Your Impact
The Lowe's Legal Department serves as an innovative, proactive and strategic business partner focused on accelerating profitable growth while protecting the Lowe's brand The Senior Counsel provides legal consultation on complex
matters, enterprise-wide initiatives and/or matters significant to the company. This role is seen as a subject matter expert in at least one of area of law or have mid-level understanding of 3 or more areas of law or lines of business. The Senior Counsel handles matters independently and proactively consults with leadership on complex work.
Lowe’s is seeking a highly experienced Senior Corporate Counsel to lead our privacy, compliance, and AI governance efforts reporting to the Chief Privacy Officer and Lead Product Counsel. This role will focus on building a comprehensive privacy program and overseeing privacy operations to ensure regulatory compliance across our products and services. The ideal candidate will possess a deep understanding of privacy laws, data governance, and the implications of AI technologies.
What you will do
- Privacy Program Development: Lead the design and implementation of a robust privacy program that aligns with business objectives and regulatory requirements, ensuring effective risk management and operational excellence.
- Compliance Oversight: Monitor and ensure compliance with applicable privacy laws and regulations, including GDPR, CCPA, and other relevant frameworks. Develop policies and procedures to maintain compliance.
- AI Governance: Provide legal guidance on the ethical and compliant use of AI technologies, advising on risk assessments, data usage, and regulatory considerations.
- Product Counsel Participation: Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including product development, engineering, and data science, to integrate privacy-by-design principles into the product lifecycle.
- Privacy Operations Management: Oversee day-to-day privacy operations, including data subject requests, privacy impact assessments, and incident response planning.
- Training and Awareness: Develop and deliver training programs on privacy compliance and best practices to foster a culture of privacy within the organization.
- Stakeholder Engagement: Serve as a key point of contact for privacy-related inquiries, working closely with internal stakeholders, senior management, and external partners.
- Regulatory Liaison: Engage with regulatory bodies and industry groups to stay abreast of changes in privacy laws and emerging trends, representing the company’s interests.
- Manages legal matters independently and proactively informs and seeks input from legal leadership team on complex work and enterprise- wide initiatives.
- Influences officers and builds alignment on key enterprise-wide strategic priorities by providing innovative and practical business-oriented solutions on complex issues.
- Manages and provides direction regarding trends in various litigation categories and guidance to senior business leaders regarding risks and likely outcomes for all assigned litigation and pre-litigation matters.
- Proactively identifies legal risks by assessing internal and external trends, including the regulatory environment and partners with Lowe’s leaderships team to develop solutions on key enterprise initiatives that will ultimately drive business results yet mitigate risk.
- Collaborates and leads the team by identifying risks and influencing decisions on complex projects impacting the enterprise.
- Serves as a trusted business partner and is the key point of contact for officer level stakeholders on key enterprise-wide initiatives and matters of significance to Lowe's.
- Assigns, oversees, and actively manages the work of outside counsel.
- Partners with the business to develop solutions to drive compliance with the industry's concepts, practices, and procedures.
- Oversees the work of the legal team to prepare training, deliver memorandum, and presentations on legal matters.
- Recruits, selects, and develops talent. Ensures talent is prepared for growth opportunities and advancement.
Required Qualifications:
- 10+ years of experience in privacy law, compliance, and governance, preferably in a corporate or technology setting, with specific experience in AI governance.
- Juris Doctor (JD) from an accredited law school and admission to the bar in [state].
- 5+ years' experience handling general liability or personal injury claims or equivalent
- 5+ years Leadership experience with direct report responsibility or a leader of teams
- 1+ years' experience working closely with senior leadership
- Licensed attorney in good standing in any state in the U.S.
Preferred Qualifications:
- In-depth knowledge of global privacy regulations and frameworks, along with a proven track record of building privacy programs.
- Strong analytical, strategic thinking, and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate effectively across teams.
- Experience managing complex projects and navigating organizational dynamics.
About Lowe’s
Lowe’s Companies, Inc. (NYSE: LOW) is a FORTUNE® 50 home improvement company serving approximately 16 million customer transactions a week in the United States. With total fiscal year 2023 sales of more than $86 billion, Lowe’s operates over 1,700 home improvement stores and employs approximately 300,000 associates. Based in Mooresville, N.C., Lowe’s supports the communities it serves through programs focused on creating safe, affordable housing and helping to develop the next generation of skilled trade experts. For more information, visit Lowes.com.
Lowe’s is an equal opportunity employer and administers all personnel practices without regard to race, color, religious creed, sex, gender, age, ancestry, national origin, mental or physical disability or medical condition, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, military or veteran status, genetic information, or any other category protected under federal, state, or local law.
Starting rate of pay may vary based on factors including, but not limited to, position offered, location, education, training, and/or experience. For information regarding our benefit programs and eligibility, please visit https://talent.lowes.com/us/en/benefits.
