Senior Privacy Counsel

Job Responsibilities:

• Serve as lead legal advisor on privacy- and AI-related projects.

• Provide business-oriented and strategic legal advice to personnel at all levels of Morningstar companies.

• Act as subject matter expert regarding privacy and AI regulations in the United States, Europe, China, Canada, and various other locations where Morningstar does business.

• Lead legal product reviews, including privacy reviews, data protection impact assessments, and AI impact assessments.

• Develop and implement privacy and AI policies and procedures.

• Serve as escalation point for privacy operations team for data subject requests, customer due diligence requests, and other matters.

• Monitor new laws, regulations and other legal developments; develop pragmatic compliance strategies in response.

• Assist information security team with response to suspected privacy incidents, advise regarding regulatory obligations, including requirements to notify impacted parties.

• Draft, review, and negotiate privacy terms in commercial agreements, including data processing agreements.

• Develop role-based privacy training materials for teams across variety of functions and promote.

• Collaborate with legal team peers to develop innovative legal solutions by incorporating technology into legal operations.

Qualifications:

• 7+ years of experience as a practicing attorney

• Licensed to practice law in local jurisdiction.

• Strong understanding of global consumer privacy regulations, including GPDR and CCPA; and AI regulations, including the AI Act.

• Privacy certifications (CIPPE/E, CIPP/US, CIPM, CIPT, AIGP) or equivalent a plus.

• Experience drafting and negotiating data protection agreements and/or commercial agreements.

• Product counsel experience, particularly conducting product-level legal reviews and creating compliance strategies for consumer-facing products.

• Ability to work independently and manage a demanding workload with minimal supervision.

• Experience serving as a strategic partner with cross-functional teams.

• Strong technical fluency with ability to quickly study and understand complex AI/ML systems and other new technologies and understand technical documentation.

• Fluent in English.

Morningstar's hybrid work environment gives you the opportunity to collaborate in-person each week as we've found that we're at our best when we're purposely together on a regular basis. In most of our locations, our hybrid work model is four days in-office each week. A range of other benefits are also available to enhance flexibility as needs change. No matter where you are, you'll have tools and resources to engage meaningfully with your global colleagues.