Data, Privacy and IP Counsel, Assistant Vice President

Do you want your voice heard and your actions to count?

Discover your opportunity with Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), one of the world’s leading financial groups. Across the globe, we’re 120,000 colleagues, striving to make a difference for every client, organization, and community we serve. We stand for our values, building long-term relationships, serving society, and fostering shared and sustainable growth for a better world.

With a vision to be the world’s most trusted financial group, it’s part of our culture to put people first, listen to new and diverse ideas and collaborate toward greater innovation, speed and agility. This means investing in talent, technologies, and tools that empower you to own your career.

Join MUFG, where being inspired is expected and making a meaningful impact is rewarded.

The selected colleague will work at an MUFG office or client sites four days per week and work remotely one day. A member of our recruitment team will provide more details.

Key Responsibilities

The Enterprise Transactions, Data & Technology, and Information Security Legal Practice Group, which is part of the Office of the General Counsel, Regulatory and Governance, provides legal coverage across all business units in the areas of Procurement, Intellectual Property, Cybersecurity, Privacy, Technology Transactions, and Emerging Technologies. The position will provide counsel for some or all of the following, depending on expertise. Other duties may be required but are not listed below and specific responsibilities may change over time:

Data & Technology and Information Security:

• Identify and assess risks related to compliance with privacy laws and regulations applicable to the financial services industry, including applicable federal, state, and international privacy laws such as GLBA, GDPR, CCPA/CPRA, and other data breach notice laws, regulations, and guidance.
• Become familiar with, and provide legal advice related to, MUFG business strategies and priorities and their implications on privacy, use of data, technology architecture, data governance, and emerging technologies.
• Liaise with stakeholders, including Third Party Risk Management, Procurement, and Enterprise Information Security on a variety of vendor issues related to privacy, data security, artificial intelligence, and technology. Structure, draft, and negotiate commercial agreements with vendors, with a focus on technology providers.
• Collaborate with colleagues in MUFG’s other regional branches to coordinate efforts and optimize MUFG’s global privacy approach.

Intellectual Property:

• Manage intellectual property portfolio applications, registrations, and prosecutions, including use of outside counsel to support intellectual property related engagements.
• Provide advice for technology-related transactional issues, including negotiating and drafting agreements, interpreting agreements to advise business units on rights and responsibilities, and performing due diligence for strategic investments and M&A deals.
• Experience with trademark, copyright, and internet-related legal matters in also desirable. The attorney will support all lines of business and corporate staff areas.

Qualifications

• Juris Doctor (J.D.) from an accredited law school and must be in compliance with all relevant licensing requirements including the requirements of the jurisdiction where the role will be located prior to commencement of employment.
• 1-3+ years of experience gained while in law school or otherwise in-house at a public corporation, law firm, or financial services regulatory agency
• Understand and experience analyzing and applying federal, state, and global laws related to data privacy and data security, including regulations and requirements, such as GDPR, CCPA/CPRA, etc.
• Strong issue spotting, risk assessment, and problem-solving skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication abilities
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and prioritize effectively in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment
• Strong interpersonal skill and ability to work collaboratively with various stakeholders
• Flexibility and adaptability to changing priorities and deadlines and ability to manage multiple priorities
• Strong work ethic, fast-learner and self-starter, comfortable in a fast-paced environment, ability to execute tasks in a timely manner and be responsive to internal and external stakeholders

Preferred Skills

• Experience negotiating contracts, including intellectual property licensing, software license and outsourcing agreements.
• In-house experience in the financial services industry or technology industry.

The typical base pay range for this role is between $120K - $174K depending on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and location. This role may also be eligible for certain discretionary performance-based bonus and/or incentive compensation. Additionally, our Total Rewards program provides colleagues with a competitive benefits package (in accordance with the eligibility requirements and respective terms of each) that includes comprehensive health and wellness benefits, retirement plans, educational assistance and training programs, income replacement for qualified employees with disabilities, paid maternity and parental bonding leave, and paid vacation, sick days, and holidays. For more information on our Total Rewards package, please click the link below.

MUFG Benefits Summary

We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws (including (i) the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, (ii) the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, (iii) the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, and (iv) the California Fair Chance Act) to the extent that (a) an applicant is not subject to a statutory disqualification pursuant to Section 3(a)(39) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 8a(2) or 8a(3) of the Commodity Exchange Act, and (b) they do not conflict with the background screening requirements of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) and the National Futures Association (NFA). The major responsibilities listed above are the material job duties of this role for which the Company reasonably believes that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship potentially resulting in the withdrawal of conditional offer of employment, if any.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities duties and skills required of personnel so classified.

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and committed to leveraging the diverse backgrounds, perspectives and experience of our workforce to create opportunities for our colleagues and our business. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, gender expression, gender identity, sex, age, ancestry, marital status, protected veteran and military status, disability, medical condition, sexual orientation, genetic information, or any other status of an individual or that individual’s associates or relatives that is protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.