About Rivian
Rivian is on a mission to keep the world adventurous forever. This goes for the emissions-free Electric Adventure Vehicles we build, and the curious, courageous souls we seek to attract.
As a company, we constantly challenge what’s possible, never simply accepting what has always been done. We reframe old problems, seek new solutions and operate comfortably in areas that are unknown. Our backgrounds are diverse, but our team shares a love of the outdoors and a desire to protect it for future generations.
Role Summary
- Reporting to Rivian’s Head of Ethics, Compliance and Privacy, this role will be lead legal counsel to Rivian’s Privacy and Cybersecurity teams.
- Be the primary legal support for the cybersecurity team and support their development of IT security policies and procedures.
- Be the legal lead for the company’s incident response efforts, including evaluating potential data exfiltrations, data exposures, vendor compromises, and personal data incidents.
- Support the development of Rivian’s global privacy program in collaboration with other key stakeholders, including the privacy team, business and IT privacy subject matter experts.
- Serve as a company-wide legal data privacy subject matter expert and a trusted resource for internal business clients across Rivian, which includes building strong working relationships with company stakeholders, advising on strategy and considering business objectives in addition to legal compliance.
- Provide global legal counsel to the privacy operations team for operational tasks, including data governance activities, Privacy Impact Assessments/Data Protection Impact Assessments, and consumer data requests/data subject access requests.
- Draft and review agreements involving data sharing or other data privacy legal impacts in collaboration with Rivian’s Commercial Legal and Procurement teams.
- Review employee, customer, and third-party privacy policies, disclosures, notices, consents, and other external-facing materials.
- Provide privacy legal counsel regarding Rivian’s marketing activities.
- Provide privacy, ethics, and compliance legal counsel for international expansion efforts and emerging business models.
- Assist with developing and presenting data privacy training and other communications aimed at ensuring awareness, understanding and compliance with Rivian’s data privacy obligations.
- Monitor new and emerging legal and regulatory developments, including identifying potential impacts on current and future Rivian products and services.
- Counsel the Ethics and Compliance program.
Qualifications
- 12+ years of legal experience focused on data privacy and cybersecurity matters, with at least 4 years of in-house experience.
- J.D. degree from an ABA-approved law school or equivalent.
- Experience advising multinational, complex, and fast-growing global organizations.
- Experience advising on the technology and/or mobility sectors and transactions.
- Experience drafting data privacy policies, notices, disclosures, consents, and other external facing materials.
- Expert knowledge of evolving data privacy regulatory environment with experience spotting emerging trends and new and evolving issues.
- Experience with data incident management and response.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, startup and team environment.
- Ability to travel, as required.
- A commitment to teamwork, collaboration, and professionalism.
- This is what would make you stand out:
- Experience with connected vehicles and other advanced mobility solutions a plus.
- CIPP Certification a plus.
- Experience with Ethics and Compliance programs.
- Pay Disclosure
Salary Range for Palo Alto, CA based applicants: $258,000-$297,000 annually (Actual compensation will be determined based on experience, location and other factors permitted by law)
Salary Range for Irvine, CA based applicants: $237,000-$273,000 annually (Actual compensation will be determined based on experience, location and other factors permitted by law)
Salary Range for Chicago IL based applicants: $227,000-$261,000 annually (Actual compensation will be determined based on experience, location and other factors permitted by law)
Salary Range for Michigan based applicants: $216000-$249000 annually (Actual compensation will be determined based on experience, location and other factors permitted by law)
Benefits Summary: Rivian provides robust medical/Rx, dental and vision insurance packages for full-time employees, their spouse or domestic partner, and children up to age 26. Coverage is effective on the first day of employment, and Rivian covers most of the premiums
Equal Opportunity
Rivian is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information or characteristics, physical or mental disability, marital/domestic partner status, age, military/veteran status, medical condition, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Rivian is committed to ensuring that our hiring process is accessible for persons with disabilities. If you have a disability or limitation, such as those covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act, that requires accommodations to assist you in the search and application process, please email us at candidateaccommodations@rivian.com.
Candidate Data Privacy
Rivian may collect, use and disclose your personal information or personal data (within the meaning of the applicable data protection laws) when you apply for employment and/or participate in our recruitment processes (“Candidate Personal Data”). This data includes contact, demographic, communications, educational, professional, employment, social media/website, network/device, recruiting system usage/interaction, security and preference information. Rivian may use your Candidate Personal Data for the purposes of (i) tracking interactions with our recruiting system; (ii) carrying out, analyzing and improving our application and recruitment process, including assessing you and your application and conducting employment, background and reference checks; (iii) establishing an employment relationship or entering into an employment contract with you; (iv) complying with our legal, regulatory and corporate governance obligations; (v) recordkeeping; (vi) ensuring network and information security and preventing fraud; and (vii) as otherwise required or permitted by applicable law.
Rivian may share your Candidate Personal Data with (i) internal personnel who have a need to know such information in order to perform their duties, including individuals on our People Team, Finance, Legal, and the team(s) with the position(s) for which you are applying; (ii) Rivian affiliates; and (iii) Rivian’s service providers, including providers of background checks, staffing services, and cloud services.
Rivian may transfer or store internationally your Candidate Personal Data, including to or in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and the European Union and in the cloud, and this data may be subject to the laws and accessible to the courts, law enforcement and national security authorities of such jurisdictions.
Please note that we are currently not accepting applications from third party application services.