy statements, conducts audits, and provides training and guidance to internal stakeholders on privacy-related matters. This position requires effective communication with various teams to mitigate risks and enhance privacy protocols.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

- Maintain a working knowledge of US federal and state privacy laws for the company

- Maintain awareness of global privacy laws that apply to the company and how they impact the company's privacy compliance posture

- Review proposals/solicitations to identify privacy risks and mitigations; communicate effectively with stakeholders

- Review contracts, subcontracts, licensing agreements, etc. and identify privacy requirements, risks, and contract mitigations

- Working knowledge and ability to identify required federal/state/global privacy controls for management review

- Draft privacy impact assessment for management review with assistance from senior team members

- Draft public facing privacy statements with assistance from senior team members

- Develop an understanding of Maximus operations, systems and systems integration

- Investigate and document the risk resulting from assigned privacy incidents, including applying legal analysis to make breach determination under all applicable standards, determine root causes, recommend sanctions, identify potential process improvements, including training recommendations.

- Participate in the breach notification process with internal and external stakeholders

- Review proposals and contract actions processed for the company prior to signature or negotiation, and ensure that all factors have been considered and all necessary information has been gathered.

- Periodically create, review, and/or revise Privacy Work Instructions and project-specific templates and other documents

- Conduct on-site and virtual project privacy audits to determine privacy compliance

- Identify and implement efficient methods for assessing privacy incidents and identifying and mitigating privacy risks in proposals and contracts

- Draft and review documents including Business Associate Agreements ("BAAs"), subcontractor, vendor agreements and other documents for privacy compliance

- Develop and provide privacy training for internal stakeholders as needed

- Provide guidance to internal stakeholders on privacy-related inquiries.

-Review software requests to understand privacy impacts (functionality, usability, compatibility); communicate effectively with software governance stakeholders

-Review software licensing agreements/contracts to identify privacy implication, requirements, and compliance

Minimum Requirements

- Bachelor's degree in relevant field of study and 5+ years of relevant professional experience required, or equivalent combination of education and experience.

- JD from an accredited law school and admission to one or more State Bars is required.

- Current IAPP certification (required within six months of hire)

- Working knowledge of privacy laws and regulations (e.g., HIPAA, Privacy Act, GLBA, FCRA, GDPR, state consumer privacy rights laws and state breach notification laws)

- Ability to interact successfully with senior leaders (internal and external to the organization).

- Strong work ethic with a "can do" attitude.

- Self-starter, quick study and ability to manage deadlines.

- Able to work independently and in a team environment

- Executive presence and strong interpersonal skills.

- Experience interfacing with a wide variety of key stakeholders; a strong collaborator and team oriented.

EEO Statement

Active military service members, their spouses, and veteran candidates often embody the core competencies Maximus deems essential, and bring a resiliency and dependability that greatly enhances our workforce. We recognize your unique skills and experiences, and want to provide you with a career path that allows you to continue making a difference for our country. We're proud of our connections to organizations dedicated to serving veterans and their families. If you are transitioning from military to civilian life, have prior service, are a retired veteran or a member of the National Guard or Reserves, or a spouse of an active military service member, we have challenging and rewarding career opportunities available for you. A committed and diverse workforce is our most important resource. Maximus is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. Maximus provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status or disabled status.

Pay Transparency

Maximus compensation is based on various factors including but not limited to job location, a candidate's education, training, experience, expected quality and quantity of work, required travel (if any), external market and internal value analysis including seniority and merit systems, as well as internal pay alignment. Annual salary is just one component of Maximus's total compensation package. Other rewards may include short- and long-term incentives as well as program-specific awards. Additionally, Maximus provides a variety of benefits to employees, including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, a retirement savings plan, paid holidays and paid time off. Compensation ranges may differ based on contract value but will be commensurate with job duties and relevant work experience. An applicant's salary history will not be used in determining compensation. Maximus will comply with regulatory minimum wage rates and exempt salary thresholds in all instances.

Annual Base Pay Minimum for this Position

$

105,000.00

Annual Base Pay Maximum for this Position

$

120,000.00