Regional Senior Data Privacy Counsel

**About SHEIN**

SHEIN is a global fashion and lifestyle e-retailer committed to making the beauty of fashion accessible to all. We use on-demand manufacturing technology to connect suppliers to our agile supply chain, reducing inventory waste and enabling us to deliver a variety of affordable products to customers around the world. From our global offices, we reach customers in more than 150 countries.

Founded in 2012, SHEIN has nearly 10,000 employees operating from offices around the world. In SHEIN, we work with outstanding, creative, and capable peers. We share an energetic and open culture for capable people to discern, work and ignite as a team.

**Position Summary**:
SHEIN seeks a mid-level to senior attorney to advise on data protection and compliance matters in the Asia Pacific region, and to serve as SHEIN’s Regional Data Privacy Counsel for the Asia Pacific region. As a key part of SHEIN’s growing Privacy Team, the Regional Data Privacy Counsel for the Asia Pacific region will provide privacy and data protection guidance for Singapore, Japan, South Korea and several other South East Asia countries within SHEIN’s Asia Pacific Region. Knowledge in handling privacy matters in UAE will be an added advantage.

The Regional Data Privacy Counsel will play a highly visible and impactful role at SHEIN and will report to the Chief Privacy Officer and Deputy General Counsel, SEA while working directly with senior leadership, internal and external stakeholders, and regulators on privacy and data protection matters.

**Responsibilities**:

- Advise marketing, operations, information technology, and human resources teams on compliance with global data protection laws, regulations, and practices, including the Singapore Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA), Japanese Act on the Protection of Personal Information (APPI), the South Korean Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA), and other major laws, regulations, and requirements.
- Conduct internal privacy assessments and compliance examinations, including privacy impact assessments, transfer impact assessment, and third-party risk management reviews.
- Advise on discussions with the supervisory, regulatory, and data protection authorities around the world.
- Maintain and update form data protection agreements, related questionnaires, and assessments.
- Assist marketing, information technology, security, human resources, and procurement departments in drafting, reviewing, and negotiating data protection related agreements.
- Provide legal and strategic advice and guidance in support of cross-border data flows and related projects across SHEIN.
- Foster a culture of privacy compliance and privacy by design.
- Monitor legal and regulatory developments in data protection to anticipate emerging trends, spot issues, and help SHEIN make informed strategic decisions.

**Job Requirements**:

- Experienced lawyer with 4 to 7 years of privacy or product counseling experience at either an international law firm, government agency, or in-house at a technology company. Prior in-house experience at a technology company is preferred but not required.
- Positive, friendly, can-do and collaborative attitude focused on maintaining the highest standards of business and professional conduct.
- Strong work ethic with excellent analytic skills.
- Demonstrated ability to respond to changing demands and shifting priorities quickly in a fast past, high-growth environment.
- A willingness to learn new skills, technologies, and businesses.
- Fluent written and spoken English is required.
- Must be licensed to practice law either in Singapore or United States, the European Union, the United Kingdom.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: Up to $15,000.00 per month

**Benefits**:

- Dental insurance
- Flexible schedule
- Parental leave
- Professional development
- Work from home

Schedule:

- Flexible hours
- Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

- Performance bonus

**Education**:

- Bachelor's or equivalent (required)

**Experience**:

- privacy or product counseling: 4 years (required)