Privacy Counsel

Responsibilities

• Advise business, product, engineering, and legal stakeholders on privacy and data protection requirements, including GLBA, CCPA/CPRA, GDPR, and FCRA.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to conduct risk assessments and implement scalable privacy-by-design controls across the product lifecycle.
• Advise on banking-as-a-service (BaaS) program structures and privacy compliance across sponsor banks, processors, and third-party partners.
• Draft, review, and negotiate privacy and data protection terms in commercial and technology agreements, including data use and vendor contracts.
• Lead partner and vendor negotiations on privacy matters and participate in client-facing discussions regarding contractual risk.
• Develop and maintain privacy policies, notices, procedures, and training materials to support consistent operational practices.
• Monitor changes in privacy laws and translate legal requirements into actionable guidance for internal stakeholders.

Requirements

• 6+ years of legal practice experience with a substantial focus on privacy, data protection, or financial services regulation.
• Experience advising on financial privacy laws and frameworks, such as the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act and various U.S. state privacy laws.
• Proven experience drafting and negotiating commercial, technology, or data protection agreements within regulated environments like banking or payments.
• Active license to practice law in at least one U.S. jurisdiction in good standing.
• Juris Doctor (JD) or Master of Laws (LLM) from an accredited law school.

Preferred Qualifications

• Certified Information Privacy Professional/United States (CIPP/US) or equivalent certification.
• Experience supporting embedded finance, banking-as-a-service, or partner-based financial product models.
• Experience advising on complex multi-party partner ecosystems involving sponsor banks and consumer-facing technology companies.
• Familiarity with operationalizing privacy-by-design practices in product development environments.

Benefits

• Fuel Your Life program supporting physical, financial, social, and emotional well-being.
• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance available from day one.
• Retirement planning including 401k match and Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
• Paid parental and military leave, plus generous time away policies.
• Tuition assistance and reimbursement programs.
• Professional growth opportunities through training and internal mobility.

About the Company

Fiserv is a global leader in Fintech and payments, connecting financial institutions, corporations, merchants, and consumers millions of times a day. We move money and information securely and reliably to drive the transformation of financial services technology.