Senior Director, Legal - Privacy

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Klaviyo is seeking a Sr. Director, Legal - Privacy to lead Klaviyo's global privacy and data protection program and strategy. In this role, you will be a strategic partner to cross-functional teams, driving critical privacy, data and AI/ML initiatives. You'll deliver practical, business-oriented legal solutions that enable innovation while ensuring compliance across global operations.
How you'll make an impact:

• Lead, mentor, and manage a small privacy team, fostering a collaborative and high-performance culture
• Lead the company's global privacy strategy, policies and procedures
• Provide legal advice and direction on matters regarding privacy, data and AI/ML
• Monitor global privacy and AI regulations (e.g., GDPR, CCPA/CPRA, AI Act) and ensure practical implementation
• Manage data governance processes including data mapping, DPIAs, model evaluations, and vendor risk assessments
• Partner with engineering, product, data and other cross-functional teams to embed privacy-by-design principles into new products, features, and processes
• Partner with the InfoSec team to manage privacy incidents and lead response efforts, including regulatory notifications and internal investigations
• Support members of the Legal team in proactively addressing privacy and data related requirements
• Interface with regulators, auditors, and customers on privacy matters
• Drive awareness, training and a strong culture of privacy across the organization
• Handle other special projects as needed

Who you are:

• Minimum 10 years of experience in privacy and data protection
• JD and membership in at least one state bar (preferably Massachusetts or California)
• Deep knowledge of privacy laws (GDPR, CCPA, etc.) with significant experience advising on a range of privacy and compliance issues, regulations and industry standards with a focus on data use and cybersecurity.
• Experience with issues systemic to data science and data use, and broader AI-related legal and compliance issues.
• Comfortable working autonomously and in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience managing and leading a team of legal professionals

• Have a practical, business-oriented approach and excellent communication skills with the ability to distill complex legal concepts into simple, actionable recommendations
• High level of integrity, professionalism, intellectual curiosity and willingness to learn

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Our salary range reflects the cost of labor across various U.S. geographic markets. The range displayed below reflects the minimum and maximum target salaries for the position across all our US locations. The base salary offered for this position is determined by several factors, including the applicant's job-related skills, relevant experience, education or training, and work location.
In addition to base salary, our total compensation package may include participation in the company's annual cash bonus plan, variable compensation (OTE) for sales and customer success roles, equity, sign-on payments, and a comprehensive range of health, welfare, and wellbeing benefits based on eligibility. Please visit Klaviyo Rewards to find out more about our Total Rewards package.
Your recruiter can provide more details about the specific salary/OTE range for your preferred location during the hiring process.
Base Pay Range For US Locations:
$276,000 - $414,000 USD
Get to Know Klaviyo
We're Klaviyo (pronounced clay-vee-oh). We empower creators to own their destiny by making first-party data accessible and actionable like never before. We see limitless potential for the technology we're developing to nurture personalized experiences in ecommerce and beyond. To reach our goals, we need our own crew of remarkable creators-ambitious and collaborative teammates who stay focused on our north star: delighting our customers. If you're ready to do the best work of your career, where you'll be welcomed as your whole self from day one and supported with generous benefits, we hope you'll join us.
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