PetSmart is looking for a strategic and proactive data privacy and data protection specialist to join our legal team. This position will partner closely with the Marketing and IT teams to ensure our business initiatives comply with laws and consumer expectations. We are looking for a candidate with stellar judgment who can provide practical, business-oriented legal advice to internal business teams to achieve commercial goals in a fast-paced environment.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Work closely with PetSmart’s CISO to co-lead PetSmart’s data privacy program.
• Take a lead role in PetSmart’s planning for regulatory compliance projects (currently, CPRA, CPA and VCDPA).
• Advise on privacy laws and regulations with a specific focus on issues related to customer data and ad tech.
• Provide project support to teams on all privacy and data protection issues.
• Develop and create processes and training to ensure continued compliance with legal, privacy and contractual requirements for PetSmart’s operations.
• Provide advice and take lead as legal point of contact for data incident response activities.
• Review, draft and negotiate agreements for business partners in the data privacy, data protection and marketing space.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university required.
• Juris Doctor from an accredited law school required. 
• Licensed member of the bar in at least one jurisdiction, in good standing, required. 
• Minimum of 6 years of related and relevant experience, preferably with larger business clients. In-house legal experience is a plus. CIPP is a plus.
• Relevant experience includes: 
• Knowledge of federal and state data privacy and security laws
• Knowledge of the data privacy landscape impacting consumer brands and the customers who shop with them
• Significant experience with contract drafting and negotiation

SKILLS:

• Must have excellent commercial judgment.
• Must have excellent interpersonal skills, including an ability to direct and influence management, peers and staff.
• Must have excellent communication skills, including the ability to quickly digest and convey complex legal issues to non-legal professionals throughout the company.
• Must have excellent organizational skills and the ability to effectively prioritize, manage and deliver projects on time.