Assistant General Counsel

Thomson Reuters is seeking an experienced commercially minded and people-focusedAssistant General Counselto join our Legal & Privacy function. Reporting directly to the Chief Privacy Officer this senior leadership role will be integral to advancing Thomson Reuters global privacy strategy leading a geographically distributed team of privacy lawyers and ensuring robust data protection and cybersecurity legal compliance across our worldwide operations.

This is a unique opportunity for a privacy leader who thrives at the intersection of law technology and global regulatory complexity someone who can inspire and develop a high-performing team while shaping strategy and delivering practical business-enabling legal guidance at scale.

As Thomson Reuters accelerates its investment in AI-powered products and services built to the highest standards of trust and responsibility this role will be at the forefront of defining how fiduciary-grade AI technology is developed governed and deployed in compliance with evolving global data protection and cybersecurity frameworks.

About the Role

As an Assistant General Counsel you will:

Leadership & Team Development

• Lead mentor and develop a geographically distributed team of privacy lawyers fostering a culture of collaboration excellence and continuous growth.
• Set clear goals and priorities for the team including workload allocation across jurisdictions and business lines.
• Serve as a role model for inclusive leadership building psychological safety and enabling team members to do their best work across time zones and cultures.
• Partner with the Chief Privacy Officer to shape the long-term vision and capabilities of Thomson Reuters global privacy legal function.

Privacy Data Protection & Cybersecurity

• Serve as a trusted legal advisor to the Chief Privacy Officer and senior business leaders on global privacy data protection and cybersecurity matters.
• Lead and manage privacy legal compliance across multiple jurisdictions with a primary focus on the EU GDPR UK GDPR Asia-Pacific and Middle East & Africa regulatory frameworks.
• Provide proactive pragmatic legal advice on data protection obligations arising from Thomson Reuters products services and internal operations as a multinational technology and information services company.
• Monitor and interpret evolving global privacy and cybersecurity laws regulations and regulatory guidance translating complex legal developments into actionable business advice.
• Support and advise on data protection impact assessments cross-border data transfer mechanisms vendor due diligence data processing agreements and related privacy documentation.
• Represent Thomson Reuters in engagements with data protection authorities and regulators across relevant jurisdictions.
• Contribute to the development maintenance and continuous improvement of Thomson Reuters global privacy policies frameworks controls and training programs.
• Lead or support the drafting negotiation and coordination of customer-facing agreements including enterprise master agreements terms and conditions non-disclosure agreements data protection agreements and customer software licenses.

AI Governance & Fiduciary-Grade Technology

• Advise on the privacy and data protection dimensions of Thomson Reuters AI strategy including the development and deployment of AI-powered legal tax and compliance products designed to meet high standards of accuracy accountability transparency and trust.
• Develop and maintain privacy frameworks governing the responsible use of AI and machine learning including data provenance model training data governance automated decision-making and algorithmic transparency obligations under applicable law.
• Partner with Product Engineering Trust & Safety Security and other cross-functional teams to embed privacy-by-design and responsible AI principles into product development and deployment.
• Help ensure Thomson Reuters AI products meet the fiduciary-grade standard of care expected by professionals in the legal tax accounting and compliance markets.
• Advise on cybersecurity legal obligations intersecting with AI systems including incident response obligations vulnerability disclosure and supply chain risk in AI development and deployment.

About You:

Youre a fit for the role of Assistant General Counsel if your background includes:

• Qualified lawyer with 810 years of post-qualification experience in privacy data protection cybersecurity technology or related areas of law.
• Proven people leadership experience with a track record of managing developing and inspiring teams of lawyers ideally across multiple geographies and time zones.
• Demonstrable expertise advising on the EU GDPR UK GDPR and data protection regimes across Asia-Pacific and Middle East & Africa.
• Experience advising on EU cybersecurity regulatory frameworks.
• Experience working in-house at or providing sustained counsel to a multinational technology information services or data-driven company.
• Deep understanding of the interplay between data protection law cybersecurity regulation AI governance and technology-driven business models.
• Ability to navigate complex multi-jurisdictional legal landscapes and deliver clear practical commercially sound advice under uncertainty.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to influence senior stakeholders and build trusted relationships across cultures functions and geographies.
• Familiarity with the development and maintenance of privacy information management systems including frameworks based onISO/IEC 27701 SOC 2 and relevant ISO audit and compliance programs.
• CIPP/E CIPP/M or equivalent privacy certification.

Desirable Qualifications

• Experience advising on AI governance automated decision-making or the data protection implications of AI and machine learning systems.
• Experience supporting products or services held to a professional fiduciary or similarly heightened standard of care such as legal financial medical tax accounting or compliance-sector products.
• Experience engaging directly with data protection authorities cybersecurity regulators or other relevant supervisory bodies.

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Whats in it For You

• Hybrid Work Model: Weve adopted a flexible hybrid working environment (2-3 days a week in the office depending on the role) for our office-based roles while delivering a seamless experience that is digitally and physically connected.

• Flexibility & Work-Life Balance: Flex My Way is a set of supportive workplace policies designed to help manage personal and professional responsibilities whether caring for family giving back to the community or finding time to refresh and reset. This builds upon our flexible work arrangements including work from anywhere for up to 8 weeks per year empowering employees to achieve a better work-life balance.

• Career Development and Growth: By fostering a culture of continuous learning and skill development we prepare our talent to tackle tomorrows challenges and deliver real-world solutions. Our Grow My Way programming and skills-first approach ensures you have the tools and knowledge to grow lead and thrive in an AI-enabled future.

• Industry Competitive Benefits: We offer comprehensive benefit plans to include flexible vacation two company-wide Mental Health Days off access to the Headspace app retirement savings tuition reimbursement employee incentive programs and resources for mental physical and financial wellbeing.

• Culture: Globally recognized award-winning reputation for inclusion and belonging flexibility work-life balance and more. We live by our values: Obsess over our Customers Compete to Win Challenge (Y)our Thinking Act Fast / Learn Fast and Stronger Together.

• Social Impact: Make an impact in your community with our Social Impact Institute. We offer employees two paid volunteer days off annually and opportunities to get involved with pro-bono consulting projects and Environmental Social and Governance (ESG) initiatives.

• Making a Real-World Impact:We are one of the few companies globally that helps its customers pursue justice truth and transparency. Together with the professionals and institutions we serve we help uphold the rule of law turn the wheels of commerce catch bad actors report the facts and provide trusted unbiased information to people all over the world.

About Us

Thomson Reuters informs the way forward by bringing together the trusted content and technology that people and organizations need to make the right decisions. We serve professionals across legal tax accounting compliance government and media. Our products combine highly specialized software and insights to empower professionals with the data intelligence and solutions needed to make informed decisions and to help institutions in their pursuit of justice truth and transparency. Reuters part of Thomson Reuters is a world leading provider of trusted journalism and news.

We are powered by the talents of 26000 employees across more than 70 countries where everyone has a chance to contribute and grow professionally in flexible work environments. At a time when objectivity accuracy fairness and transparency are under attack we consider it our duty to pursue them. Sound exciting Join us and help shape the industries that move society forward.

As a global business we rely on the unique backgrounds perspectives and experiences of all employees to deliver on our business goals. To ensure we can do that we seek talented qualified employees in all our operations around the world regardless of race color sex/gender including pregnancy gender identity and expression national origin religion sexual orientation disability age marital status citizen status veteran status or any other protected classification under applicable law. Thomson Reuters is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer providing a drug-free workplace.

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Required Experience:

Junior IC

Employment Type : Full-Time
Experience: years
Vacancy: 1