nCino offers exciting career opportunities for individuals who want to join the worldwide leader in cloud banking. nCino is seeking an experienced legal professional to serve as Principal Counsel - Privacy, Data, and AI, playing a pivotal role in shaping nCino's privacy compliance, data governance, and AI strategy. This position will serve as Deputy Data Protection Officer (DPO) and provide comprehensive legal counsel across privacy, data, AI, product development, and technology partnerships. The ideal candidate will combine deep privacy and data protection expertise with business acumen to support nCino's continued growth and innovation in the financial technology sector. Job Overview:nCino is seeking an experienced legal professional to serve as Principal Counsel - Privacy, Data, and AI, playing a pivotal role in shaping nCino's privacy compliance, data governance, and AI strategy. This position will serve as Deputy Data Protection Officer (DPO) and provide comprehensive legal counsel across privacy, data, AI, product development, and technology partnerships. The ideal candidate will combine deep privacy and data protection expertise with business acumen to support nCino's continued growth and innovation in the financial technology sector.Essential FunctionsSupport the DPO as official Deputy Data Protection Officer in all privacy, data, and AI-related matters including compliance strategies, governance frameworks, and program documentationManage response efforts for regulatory inquiries, investigations, disputes, litigation, data subject rights processes, and incident response protocolsConduct M&A due diligence activities focusing on privacy, data, and AI compliance mattersProvide legal strategy and oversight for nCino's technology partner ecosystem including integration partners, data providers, reseller agreements, and revenue share partnershipsDevelop standardized legal frameworks and template agreements for various partner types while ensuring compliant data flows and monitoring partner compliancePartner with Product Development & Engineering leadership on strategic initiatives, product launches, feature releases, and go-to-market strategiesLead privacy-by-design initiatives and conduct privacy impact assessments for new products and features while advising on ethical AI deploymentDraft and approve product terms of service, privacy statements, policies, and user-facing transparency mechanisms (e.g., Gen AI disclosures, data selling, TCPA)Collaborate with Information Security on incident response, data breach management (PICLEs), third-party risk programs, and regulatory compliance initiatives (SOC 2, ISO)Draft and negotiate customer Data Processing Agreements (DPAs) and data use terms in customer-facing agreements supporting product, data/AI, and partner initiativesProvide proactive and reactive legal support to commercial teams on contractual issues related to product, privacy, data use, and security termsBuild scalable processes and frameworks while partnering across legal, product, engineering, data science, and technology teams to serve as strategic advisor to business stakeholdersQualifications:Required:Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree from an ABA-accredited law schoolActive membership in good standing with a state bar8+ years of relevant experience in privacy, data protection, and technology lawDemonstrated expertise in global privacy regulations (GDPR, CCPA, etc.) and emerging AIregulationsStrong experience with SaaS technology, data governance, and complex commercial contractsProven track record in building and implementing privacy programs in a corporate environmentExperience managing technology partner relationships and negotiating partner agreementsExcellent analytical, problem-solving, and strategic thinking skillsSuperior written and verbal communication skills with ability to translate complex legal conceptsfor business stakeholdersStrong project management and organizational skills with ability to manage multiple prioritiesDemonstrated leadership experience and ability to work autonomously in a fast-paced environmentDesired:CIPP/E, CIPP/US, CIPM, AIGP or other privacy certificationsExperience serving as a DPO or Deputy DPOExperience in the financial services industry and understanding of financial regulationsDeep knowledge of AI governance frameworks and emerging AI regulationsPrevious in-house experience at a high-growth technology companyExperience with M&A transactions and privacy/data due diligenceKnowledge of security frameworks and standards (SOC 2, ISO 27001)Salesforce platform experienceExperience managing and mentoring legal professionals nCino retains the right to change or assign other duties to this position as business operations require. Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. Limited immigration sponsorship may be available. If you thrive in a high-energy, entrepreneurial environment, we invite you to share your passion, ideas and excitement at nCino. The pay range for this role is based on relative market data and alignment with our compensation philosophy. The range displayed reflects the minimum and maximum of the pay range for each job posting, which is used to determine new hire rates/salaries and takes into consideration multiple factors including but not limited to knowledge, skills, abilities, proficiencies, experience, education, licensures/certifications, as well as business and organizational needs. nCino reserves the right to modify the posted range consistent with our internal practices and external market movement. The recruiter for this job posting can share more compensation details during the recruitment process, as base salary is only one component of the total compensation package per position posted.The base salary range for this job is:$166,000.00 - $214,000.00nCino provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, disability, genetics or other protected groups. In addition to federal law requirements, nCino complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.nCino is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, nCino will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact us at recruiting@ncino.com. Our commitment to inclusion and equality includes a strong belief that the diversity of our team is instrumental to our success. We strive to create workplaces where employees are empowered to bring their authentic selves to work.
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