Principal Counsel - Privacy, Data, and AI

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R5882nCino 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 Functions
* Support the DPO as official Deputy Data Protection Officer in all privacy, data, and AI-related matters including compliance strategies, governance frameworks, and program documentation
* Manage response efforts for regulatory inquiries, investigations, disputes, litigation, data subject rights processes, and incident response protocols
* Conduct M&A due diligence activities focusing on privacy, data, and AI compliance matters
* Provide legal strategy and oversight for nCino's technology partner ecosystem including integration partners, data providers, reseller agreements, and revenue share partnerships
* Develop standardized legal frameworks and template agreements for various partner types while ensuring compliant data flows and monitoring partner compliance
* Partner with Product Development & Engineering leadership on strategic initiatives, product launches, feature releases, and go-to-market strategies
* Lead privacy-by-design initiatives and conduct privacy impact assessments for new products and features while advising on ethical AI deployment
* Draft 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 initiatives
* Provide proactive and reactive legal support to commercial teams on contractual issues related to product, privacy, data use, and security terms
* Build scalable processes and frameworks while partnering across legal, product, engineering, data science, and technology teams to serve as strategic advisor to business stakeholders

Qualifications:

Required:

* Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree from an ABA-accredited law school
* Active membership in good standing with a state bar
* 8+ years of relevant experience in privacy, data protection, and technology law
* Demonstrated expertise in global privacy regulations (GDPR, CCPA, etc.) and emerging AI
* regulations* Strong experience with SaaS technology, data governance, and complex commercial contracts
* Proven track record in building and implementing privacy programs in a corporate environment
* Experience managing technology partner relationships and negotiating partner agreements
* Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and strategic thinking skills
* Superior written and verbal communication skills with ability to translate complex legal concepts
* for business stakeholders
* Strong project management and organizational skills with ability to manage multiple priorities
* Demonstrated leadership experience and ability to work autonomously in a fast-paced environment
Desired:
* CIPP/E, CIPP/US, CIPM, AIGP or other privacy certifications
* Experience serving as a DPO or Deputy DPO
* Experience in the financial services industry and understanding of financial regulations
* Deep knowledge of AI governance frameworks and emerging AI regulations
* Previous in-house experience at a high-growth technology company
* Experience with M&A transactions and privacy/data due diligence
* Knowledge of security frameworks and standards (SOC 2, ISO 27001)
* Salesforce platform experience
* Experience managing and mentoring legal professionalsn

Cino retains the right to change or assign other duties to this position as business operations…