APAC Privacy, Cybersecurity & Digital Counsel

Job Description:

• Be responsible for Asia Pacific (APAC) privacy, cybersecurity & digital legal issues, training programs, third-party assessments, legal risk management strategies, and compliance with applicable laws and regulations.  
• Provide legal counsel and guidance on a wide variety of data protection, privacy, cybersecurity, technology and digital legal matters which arise from the operation of a large, complex, geographically dispersed organization, including contracting and data subject access request fulfillment as needed.

• Act as a Data Protection Officer for certain APAC jurisdictions.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for regulators and other third parties for queries, complaints, incidents or regulatory investigations, advising on the substance and application of APAC data protection, privacy, cybersecurity, technology and digital laws, regulator guidance and court and other authority decisions, conducting assessments to ensure compliance.

• Provide legal advice and guidance on APAC privacy, cybersecurity & digital regulatory compliance topics to 3M’s senior leaders, managers and other internal colleagues and clients in APAC, the United States and globally to confirm that current and proposed activities, policies, business practices and transactions comply with relevant laws and regulations.
• Contribute to 3M’s global privacy, cybersecurity & digital legal initiatives.
• Manage and advise on privacy, cybersecurity & digital investigations as privileging attorney and integrate lessons learned back into 3M’s compliance programs.
• Coordinate global advice for one or more Business Groups, ensuring an aligned approach from the Privacy, Cybersecurity & Digital Legal team.
• Proactively monitor and provide advice and guidance on the assessment and implementation of evolving privacy, cybersecurity & digital risks and regulations, and collaborate with cross-functional colleagues on the application and implementation of new laws, regulations, judgments and regulatory guidance to 3M’s business.

• Monitor and assess new developments in privacy, cybersecurity & digital law (i.e., new laws, regulations, important judgments, regulatory guidance)
• Candidates with in-house experience on consumer digital marketing and global regulatory compliance frameworks are strongly encouraged to apply.

• Law degree and qualified to practice
• Eight (8) years in data privacy law
• Fluently speak and write in English
• Deep experience in the application of various APAC privacy, cybersecurity & digital regulations and other applicable regulations to a global company, providing advisory support in regulatory matters and incident management, and providing strategic legal support to ensure privacy, cybersecurity & digital regulatory compliance readiness
• Experience providing strategic direction on implementation of privacy, cybersecurity & digital legal programs and compliance mechanisms
• Possesses knowledge of business processes within diverse industries, including, product development and approval, manufacturing, marketing and selling
• Advanced understanding of global privacy, cybersecurity, and digital trends, best practices and legal and regulatory requirements
• Ability to form solid assumptions and formulate decisions and recommendations from diverse facts and information

• Certification from relevant professional organizations, such as the International Association of Privacy Professionals
• Work experience in large global law firm and/or Fortune 500 environment in an attorney role is strongly preferred

Condition:

• Worker type: Permanent
• Location: This position does not require relocation. Employees from any of the following target locations may apply:
  Singapore, India

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