Privacy Lead - US and LATAM

Do you love taking on big challenges in a fast paced regulated environment? Do you have deep, detailed knowledge of privacy law and a passion for innovation? Our Global Privacy team is part of the legal tribe and operates at the heart of a global publicly listed company, supporting teams throughout Wise in protecting the privacy and security of our customers. We are looking for an exceptional privacy leader to strategically partner with and support our high growth NorthAm and LATAM businesses.

You will work directly with business and engineering teams to design innovative privacy solutions for products, as well as with legal, compliance and risk teams to to embed privacy compliance for the region. This role will be in Austin to provide local time-zone support and to co-locate with other members of the Wise Legal team. What You’ll Work On

• Lead all privacy implementation and reg change programmes for NorthAm and LATAM regions
• Partner with business and engineering teams on the design and launch of innovative products for the NorthAm and LATAM markets
• Advise on the privacy aspects of Wise platform partnerships and arrangements with partner banks and financial institutions, including contractual arrangements
• Provide strategic privacy guidance and support for Wise’s OCC license application and associated regulatory approvals
• Support expansion activities for launching Wise products and services in new jurisdictions
• Oversee privacy compliance for NorthAm and LATAM entities and report to oversight committees and entity boards in the regions
• Support periodic global and regional audits of privacy compliance within Wise.
• Keep up with evolving regulatory requirements in the region and translate them into actionable business requirements
• Support implementation of the Wise AI Governance framework, monitor emerging AI regulations and guidelines in the NorthAm and LATAM regions and support associated regulatory change initiatives