Job Description Summary
The Senior Counsel – Privacy and Digital Technology provides domain expertise in the areas of privacy and data protection, demonstrating accountability for functional, business, and broad company objectives. Within this role you will report to the General Counsel, Global Security & Digital and Chief Privacy Officer for the Aerospace business, partner with organizations across the Company and will directly provide legal support to the Digital Technology and business teams, drive compliance initiatives and contribute to the overall business strategy.
Job Description
Roles and Responsibilities:
- Serve as a legal advisor to Digital Technology (DT) on data, software, cloud, and AI-related matters, providing proactive, business-oriented counsel on digital products, services, and internal tooling.
- Provide proactive legal guidance and training on data privacy, technology, and data governance, including emerging AI and machine learning use cases and associated regulatory considerations.
- Partner collaboratively with other members of the team on privacy and data protection initiatives, and coordinate closely with DT and Product teams to align legal guidance with technical and operational realities.
- Interpret and operationalize global privacy laws (e.g., GDPR, CCPA/CPRA, LGPD) and sectoral rules, including cross-border transfers, SCCs, data localization, and international frameworks, and apply them to complex DT environments, digital platforms, and AI-enabled workflows.
- Partner with Human Resources, Digital Technology and relevant functions to embed privacy-by-design and ensure compliance with applicable laws and internal standards, using sound legal judgment to shape requirements and challenge assumptions where appropriate.
- Manage day-to-day operations of the privacy program, including policies, procedures, metrics, and continuous improvement, and provide legal input on prioritization of DT and AI-related initiatives to achieve service, quality, and timeliness objectives.
- Define, update, and implement privacy policies, standards, and processes; assess business impact of new regulations and set compliance strategies, with a particular focus on rapidly evolving AI, data, and cybersecurity rules and guidance.
- Oversee cookie and tracking governance across web and mobile assets, including advising DT and marketing teams on new tracking technologies, consent mechanisms, and enforcement trends.
- Monitor and enforce compliance with internal processes; resolve privacy and data protection issues, using a high level of legal and operational judgment, assessing quality of information, and asking pertinent questions to get to root causes.
- Conduct and review privacy risk assessments, DPIAs/TIAs, and related documentation; guide teams on process and tool implementation, including AI impact and model risk assessments in collaboration with DT and functional stakeholders.
- Coordinate with stakeholders on data protection/classification matters and with third parties on data use and safeguards, advising on data architecture, access models, and sharing arrangements for digital and AI-driven solutions.
- Lead or advise on privacy incidents and breach response, including multi-jurisdictional obligations, regulator and data-subject notifications, communications, and remediation/mitigation activities, and provide legal recommendations on remediation priorities for DT systems and AI services.
- Draft and negotiate privacy and security terms in customer and third party agreements (e.g., DPAs, SCCs, BAAs, and security exhibits), as well as AI- and data-related clauses in software, cloud, and vendor agreements (e.g., training data use, output ownership, model performance, and security controls).
- Advise DT and business leaders on the legal and regulatory implications of AI strategy, tooling, and deployment (including use of third-party models and services), recommending risk-balanced positions and guardrails to enable responsible innovation.
- Lead strategic outreach with industry peers, trade associations, and government entities; represent the company on privacy and data protection matters, including select AI governance and digital policy forums where appropriate.
- Champion a culture of privacy and information protection; act with humility, lead with transparency, and deliver with focus, serving as a visible, trusted advisor to DT and business teams and influencing stakeholders to adopt responsible data and AI practices.
Required Minimum Qualifications:
- Juris Doctorate or equivalent degree from accredited university
- Minimum 10 years as practicing attorney with experience handling privacy and technology issues
- Member in good standing with the State Bar
- Note: Military experience is equivalent to professional experience
Desired Characteristics:
- Experience in-house or law firm strongly preferred.
- Proactive and defined self-starter with superior communication skills.
- Domain expertise in international data privacy, technology, and compliance as well as experience advising on regulatory frameworks and risk management strategies.
- Ability to work with cross-functional teams, including IT, compliance and executive leadership.
- Familiarity with AI, cross border mechanisms, DPIAs/PIAs, TIAs, data mapping, ROPAs, incident response, technologies, data protection protocols, and IT security frameworks.
- Innovative, forward-thinking, and results-oriented with a passion to solve complex problems in a creative and pragmatic way and to translate laws and regulations into actionable policies and procedures that enable business objectives.
- Demonstrated ability to influence and drive internal and external stakeholders to a decision in a matrix corporate environment.
- Strong collaboration skills across all levels of the organization.
- Ability to make decisions that have deep impact.
- Actively embraces new ways of thinking and practices that increase efficiency and effectiveness.
- Communicates and demonstrates a shared sense of purpose. Learns from failure.
- Privacy certification such as CIPP, CIPM, or CIPT desired
GE Aerospace offers comprehensive benefits and programs to support your health and, along with programs like HealthAhead, your physical, emotional, financial and social wellbeing. Healthcare benefits include medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage; access to a Health Coach from GE Aerospace; and the Employee Assistance Program, which provides 24/7 confidential assessment, counseling and referral services. Retirement benefits include the GE Aerospace Retirement Savings Plan, a 401(k) savings plan with company matching contributions and company retirement contributions, as well as access to Fidelity resources and planning consultants. Other benefits include tuition assistance, adoption assistance, paid parental leave, disability insurance, life insurance, and paid time-off for vacation or illness.
GE Aerospace (General Electric Company or the Company) and its affiliates each sponsor certain employee benefit plans or programs (i.e., is a “Sponsor”). Each Sponsor reserves the right to terminate, amend, suspend, replace or modify its benefit plans and programs at any time and for any reason, in its sole discretion. No individual has a vested right to any benefit under a Sponsor’s welfare benefit plan or program. This document does not create a contract of employment with any individual.
This role requires access to U.S. export-controlled information. Therefore, employment will be contingent upon the ability to prove that you meet the status of a U.S. Person as one of the following: U.S. lawful permanent resident, U.S. Citizen, have been granted asylee or refugee status (i.e., a protected individual under the Immigration and Naturalization Act, 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)).
Additional Information
GE Aerospace offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. GE Aerospace is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.
GE Aerospace will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen (as applicable).
Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes
