Associate Privacy Counsel

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ABOUT VARO
Varo is an entirely new kind of bank. All digital, mission driven, FDIC insured, and designed for the way our customers live their lives.

We're on a mission to bring financial inclusion and opportunity to all hard-working Americans. Through our mobile app, we offer premium bank accounts that have no minimum balance requirement or monthly account fees, high-interest savings accounts, short term lending and solutions to help customers stretch their paycheck, build credit and start saving. Our tech-first products are designed to make money work for everyone and help customers and communities build greater financial resiliency.

Varo is distinct from other fintechs: we've made history as the first and only consumer fintech to be granted a full national bank charter by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC).

Varo Bank represents the evolution of a new generation of banks that are born from innovation and built on technology to empower consumers and businesses.

Our team combines the best of both consumer tech and banking, and we’re wildly passionate about helping our customers. Our teams are based in San Francisco and Salt Lake City. Privately held, we’ve raised over $482M to date, from leading institutional investors and strategic partners including Warburg Pincus, The Rise Fund, Gallatin Point Capital, Harbourvest Partners, Progressive Insurance, and Russell Westbrook Enterprises.

Varo is entrepreneurial, collaborative, enthusiastic, customer-oriented, fast-paced, and multicultural.  This is an open and relatively flat organization that puts an emphasis on collaboration, sharing ideas and information. For a relatively early stage company, Varo is grounded in a strong set of values and takes pride in the diversity of its employees and board. 

Varo. A bank for all of us.

About the Legal Team
Varo’s Legal team is responsible for all things “legal” at Varo.  This means that we support the business: by identifying and highlighting any legal risks, in interpreting law and providing compliance recommendations, conducting contract reviews and negotiations, support for licensing, Varo IP asset management, Varo Product reviews, drafting product disclosure, support for corporate financing rounds, managing shareholder communications, engaging directly with regulatory bodies, and more. We also manage our team of outside counsels, maintain a repository of all legal documents, and are responsible for Varo’s Privacy and other policies.

Legal is run by our General Counsel who is also the Secretary for our Board of Directors.  As an Associate Privacy Counsel, you will be joining a small but mighty team that will continue to grow, and you will report to the General Counsel. . The team has decades of experience, but is always willing to learn new tricks of the trade. You will have the autonomy to suggest new approaches to processes and lead the implementations of any new or improved processes. 

About the Associate Privacy Counsel Role
Varo is seeking an exceptional attorney to focus on providing legal guidance on privacy law for financial product development initiatives. You will work with other departments as we develop new products, negotiate partner agreements, and advise on legal risk and regulatory compliance. You will also work closely with our risk, engineering, and data governance teams to manage and advise on privacy components to Varo’s business. This will include helping to maintain and improve Varo’s governance policies with respect to products and regulatory matters.  We are looking for a highly adaptable, organized, and self-motivated individual who has a creative legal mind with a business focus, amazing attention to detail, and a sense of adventure.

What you'll be doing - Primary Responsibilities

  • Lead privacy compliance program and participate in appropriate industry initiatives concerning privacy
  • Provide timely legal counsel to Varo’s internal clients, including Marketing, Operations, Risk, HR and Finance with respect to Privacy
  • Maintain subject matter expertise in areas of privacy and data protection laws - specifically as they relate to digital advertising and ad tech  (including state and federal consumer protection and privacy laws, CCPA, GDPR, and other global privacy laws) 
  • Define, communicate, and monitor the productization and implementation of compliance tools for regulation around privacy in multiple jurisdictions.
  • Support implementation of scalable contract policies, process, and templates for new business initiatives and to expedite contract review and negotiation
  • Secondary Responsibilities - will depend on prior experience and interest

  • Provide ideas, solutions and insights and advise the product teams on compliant new products that meaningfully impact our customers 
  • Remain up-to-date on relevant industry, privacy, and consumer protection laws and regulations to ensure an ongoing ability to provide sound compliance advice 
  • Work with our compliance teams to implement processes 
  • Negotiate and draft contracts with partners and suppliers
  • Support HR on policies, employee relations and regulations
  • Develop strong, collaborative relationships with the business
  • Work cross-functionally on a variety of legal matters to support business development and innovation 
  • Lead and support special projects
  • Work closely with our internal product, business, tax, accounting and compliance teams, as well as with external advisors and experts
  • Manage projects effectively, with a team-oriented approach
  • Required skills and experiences

  • J.D. with top academic credentials
  • Admitted and in good and active standing to practice law in California or Utah
  • 3-5+ years’ extensive experience in privacy law as well as a product/corporate law generalist in a major law firm
  • Sharp mind as well as a high EQ with exceptional interpersonal skills and ability to develop relationships
  • Detail-oriented, organized, efficient, and resourceful with strong follow-through skills
  • Excellent written, verbal and analytical skills, with an ability to communicate complex issues in a simple way and to orchestrate plans to resolve issues and mitigate risks
  • Strong negotiation skills and ability to interact with legal and business leaders internally and externally
  • Hard-working and a self-starter with the ability to operate independently with minimal supervision in a fast-paced environment and meet tight deadlines
  • Process-oriented with a desire for constant improvement and development of best practices
  • Strong integrity and commitment to ethics

  • The 3 skills that matter most 
    Nobody can be great at everything, but we’re looking for candidates who are extraordinary at: 
  • Acumen to effectively balance compliance with the law against business goals and initiatives
  • Hands-on, team-oriented approach with flexibility and positive attitude
  • Creative problem solver with the ability to quickly and accurately assess legal risks while prioritizing and managing multiple projects with a customer service attitude
  • Other nice to haves

  • CIPP credentials
  • Experience with advising in the fintech space
  • Able to adapt to quick changes in direction
  • Demonstrates a strong sense of ownership and thought-leadership
  • A very high level of intellectual curiosity
  • A passion for and dedication to mastering the details of any project 
  • CULTURAL ALIGNMENT
    Varo is entrepreneurial, collaborative, enthusiastic, customer-oriented, fast-paced, and multicultural.  This is an open and relatively flat organization that puts an emphasis on collaboration, sharing ideas and information. For a relatively early stage company, Varo is grounded in a strong set of values and takes pride in the diversity of its employees. 

    OUR CORE VALUES
    Customers First: Understand the problems our customers are trying to solve. Respond with a sense of urgency. Build relationships that result in loyalty. Be data and insights-driven. Test everything. Achieve results through strong execution. Build a product people love.  Assess new initiatives with the customers’ interest in mind. Act with empathy. 

    Take Ownership: Bias towards action. Have high standards. Be accountable for the results of your work, our product, our company. Trust others to own it.

    Respect: Treat others how you want to be treated. Listen first before being heard. Speak the truth even when it's not easy. Assume best intentions. Bring your full self to work.

    Stay Curious: Ask why. Dare to make things better. Learn something new each day (even from mistakes). Be open to growth. Develop creative solutions.

    Make it Better: Think big. Set high goals. Work towards long term value rather than short term wins. Create change. Be resilient.


    Varo is an equal opportunity employer. Varo embraces diversity and we are committed to building teams that represent a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.

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