Technology Data Privacy Legal Counsel, Diageo
Alcoholic beverage company
Open for applications
Alcoholic beverage company
1001+ employees
Open for applications
1001+ employees
Company mission
To be one of the best performing, most trusted and respected consumer products companies in the world.
Role
Who you are
- Qualified Lawyer in an EU member-state or the UK, or deep and wide-ranging experience in global technology data privacy matters
- Ability to assess new technologies comfortably
- Significant experience advising on, and understanding of, data privacy and protection in the context of new and developing technologies, including in relation to AI/ML, PET and the ability to understand differences between specific technological implementations
- Demonstrable interest in understanding how technology works to deliver highly effective data privacy advice
- 5+ years of legal practice in data privacy, gained in-house, or in a law firm
- In-depth knowledge of global protection and privacy laws and best practices within a technology context
- Successful management of stakeholders at all levels, resulting in strong and positive outcomes
- The ability to deal well with ambiguity, complexity and working within a fast-paced, entrepreneurial and matrixed environment
- Deep personal accountability for great performance
What the job involves
- The primary responsibility of the Technology Data Privacy Legal Counsel is, in conjunction with the Senior Data Privacy Director and other members of the Data Privacy team, to help Diageo leverage data as a strategic and commercial asset
- This role provides strategic guidance on new technologies; advising business users and key stakeholders within Digital & Technology
- Advise on legal and reputational matters within Digital & Technology
- Review proposed programmatic advertising use-cases, ensuring the legal advice reflects the specific technologies and how they work
- Deliver training on new and / or developing technologies in the context of data privacy, across various business units
- Conduct horizon scanning for regulatory updates and policy shifts, especially in relation to cybersecurity, cyber preparedness and developing technologies (including AI/ML and PET); communicating this legal research to a range of senior stakeholders
- Draft and advise on complex data protection-related documentation, including documentation relating to data transfers, legitimate interest assessments and privacy impact assessments for technology use-cases
- Engaging in the drafting, negotiating and reviewing of DPAs and / or DP clauses in key strategic technology-related contracts
- Lead complex privacy reviews and negotiations in the technology space, as they relate to data. Liaise with multiple business functions as appropriate
Our take
Multinational beverage company Diageo was the result of a merger between Guinness and Grand Metropolitan, a leisure and property conglomerate, in 1997. Spearheaded by then-Guiness executives Anthony Greener and Philip Yea, the merger sent stocks skyrocketing and by December of the same year, Diageo was listed on the London Stock Exchange.
As the owner of many of the global leaders in alcoholic beverages (think Ciroc, Smirnoff, and Tanqueray), Diageo has made a number of savvy acquisitions and sell-offs, expanding its portfolio beyond Europe and into the Americas, the Middle East, and Asia.
Over the past decade, however, it has had to face the rise of craft and independent brewing, with companies like Brewdog becoming new competitors. Rather than acquiring these craft beer companies, Diageo has focused on branding Guinness in a way that fits the craft mould. This involved initiatives like The Brewers Project.
During the early 2020s, Diageo also weathered an alcohol sales decline and has bounced back with a renewed focus on cold brew coffee liqueurs and Guinness blends, as well as further acquisitions that have included that of actor Ryan Reynolds’ Aviation Gin.
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Funding (1 round)
Aug 2023
$7.9m
GRANT
Total funding: $7.9m
Company HQ
Park Royal, London, UK
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Leadership
Debra Crew
(CEO)Currently a Board Member at Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. Previously Board Member at Mondelēz International, Newell Brands and previously a Board Member at Diageo before becoming its CEO.
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