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Privacy & Regulatory Counsel
Salt Lake City, UT

Role: Privacy & Regulatory Counsel
Salary: $179,280.00 - $267,840.00 per year
Job Type: Full-time
Location: United States

Overview:
- Plaid is dedicated to empowering the transformation of how people interact with their finances
- Plaid works with thousands of companies, including Venmo and SoFi, to make it easy for people to connect their financial accounts to apps and services
- Plaid's network covers 12,000 financial institutions across the US, Canada, UK, and Europe
- Founded in 2013, Plaid is headquartered in San Francisco with offices in New York, Washington D.C., London, and Amsterdam

The Role:
- The Privacy & Regulatory Counsel role is highly collaborative and requires a passion for learning new areas, digestible communication, teamwork, and problem-solving
- The Enterprise Legal Services team, which includes Privacy & Regulatory, provides support across all of Plaid's functions and is responsible for crafting empathetic, forward-looking solutions
- The Privacy & Regulatory Counsel serves a critical role in ensuring partners understand and comply with privacy and regulatory obligations
- This role involves collaborating with key business, legal, and compliance stakeholders to develop cutting-edge and pragmatic privacy/regulatory programs and solutions

Responsibilities:
- Closely collaborate with Plaid's Privacy & Regulatory Counsel on all privacy and regulatory issues and programs
- Partner with Product Counsel and their business counterparts to advise on privacy/regulatory issues and develop solutions
- Keep the Legal organization informed of relevant developments in the privacy and regulatory ecosystem
- Develop and refine privacy and regulatory policies, procedures, and trainings to ensure compliance with ever-evolving protection laws
- Act as a key point of contact for privacy/regulatory-related questions in contract negotiations and from Plaid's Risk and Consumer Support teams
- Act as a key point of contact for the marketing teams when creating content that accurately reflects Plaid's practices and vision

Qualifications:
- 8 years of experience as a practicing lawyer, with substantial experience providing solutions-oriented advice on privacy and regulatory issues, preferably in-house or at a government agency
- Proactive team-player with a growth mindset, strong communication skills, and a commitment to collaborative problem-solving
- Excellent issue-spotter with attention to detail and organizational skills
- Deep knowledge of US financial data privacy laws and regulations, as well as working knowledge of international privacy laws
- Working knowledge of a broad range of regulations, particularly those applicable to financial services, and excitement around learning more
- Experience advising on AI, fairness, gaming, AML, and/or accessibility laws and working with companies in the payments, credit reporting, and/or fraud spaces preferred

Salary Information:
- Target base salary for this role is between $179,280 and $267,840 per year
- Additional compensation in the form(s) of equity and/or commission may be offered
- Pay is based on factors such as scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience and skillset, and location
- Plaid provides a comprehensive benefit plan, including medical, dental, vision, and 401(k)
- Pay and benefits are subject to change at any time, in accordance with applicable compensation or benefit plans

Our Mission:
- Plaid's mission is to unlock financial freedom for everyone
- Plaid is dedicated to building a diverse team of individuals who care about making the financial ecosystem more equitable
- Plaid values both prior work experiences and lived experiences, and encourages individuals to apply even if their experience doesn't fully match the job description
- Plaid is always looking for team members who bring something unique to the company

H1: Join Plaid and Empower Financial Innovation as Privacy & Regulatory Counsel
H2: Collaborative Role with Competitive Salary and Benefits

Bullet Points:
- Plaid is a financial technology company dedicated to transforming how people interact with their finances
- Plaid works with thousands of companies, including Venmo and SoFi, to make it easy for people to connect their financial accounts to apps and services
- Plaid's network covers 12,000 financial institutions across the US, Canada, UK, and Europe
- Founded in 2013, Plaid is headquartered in San Francisco with offices in New York, Washington D.C., London, and Amsterdam
- The Privacy & Regulatory Counsel role is highly collaborative and requires a passion for learning new areas, digestible communication, teamwork, and problem-solving
- Target base salary for this role is between $179,280 and $267,840 per year, with additional compensation in the form(s) of equity and/or commission
- Plaid provides a comprehensive benefit plan, including medical, dental, vision, and 401(k)
- Plaid's mission is to unlock financial freedom for everyone and the company is dedicated to building a diverse team of individuals who care about making the financial ecosystem more equitable
- Plaid values both prior work experiences and lived experiences, and encourages individuals to apply even if their experience doesn't fully match the job description






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