Counsel, Privacy & AI

Counsel, Privacy & AI

This role is eligible for our hybrid work model: 2 days in-office

Our People & Culture and Legal teams make sure we provide a highly ethical working environment where everyone at Priceline can bring their whole selves to work and deliver their very best each day.  We want you to thrive – to feel safe, supported, valued, and growing to your highest potential!

Why this job’s a big deal: 

As Counsel, Privacy & AI,  you will have the opportunity to work with a dynamic and experienced team on privacy & AI issues impacting Priceline’s business and products globally. You will work directly with business, product, technology and security teams to design innovative solutions for products and services as well as across the legal department on Priceline activities and regulatory issues.  You’ll also work directly with privacy, legal, compliance and security colleagues across the independent Booking Holdings operating companies as each brand prioritizes privacy and responsible AI in making it easier to experience the world.

In this role you will:

• Maintain up-to-date, deep fluency on privacy and AI laws, regulations, requirements and industry best practices.

• Work directly with the company’s security team, participating in incident response, governance initiatives, and common data protection issues.

• Advise the business on legal, regulatory, and business standards.

• Own key elements of the company’s privacy management program, working directly with technology and business colleagues to ensure their processes meet applicable legal requirements.

• Manage internal data protection investigations. 

• Ensure internal and external assessments, audits and monitoring activities are compliant and managed with appropriate legal guidance.

• Own the DPA process: working directly with commercial legal colleagues and business stakeholders, ensure DPAs are appropriate, compliant and efficiently negotiated.

• Draft a wide variety of governance documents, internal and external communications, and contractual documents.

• Identify and communicate potential risks areas with leadership and propose compliant mitigation solutions.

What you’ll bring:

• JD with 5-8 years experience in privacy/AI/cyber and admission to at least one US state bar

• 5-8 years privacy experience as an associate at a premier law firm or business. In-house experience is a plus, but not essential.

• Must have a CIPP-US or CIPP-M certification

• Knowledge of comprehensive global privacy laws, regulatory requirements and other guidance and standards, in particular GDPR, CCPA & other emerging privacy & AI governance laws.

• Ability to clearly organize and inform through excellent written and verbal communications, strong analytical ability, attention to detail and creative, agile problem-solving.

• Ability to lead, take action, and provide direction.

• Experience quickly issue-spotting, analyzing, and clearly communicating advice on complex legal issues.

• Direct experience drafting and negotiating data protection contracts & addenda.

• Direct experience working with technology and product stakeholders, providing tailored advice to ensure compliance and mitigation strategies, if necessary.

• Experience conducting ongoing compliance monitoring & reporting activities in coordination with other compliance and operational assessment functions.

• A love of diverse, fast paced environments.

• An enthusiasm to partner at all levels of the organization.

• Illustrated history of living the values necessary to Priceline:  Customer, Innovation, Team, Accountability and Trust. 

• Unquestionable integrity and ethics.. A commitment to The Right Results, The Right Way is not just a motto at Priceline; it’s a way of life. 

There are a variety of factors that go into determining a salary range, including but not limited to external market benchmark data, geographic location, and years of experience sought/required. In addition to a competitive base salary, certain roles may be eligible for an annual bonus and/or equity grant.

The salary range for this position is $135,000-$170,000.

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Who we are

WE ARE PRICELINE.

Our success as one of the biggest players in online travel is all thanks to our incredible, dedicated team of talented employees. Priceliners are focused on being the best travel deal makers in the world, motivated by our passion to help everyone experience the moments that matter most in their lives. Whether it’s a dream vacation, your cousin’s graduation, or your best friend’s wedding - we make travel affordable and accessible to our customers. 

Our culture is unique and inspiring (that’s what our employees tell us). We’re a grown-up, startup. We deliver the excitement of a new venture, without the struggles and chaos that can come with a business that hasn’t stabilized.  

We’re on the cutting edge of innovative technologies. We keep the customer at the center of all that we do. Our ability to meet their needs relies on the strength of a workforce as diverse as the customers we serve. We bring together employees from all walks of life and we are proud to provide the kind of inclusive environment that stimulates innovation, creativity and collaboration.

Priceline is part of the Booking Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: BKNG) family of companies, a highly profitable global online travel company with a market capitalization of over $80 billion. Our sister companies include Booking.com, BookingGo, Agoda, Kayak and OpenTable. 

If you want to be part of something truly special, check us out! 

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