Sr Legal Counsel VP (Vendor Contract Management / Privacy)

The posting, as Pathward, N.A. wrote it

We are a hybrid, remote-office company dedicated to growing our talent anywhere!

We have onsite locations in: Sioux Falls, SD, Phoenix, AZ, Louisville, KY, Troy, MI, Franklin, TN, Easton, PA.

At Pathward, we take tremendous pride in our purpose to create financial inclusion for all™. We are a financial empowerment company that works with innovators to increase financial availability, choice, and opportunity for all. We strive to remove barriers that traditional institutions put in the way of financial access, and promote economic mobility by providing responsible, secure, high quality financial products.

We are a team of problem solvers and innovators who celebrate our differences and know that our unique perspectives make us stronger and well-positioned for success. We celebrate, and embrace, our team members through our *HUMBLE*HUNGRY*SMART approach, and we believe that we are strongest when we embrace the voices of our employees, customers, partners, and the communities we serve.

About the Role

The Legal team at Pathward protects and strengthens the organization through legal expertise and strategic counsel. This role focuses on vendor contract management and privacy/data protection, supporting the enterprise’s third-party risk management and data governance programs.

Pathward is seeking a highly-motivated and experienced attorney with broad-based legal, compliance, and regulatory experience. As Senior Legal Counsel, VP (Vendor Contracts / Privacy), you will provide legal support and advice on matters relating to legislative and regulatory developments, privacy implications regarding financial products and services, vendor contracts and licensing agreements, and all aspects of data protection, including privacy program support, cybersecurity, information technology and related compliance initiatives.

What You Will Do

• Provide legal support for data privacy, data protection, and cybersecurity programs including development and maintenance of procedures, training, and guidance.
• Monitor and assess effectiveness of internal data protection policies and procedures, including assisting in data subject access requests and security incidents, and recommending amendments as applicable.
• Provide legal advice to business line partners on data protection and privacy laws, compliance, and best practices regarding information technology and information security.
• Deliver broad support for regulatory change management in the financial services industry by providing updates and guidance to the business on the impact of new and changing laws.
• Engage in all aspects of vendor contract review including preparing, adapting, and negotiating data protection contractual clauses and processes in relation to client relationships, third-party vendor agreements and sub-processor agreements; ensure Pathward has appropriate language in place when acting as a data controller and/or data processor, as well as generally advising on agreements, how to

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Who we are

Our commitment to inclusion is woven into our DNA. We believe that we are strongest when we embrace the voices of our employees, customers, partners, and the communities we serve.

We provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, transgender status, pregnancy, national origin, age (age 40 and over), disability, genetic information, marital status, hair texture or hairstyle, ancestry, service in the uniformed services, protected veteran status, status as a victim of domestic violence or any other class protected by federal, state and local laws.

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