As Associate Director, Data Privacy, you will act as a trusted advisor to the business, providing pragmatic and commercially-focused privacy guidance across departments. Working closely with stakeholders globally, you will play a key role in supporting the organization to manage personal data responsibly, maintain compliance, and fortify consistent, high-quality data protection practices across the business.
What you'll do:- Draft and negotiate one-off data-share agreements (e.g., artists, distribution clients, ticketing partners, co-promoters)
- Review, draft and negotiate vendor agreement data protection provisions
- Conduct and document Privacy Impact Assessments and Transfer Impact Assessments
- Advise business stakeholders on the compliant use of approved third-party tools and services
- Support the Product Design & Engineering team on the development and global implementation of internal tools
- M&A data privacy due diligence, contract review, and post-acquisition integration support
- Incident response support
- Review data import and export requests
- Support Sony Music's live division, including negotiating vendor, location, co-promotion and IP license agreements, drafting privacy notices and marketing consent language, and collaborating with other Sony Group companies on Sony IP location-based events
- Advise label marketing teams on local and multi-market contests, including compliance with applicable data privacy and marketing legislation and codes of practice
- Support label and international marketing teams on promotional campaigns, ensuring compliance with applicable data privacy and marketing legislation and music/streaming chart rules
- Collaborate with the business to prepare Data Subject Access Requests responses
- Support the Customer Relationship Management team with data rights requests and scheduled data deletion
- Advise the People Experience team on local and company-wide initiatives, including internal surveys, employee tools and services, and the global careers site
- Support US and International litigation teams
Who you are:Essential?:- A minimum of two years' law firm or in-house experience, preferably in the Data Privacy field
- Experience in:
- Handling Data Subject Access Requests
- Preparing Privacy Impact Assessments
- Drafting and negotiating data processing agreements
- Implementing and maintaining data privacy operations (e.g., ROPAs, PI inventories, automated processes)
- Experience advising digital marketing teams
- Knowledge and awareness of ongoing developments related to Data Privacy law worldwide, including but not limited to EU/UK, US, APAC, LatAm
- Excellent analytical and communication skills
- Ability to work with others within Sony Group and across Sony Music divisions
- Strong negotiation skills and work ethic
- Team player with strong interpersonal skills, emotional intelligence, good judgment, and intellectual curiosity
- Demonstrated ability to build trusted advisor relationships with internal clients, together with commitment to provide the highest quality internal client support
Desirable:
- IAPP certifications (including Cyber and AI)
- Experience in Incident Response
- Experience working in the entertainment/media industry
- Knowledge of AI and marketing legislation
- Powerpoint skills
What we give you:- You join an inclusive, collaborative and global community where you have the opportunity to channel your passion every day
- A modern office environment designed to foster productivity, creativity, and teamwork empowering you to bring your best
- An attractive and comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, life & disability coverage, and 401K + employer matching
- Voluntary benefits like company-paid identity theft protection and resources for pets, mental health and meditation resources, industry-leading fertility coverage, fully paid leave for childbirth or bonding, fully paid leave for caregivers, programs for loved ones with developmental disabilities and neurodiversity, subsidized back-up child and elder care, and reimbursement for adoption, surrogacy, tuition, and student loans
- Investment in your professional growth and development enabling you to thrive in our vibrant community.
- The space to accelerate progress, positively disrupt, and create what happens next
- Time off for a winter recess
New York Pay Range
$90,000-$120,000 USD
