Legal Director, Privacy - Toronto, Canada - Restaurant Brands International

Restaurant Brands International

Verified Company

Toronto, Canada

3 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

About Restaurant Brands International:

Restaurant Brands International Inc.

is one of the world's largest quick service restaurant companies with over $40 billion in annual system-wide sales and over 30,000 restaurants in more than 100 countries.

RBI owns four of the world's most prominent and iconic quick service restaurant brands - TIM HORTONS, BURGER KING, POPEYES, and FIREHOUSE SUBS.

These independently operated brands have been serving their respective guests, franchisees and communities for decades.

Through its Restaurant Brands for Good framework, RBI is improving sustainable outcomes related to its food, the planet, and people and communities.

Our opportunity for you:

RBI is one of the world's largest quick service restaurant companies with over 27,000 restaurants in more than 120 countries.

RBI owns four of the world's most prominent and iconic quick service restaurant brands - Tim Hortons, Burger King, Firehouse Subs, and Popeyes.

80% of Canadians visit a Tim Hortons restaurant at least once per month. Tim Horton's has the #1 mobile app in food and drink category and #2 largest loyalty program in Canada.

Tim Hortons also currently supports more than 300,000 children on teams in hockey, soccer, ringette, lacrosse, softball and baseball leagues in Canada and the United States.

Our guests' experience is becoming increasingly digital, so we're creating innovative products to deliver better consumer experiences.

RBI's Global Privacy Program continues to mature in response to enhanced regulatory and enforcement risks, increased expectations around data ethics from society and key stakeholders, and innovative and evolving business models.

We're quickly growing the team and are searching for a Legal Director, Privacy & Data Protection in our Toronto office.

This role will report to the Global VP, Privacy Officer at RBI.

It will be responsible for leading RBI's Global Privacy Program in Canada, and for driving RBI's handling of legal and compliance issues related to privacy, security, and data protection matters in the country.

Join us and help build the next generation of digital experiences for Canada's most-loved brand

Primary responsibilities - What you'll do:

Lead the development and implementation in Canada of RBI's Global Privacy & Data Protection Program
Design, propose and implement privacy processes, protocols, and controls that are the foundation of a modern and proactive privacy function
Be the goto person for all privacy matters in Canada and steer external counsel as needed
Oversee the legal and regulatory compliance for privacy, security, and data matters in Canada
Serve as the primary expert and resource on these matters for the teams on the ground.
Provide legal advice and daytoday support to legal colleagues and business stakeholders on privacy, security, and data related matters.
Document, prioritize, and communicate clear privacy requirements for product initiatives and releases
Educate and advise the business team on new data, privacy, and ethical uses, and provide strategies to address privacy and data governance considerations
Evaluate the impact of privacy laws, regulatory guidance, and enforcement actions
Draft, negotiate, structure, and advise on a variety of complex, multifaceted agreements involving partnerships, technology transactions, and data protectionrelated matters
Ensure our commercial relationships comply with applicable law and our internal privacy, security, and compliance policies
Provide strategic legal and business advice to facilitate and develop longterm relationships with clients and partners

What you'll bring:

Experience

B. or JD and a member in good standing with a provincial or territorial law society
10/ 15 years of postBar admission experience, preferably a combination of law firm and inhouse experience (experience advising tech and/or hospitality companies is preferred)
5/10 years of relevant privacy, data protection, and compliance experience
Sophisticated, indepth knowledge of global data privacy laws, with a focus on data privacy laws in Canada, the Canadian provinces, the U.S., and the EU.
Experience implementing privacy management programs
Broad understanding of changing priorities, trends, legislative and regulatory requirements and/or other internal and external emerging issues and their potential impacts on goals, priorities and activities within a privacy program and across the organization
Experience with incidents and data breaches
Experience with regulatory investigations
Strong background in technology transactions, commercial law, privacy, data protection
Skilled negotiator with deep transactional expertise
Experience working closely with clients and successfully managing client relationships
Demonstrated ability to issue spot and "connect the dots" across business units on data privacy, security, and compliance matters, and escalate accordingly