Senior Legal Counsel

Overview

Senior Legal Counsel

at TELUS — TELUS Data & Trust Office (DTO) provides privacy, data and AI governance solutions to TELUS. This role supports the implementation and ongoing monitoring of TELUS' enterprise Global Privacy Program, including compliance with Canada’s privacy and digital requirements, and helps build AI legal and regulatory requirements into our governance. What You’ll Do

Your responsibilities will include: Providing strategic legal advice to the DTO and the business to ensure compliance with relevant privacy and AI laws, regulations and best practices, with a focus on Canada Leading and/or supporting the development, management and revision of internal policies and procedures Creating internal compliance guidance Ensuring our internal assessment process reflects Canadian requirements Maintaining some of TELUS’ external privacy statements and AI disclosures Leading and/or assisting as needed in contract negotiations in the domain of expertise Contributing to the ongoing enhancement of the overall privacy management program and related activities, taking appropriate steps to improve its effectiveness Collaborating with other departments within the Data and Trust Office on special projects such as acquisitions and integration activities Communicating external developments of relevance to various internal audiences, including senior management Providing back-up support to Incident Management Legal Counsel Liaising with regulators and external counsels as needed Qualifications

What you bring Expert knowledge of privacy legal frameworks and environment in Canada, including health privacy laws At least 10 years of experience leading privacy compliance programs, in the telecom or health care space, but ideally, both Canadian law degree, and membership in good standing of a provincial law society Extensive experience dealing with regulatory authorities in response to complaints, investigations and judicial proceedings Extensive experience in supporting incident response in a large telecom or health care company Calm leadership, professionalism and the ability to generate confidence in high-stress moments Experience in incident or crisis management involving coordination of disparate teams Ability to make decisions through ambiguity and pivot quickly as new information unfolds Strong interpersonal, communication and relationship-building skills across all levels of the organization Proficient in preparing compelling written reports for internal and external stakeholders Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to work under pressure Proficiency in French, verbal and written, is an asset Job Details

Seniority level: Not Applicable Employment type: Full-time Job function: Legal Industries: IT Services and IT Consulting, Telecommunications, Utilities

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