Digital Affairs & DPO Senior Specialist

As a Digital Affairs & DPO Senior Specialist based in the United States, you will play a senior role in Nubank’s global privacy function, acting as a key point of contact for complex privacy, data protection and AI topics in the US while supporting our global privacy governance program. You will bridge high-level legal strategy and day-to-day program execution, combining hands-on product counseling with ownership of core privacy governance workflows (RoPA, DPIAs/PIAs, DSRs, incident response, third-party risk, metrics) across multiple jurisdictions. You will respond to the Global DPO and work closely with Legal, Compliance, IT Security, Data, Risk, and Products teams to identify and close privacy and AI-related gaps.

Responsibilities

Provide clear, fast and actionable legal guidance to product, engineering, data and business teams on US and global privacy, data protection, AI and cybersecurity questions; Conduct legal risk assessments for new and existing products, features and AI/ML use cases; Draft, review and negotiate privacy-relevant documentation (e.g., DPAs, data sharing agreements, vendor addenda, privacy and AI notices, in-product disclosures, terms of service and consent flows); Work closely with the Global DPO to co-lead execution of the global privacy governance roadmap and own key governance pillars (RoPA, DPIAs/PIAs, DSRs, training, metrics); Design and implement projects to simplify and automate privacy governance; Maintain and enhance data subject rights handling across geographies with focus on US privacy rights; Assess third parties and data-sharing arrangements from a privacy and AI-governance perspective; Coordinate and improve global privacy incident response and regulatory readiness; Support Digital Affairs and Public Policy teams on privacy, data and AI regulatory developments; Act as a senior trusted counterpart and mentor peers while operating as an individual contributor

Requirements

8+ years of post-qualification experience in privacy, data protection and/or technology law, with a significant portion dedicated to digital products and/or fintech/financial services, or equivalent experience in house or in top law firms/consultancies; Law degree (JD or equivalent) and active license in at least one US jurisdiction, or equivalent senior in-house/regulatory experience; Outstanding organizational, communication and relationship-building skills, with the ability to explain complex legal and governance concepts to non-lawyers; Deep, hands-on knowledge of US privacy and data protection laws (e.g., CCPA/CPRA, sectoral and state privacy laws) and practical familiarity with GDPR; Strong understanding of AI, data and cyber topics including automated decision-making, profiling, model governance and AI-driven products; Proven ability to act as an enabler, designing solutions and trade-offs that let privacy, AI governance and innovation coexist; Solid experience with privacy governance frameworks (e.g., privacy management frameworks, DPIAs/PIAs, RoPA, controls and metrics) and corporate risk management methodologies; Comfort operating in a lean, global environment, navigating ambiguity and balancing short-term risk decisions with long-term governance maturity; Strong experience with productivity and collaboration tools (e.g., Jira, Confluence, Slack, Google Workspace) and openness to using AI tools; Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English; Demonstrated track record of leading complex privacy and/or AI matters end-to-end; Experience working closely with engineering and data teams, ideally in a product-counsel or privacy-by-design capacity

Nice to have

Portuguese or Spanish is a plus; relevant privacy certifications (e.g., CIPP/US, CIPP/E, CIPM, EXIN DPO) are a plus; experience interfacing with or supporting interactions with regulators, DPAs or supervisory authorities (US or international) is strongly preferred

Benefits

Opportunity of earning equity at Nu; Medical Insurance; Dental and Vision Insurance; Life Insurance and AD&D; Extended maternity and paternity leaves; Nucleo - our learning platform of courses; NuLanguage - our language learning program; NuCare - our mental health and wellness assistance program; 401K; Saving Plans - Health Saving Account and Flexible Spending Account; Work-from-home Allowance; Relocation Assistance Package, if applicable