Company Description
Renesas is one of the top global semiconductor companies in the world. We strive to develop a safer, healthier, greener, and smarter world, and our goal is to make every endpoint intelligent by offering product solutions in the automotive, industrial, infrastructure and IoT markets. Our robust product portfolio includes world-leading MCUs, SoCs, analog and power products, plus Winning Combination solutions that curate these complementary products. We are a key supplier to the world's leading manufacturers of electronics you rely on every day; you may not see our products, but they are all around you.

Renesas employs roughly 21,000 people in more than 30 countries worldwide. As a global team, our employees actively embody the Renesas Culture, our guiding principles based on five key elements: Transparent, Agile, Global, Innovative, and Entrepreneurial. Renesas believes in, and has a commitment to, diversity and inclusion, with initiatives and a leadership team dedicated to its resources and values. At Renesas, we want to build a sustainable future where technology helps make our lives easier. Join us and build your future by being part of what's next in electronics and the world.

Job Description
Job Description

Join our dynamic team as a (Senior) Corporate Counsel and contribute to the development of implementing best practices in data privacy for Renesas. This role lets you showcase your expertise in providing expert legal advice relating to data privacy and protection requirements, designing our precedents, contributing to our sustainability reporting, negotiating contract terms and collaborating with colleagues and stakeholders in a supportive and collaborative environment.

"
At Renesas, data privacy matters. We are committed to ensuring the highest standards and safeguards for the privacy and protection of personal data belonging to our people, our customers, our partners, our stakeholders and all those with whom we engage in business. We are committed to the success of our Renesas 365 platform and aA
s a (Senior) Corporate Counsel, you will play a crucial role in leading these efforts globally and contributing to our
strategic
Privacy by Design
initiatives."
(Natasha Davidson, Deputy General Counsel, Software & Digitalization Global Head of Data Privacy (Legal))

Responsibilities

• Together with other Legal Division (LD) and Global Compliance Division (GCD) colleagues, manage and maintain Renesas' policies, practices and guidance relating to data privacy;
• Partner with LD and GCD colleagues, key business stakeholders (particularly our Information Security Division), to ensure data privacy issues are understood and considered to support our corporate strategy, our products and services;
• Respond to enquiries and issues relating to data privacy practices including the right to be forgotten, the withdrawal of consent and related data subject rights requests and prepare email communications in respect of same;
• Maintain our global understanding of applicable compliance, legislative and regulatory requirements and obligations relating to data privacy;
• Monitor global trends and recommend and design our approach; and Review and provide timely drafting responses to customer or vendor contracts with data privacy and processing terms;
• Together with the Deputy General Counsel, Software & Digitalization, support our Renesas 365 platform to contribute to its global success and adoption.

Qualifications

• A qualified lawyer with excellent academic credentials;
• Demonstrated deep knowledge of data privacy, data handling and data classification;
• Demonstrated experience in managing data privacy issues for a global organisation;
• Expertise in global and European data protection laws and practises and an in-depth understanding of GDPR and emerging laws;
• Capable of conducting data privacy compliance reviews and audits;
• Ability to review, analyse and organise documentary and factual evidence
• Experience in the software industry and the development of software platforms;
• Strong attention to detail;
• Excellent working knowledge of Microsoft PowerPoint, Excel and online research tools.

Technical and Personal Skills

• Excellent written, organisational and problem-solving skills;
• Ability to work independently and within our escalation framework to best support our commitment to scale;
• Ability to prioritise and work to tight deadlines and manage own caseload;
• Sound communication skills including the ability to liaise with stakeholders across our business;
• Ability to support the Deputy General Counsel, Software & Digitalization and the team she leads well and in accordance with our values and strategywork well in a team and individually;
• Exercise Keen to exercise initiative.

Additional Information

Renesas is an embedded semiconductor solution provider driven by its Purpose '
To Make Our Lives Easier
.' As the industry's leading expert in embedded processing with unmatched quality and system-level know-how, we have evolved to provide scalable and comprehensive semiconductor solutions for automotive, industrial, infrastructure, and IoT industries based on the broadest product portfolio, including High Performance Computing, Embedded Processing, Analog & Connectivity, and Power.

With a diverse team of over 21,000 professionals in more than 30 countries, we continue to expand our boundaries to offer enhanced user experiences through digitalization and usher into a new era of innovation. We design and develop sustainable, power-efficient solutions today that help people and communities thrive tomorrow, '
To Make Our Lives Easier
.'

At Renesas, you can:

• Launch and advance your career in technical and business roles across four Product Groups and various corporate functions. You will have the opportunities to explore our hardware and software capabilities and try new things.
• Make a real impact by developing innovative products and solutions to meet our global customers' evolving needs and help make people's lives easier, safe and secure.
• Maximize your performance and wellbeing in our flexible and inclusive work environment. Our people-first culture and global support system, including the remote work option and Employee Resource Groups, will help you excel from the first day.

Are you ready to own your success and make your mark?

Join Renesas. Let's
Shape the Future
together.

Renesas Electronics is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, committed to supporting diversity and fostering a work environment free of discrimination on the basis of sex, race, religion, national origin, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, military status, veteran status, or any other basis protected by law. For more information, please read our Diversity & Inclusion Statement.

We have adopted a hybrid model that gives employees the ability to work remotely two days a week while ensuring that we come together as a team in the office the rest of the time. The designated in-office days are Tuesday through Thursday for innovation, collaboration and continuous learning.