Assistant General Counsel, EU Data Privacy

Experienced Attorney for Data Privacy and Digital Regulatory Legal Practice

We are seeking an experienced attorney to be a member of our data privacy and digital regulatory legal practice focused on the EU region but with responsibilities outside the region as well providing strategic counsel across business segments and corporate functions.

The position carries both strategic and operational weight: shaping enterprise policy while managing day-to-day legal risk where compliance failures can trigger regulatory enforcement, loss of customer trust, or disruption to business operations. The role partners closely with functional and business teams to embed legal and compliance considerations into internal systems, product development, incident response, and business operations.

This position has no direct reports but operates at an executive level in the Law Department with significant influence on legal and business strategy.

You will report directly to our VP & GC Data Privacy, and you'll work out of our Bracknell UK location on a hybrid work schedule.

Why This Role Matters

Data Privacy and digital regulations are growing in complexity and consequence across Honeywell Technologies' global operations. Considering GDPR, the EU Data Act, and cross-border data localization requirements, this role ensures Honeywell meets its legal obligations while enabling the business to operate at speed.

Key Responsibilities

EU Data Privacy Regulation

• Provides legal advice to Honeywell SBG and Functional Leadership concerning data privacy and data export/localization laws and regulations that impact Honeywell primarily in the EU including the GDPR, but also encompassing other regional, national and local laws regulating Honeywell's operations and activities in the areas of cross-border data sharing, new system implementations, new service and product offerings, including cloud-based SaaS, XAAS and PAAS offerings, and the use of emerging technologies like Generative AI and ML

Privacy Program Development, Implementation and Administration

• Works as part of a Corporate COE cross-SBG and Functionally to develop, implement, and administer a robust global and sustainable data privacy program to minimize data privacy risk and support Honeywell's organic growth through product and service offerings that are privacy compliant and build trust in the Company's brand.
• Works with the Government Relations team to influence and formulate data privacy, localization, and related laws consistent with Honeywell's business objectives.
• Develops and maintains mechanisms to facilitate intragroup and external cross-border data transfers.
• Develops Honeywell-wide and Function-specific data privacy training programs, including Accelerator modules.
• Reviews privacy impact assessments and conducts DPIAs for assigned SBGs and Functions.
• Promotes a culture of high data privacy ethical standards and accountability.

Human Resources

• Provides EU data privacy legal support to Human Resources on employee, candidate, contingent worker, and workplace data processing activities, including recruiting, onboarding, performance management, benefits administration, workforce analytics, investigations, employee monitoring, and HR technology implementations.
• Advises Human Resources on GDPR transparency, lawful basis, retention, access, transfer, and data subject rights requirements for employee personal data, including special category data.
• Reviews and supports DPIAs, legitimate interest assessments, notices, policies, and procedures for HR processing activities involving sensitive data, monitoring technologies, or new HR systems.
• Partners with Human Resources, IT, and Compliance teams to manage privacy risks in HR vendor engagements, cross-border HR data transfers, employee investigations, works council consultations, and responses to employee privacy complaints or requests.

Marketing

• Along with other COE team members, provides data privacy strategy and leadership for Honeywell's Marketing and Sales teams, identifying and developing innovative initiatives to improve communication and execution of Honeywell's Digital Marketing Policy and processes while identifying opportunities to maximize data use.
• Provides thought leadership for data privacy developments in the Sales and Marketing space including the impact of EU rulings.
• May conduct PIAs and/or DPIAs on marketing processing activities that involve tracking technologies or new and complex innovative technologies.

M&A

• Supports M & A team and SBG GCs on data privacy aspects of mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures from the due diligence phase until successful integration.
• Continuously improves the COE's M & A toolkit and integrates lessons learned from transactions.

Transactional Work and Third-Party Privacy Compliance

• Supports SBGs on particularly complex or high priority commercial transactions involving data privacy, including participating as needed in difficult negotiations with vendors, customers, channel partners, or other…