Cybersecurity and Data Privacy Attorney (Remote; Project-Based)

Latitude is assisting one of its clients, a leading company in the optical and lens products industry, in seeking an experienced Cybersecurity and Data Privacy attorney to provide legal and strategic support in connection with the development and implementation of a comprehensive Data Loss Prevention ("DLP") program, policy framework, and incident response/reaction strategy for the company.

This attorney will work closely with information security, IT, privacy, compliance, and business stakeholders to help establish a practical and legally sound framework for preventing, identifying, managing, and responding to potential loss, leakage, unauthorized disclosure, or misuse of sensitive company and customer information.

The ideal candidate will have meaningful experience advising organizations on cybersecurity, data protection, information governance, security incidents, and regulatory compliance and will be comfortable working independently in a project-based environment.

The successful candidate will be a practical, business-oriented lawyer who is comfortable operating at the intersection of law, cybersecurity, technology, privacy, and risk management. The attorney should be able to quickly understand the organization's existing environment, identify gaps, and work collaboratively with internal stakeholders to build a DLP and incident response framework that is both legally defensible and operationally workable.

Key Responsibilities

• Advise on the development, review, and implementation of a comprehensive Data Loss Prevention policy and governance framework.
• Assess existing policies, procedures, controls, and practices relating to the protection and handling of confidential, proprietary, personal, and other sensitive information.
• Provide legal guidance regarding the identification and classification of sensitive data and appropriate safeguards based on applicable legal and regulatory requirements.
• Partner with cybersecurity and IT teams regarding the implementation of DLP controls, monitoring, escalation protocols, access controls, and related technical safeguards.
• Develop or refine a data loss and cybersecurity incident response/reaction strategy, including escalation, investigation, containment, remediation, documentation, and notification procedures.
• Help establish clear roles and responsibilities among Legal, Information Security, IT, Privacy, Compliance, HR, Communications, and business stakeholders when potential data loss events occur.
• Advise on applicable breach notification, cybersecurity, privacy, data protection, and regulatory obligations arising from security incidents or unauthorized disclosures.
• Assist with the development of incident severity classifications, legal escalation thresholds, decision trees, and response playbooks.
• Review DLP and incident response practices for alignment with applicable privacy and cybersecurity laws and recognized industry frameworks.
• Advise on privilege, internal investigations, forensic reviews, regulator engagement, customer notifications, and communications arising from significant security incidents.
• Review relevant vendor and third-party arrangements for cybersecurity, confidentiality, data protection, breach notification, and security obligations.
• Support employee training and awareness initiatives relating to confidential information, cybersecurity risks, acceptable use, and data handling.
• Provide practical recommendations designed to balance regulatory and legal requirements with the company's operational and business needs.

Qualifications

• Juris Doctor (J.D.) or equivalent law degree from an accredited law school, with active admission and good standing in at least one applicable jurisdiction.
• Approximately 7+ years of relevant legal experience, with significant experience advising on cybersecurity, data privacy, data protection, information security, or related regulatory matters.
• Prior in-house legal experience strongly preferred, particularly within a multinational, technology, financial services, or other highly regulated organization.
• Demonstrated experience advising on data loss prevention programs, cybersecurity incident response, data breaches, security investigations, and/or information governance.
• Strong working knowledge of applicable privacy, cybersecurity, data protection, and breach notification laws and regulatory requirements.
• Experience partnering directly with CISOs, cybersecurity and IT teams, privacy and compliance professionals, and senior business leaders.
• Familiarity with recognized cybersecurity and information security frameworks and standards, including NIST, ISO 27001, or similar frameworks, is preferred.
• Experience advising multinational organizations on cross-border data protection, cybersecurity, and information governance matters is highly desirable.
• Asia-Pacific experience, including familiarity with Singapore data protection and cybersecurity requirements, would be particularly valuable.
• Ability to independently manage complex matters, assess legal and regulatory risk, develop practical solutions, and drive projects forward with limited supervision.
• Strong judgment and communication skills, with the ability to translate complex legal and cybersecurity requirements into practical, business-oriented guidance for technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Position Details

• Type of Role: Engagement role
• Schedule: Project-based
• Location: Remote; Singapore-based candidates are a plus.

Compensation:

Pay: The annualized pay for this position ranges from $170,000 - $220,000+ when calculated on a full-time basis. Pay for contract engagements is based on multiple factors including but not limited to work experience, qualifications, credentials, location, market supply/demand, and the candidate's preference (each candidate's pay rate affects the client bill rate which can affect the candidate's competitiveness for the position).

Benefits: In addition to pay, all Latitude Attorneys and other legal professionals working on contract engagements receive complimentary professional liability insurance coverage. All Latitude employees (including those on contract engagements) are also eligible for full benefits when working 20+ hours per week, including group medical, dental, and vision insurance, and complimentary group life, LTD and AD&D insurance. A qualified 401k plan is also available. Benefits-eligible Latitude Attorneys also receive a CLE and Professional Expense stipend.

Confidentiality

Latitude will not disclose your identity or propose you to prospective clients without your prior consent. Candidates selected for further consideration will be contacted. Only qualified applicants should apply.

About Latitude

Latitude is a full-service national legal services company that specializes in providing high-end, flexible contract engagements and permanent positions to outstanding attorneys, paralegals, compliance officers and legal operations professionals. We work closely with our candidates to understand their career goals and match them with the substantive engagements they want with our clients, who range from Fortune 500 corporations to small companies and Global 50 law firms to boutiques. With offices coast-to-coast, we employ legal professionals across the country. Latitude's client service leaders and recruiters are all former practicing attorneys and understand the demands faced by those we serve.

Latitude Engagements

Great attorneys and other legal professionals who are seeking contract engagements or consulting roles choose to work with Latitude because of our competitive compensation and benefits, sophisticated and engaging work, a chance to work with great clients and peers, and a refreshing blend of freedom with self-designed boundaries. Our own experience as practicing attorneys and our client relationships enables us to effectively tailor our candidate proposals to the specific practice strengths and interpersonal attributes that matter most to our clients and to match our candidates with the opportunities that will be most fulfilling to them.

Latitude engaged professionals have the level of skill, experience, and judgment as would be expected of a permanent member of our client's corporate legal department or law firm and the versatility to step into challenging environments and hit the ground running. If you have the right skills, personality and experience, Latitude helps you do what you are good at in a more rewarding way. Latitude engaged professionals serve on a full- or part-time engagement basis and work remotely or on-site at the client's office.

While we are able to work only with a select few of the most outstanding candidates, our customized approach results in a high success rate for those candidates we recommend.

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