Principal Privacy Counsel

Stamford, Connecticut, United States of America

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KAYAK, part of Booking Holdings (NASDAQ : BKNG), is the world’s leading travel search engine. With billions of queries across our platforms, we help people find their perfect flight, stay, rental car, cruise, or vacation package.

We’re also transforming the in-travel experience with our app and new accommodation software. For more information, visit www.KAYAK.com.

As an employee of KAYAK, you will be part of a global network that includes OpenTable and KAYAK's portfolio of metasearch brands including Swoodoo, checkfelix, momondo, Cheapflights, Mundi and HotelsCombined.

Many employees are dedicated to one brand, but we all have the benefit of using each other's strengths and insights. Together, we're able to help people experience the world through dining and travel.

The Position

OpenTable and KAYAK are looking for a highly organized, motivated and business-oriented Principal Privacy Counsel specialized in global privacy, commercial, and product advising to further our mission of helping everyone experience the world through travel and dining.

As a Principal Privacy Counsel, you will play a crucial role in being a trusted advisor to KAYAK and OpenTable’s cross-functional teams and assisting them roll out innovative travel and dining features and solutions at scale.

You will collaborate cross-functionally across Commercial, Marketing, Engineering, and Product teams to operationalize business initiatives with a legal and privacy impact and help define privacy strategy and roadmap.

This role will report to our Director, Legal and may be located remotely.

Location

This position will be located in the US on the east coast - possible locations include Stamford, CT, New York, NY, Cambridge, MA, or US remote.

In this role, you will :

• Strategically develop, enforce and lead a global privacy program, collaborating with senior partners and cross-functional teams to ensure strategic alignment.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to KAYAK and OpenTable Commercial, Partnerships, Engineering, Product, and Security teams, providing strategic and tactical advice regarding product and privacy laws and global regulations, including but not limited to state and federal consumer and privacy laws (e.

g., GDPR, CPRA, and FTC).

• Advise cross-functional teams on the impact of global regulations on our suite of products and assist with roadmap planning and presentation to the KAYAK and OpenTable leadership teams.
• Counsel cross-functional teams on end-to-end product, privacy and regulatory matters, serving as a resident authority on global privacy, data, product design, and information security.
• Identify and address novel product, regulatory, privacy, artificial intelligence and other legal risks and mitigations creatively, and build processes for innovating at scale.
• Advise cross-functional teams and senior members on legal requirements related to security incidents and regulatory inquiries.
• Review, negotiate and draft complex privacy agreements, including integration partnership agreements and / or agreements with an artificial intelligence component.
• Draft public-facing product and privacy disclosures, disclaimers and terms of use.
• Develop and maintain subject-matter expertise in privacy and consumer protection areas that impact the KAYAK and OpenTable products globally.

Requirements / Qualifications

• Minimum 8-10 years experience of legal experience with global privacy laws and regulations, with particular emphasis on consumer and marketplace products advising high-growth companies on privacy and product issues in a senior capacity.
• J.D. from a nationally or internationally-recognized law school and has been admitted to the bar, with a license to practice law in at least one US state.
• CIPP / US, CIPP / E, CIPM or equivalent professional certification strongly preferred.
• Prior experience working directly with partners throughout an organization and advising senior leaders on risk mitigation to ensure we take the optimal path.
• Humble and egoless teammate with a sense of levity and humor.
• Exceptional facility with spotting issues, assessing and communicating risks, making common-sense decisions in the face of ambiguity, and finding flexible / creative solutions to achieve business goals.
• Excellent judgment, high integrity, and strong verbal and written communication skills, interpersonal skills, and a can-do demeanor.
• Exceptional collaboration, partnership and influencing skills with the ability to work in a global environment across multiple locations and time zones.
• Likes working in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
• Experience working with global teams in multiple locations.

Benefits

• Day off on your birthday.
• Company matched retirement plans.
• Health, dental and vision insurance plans.
• Flexible Spending Accounts.
• Headspace Subscription.
• Weekly Catered Lunches.
• Free massages from professional massage therapists.

Diversity and Inclusion

We aspire to have a workplace that reflects all of the diverse communities we serve. We know that when we have diverse teams we produce more creative ideas, products, and better outcomes for our team members.

OpenTable / KAYAK is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer, and we welcome and encourage candidates from all backgrounds and experiences to apply for roles on our team.

Whoever you are, just be you.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform job responsibilities, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.

Please contact us to request accommodation.

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