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Legal Specialist
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If you are excited about this opportunity but do not meet every single requirement, please apply! You still may be a great fit for this role or other open roles. We are seeking candidates who model our values: invest in every relationship, lead with curiosity, champion diverse perspectives, turn inputs into actions, and uphold trust through integrity.
Skills and Competencies
Experience working in a legal or compliance privacy role within a global organization required
Strong experience researching and interpreting laws and regulations
Exceptional accuracy, attention to detail, and organizational skills
Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Adobe Acrobat, and SharePoint, including content management and site maintenance
Ability to work independently, manage multiple priorities, and operate proactively in a fast-paced environment
Experience using privacy compliance platforms such as OneTrust preferred
Demonstrated proficiency in artificial intelligence concepts, with hands-on experience using AI tools to streamline workflows and enhance operational efficiency. Proven ability to implement AI-powered solutions to solve business challenges. Demonstrates a growing awareness of AI risk management and a commitment to responsible and ethical AI use.
Education
Bachelor's degree in law, Legal Studies, Business, Compliance, or a related field required, or at least 3 years’ experience working in a related field
Responsibilities
Support Moody’s global data privacy program by managing legal compliance activities, privacy operations, reporting, and process improvements across multiple jurisdictions.
Conduct legal research to:
Maintain and update Moody’s internal global privacy, cyber, data breach, and data broker law know-how charts
Conduct gap analyses of requirements of new laws
Draft Moody’s internal monthly global privacy, which provides latest legal news and updates to the business regarding recent privacy laws, enforcement and court cases.
Incident management triaging and assessing potential personal data incidents, and logging and escalating incidents.
Support day-to-day global privacy operations and compliance initiatives in a proactive manner
Leverage artificial intelligence and workflow tools to automate processes such as intake, logging, tracking, and reporting of privacy reviews and data incidents
About the Team
Our Global Privacy Team supports Moody’s enterprise-wide privacy compliance framework across a complex and evolving global data landscape. The team partners with stakeholders across the business to manage privacy risks, maintain compliance with global regulations, support innovative data and technology solutions, and enable responsible use of emerging technologies including GenAI and Agentic AI. By joining the team, you will contribute to the development of scalable privacy practices that support Moody’s data, analytics, software, and risk intelligence businesses worldwide.
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