Corporate Counsel

The Corporate Counsel – Data Licensing & Governance will serve as a legal partner to teams responsible for sourcing, licensing, using, sharing, and governing data across Cox products, services, platforms, and business operations.

The candidate must be an experienced, independent generalist attorney who will be responsible for providing substantive legal advice and counsel to diverse teams negotiating and managing inbound and outbound data licensing arrangements, supporting data use and sharing initiatives, drafting and negotiating data-related contract terms, participating as the legal representative in data governance reviews, and assisting with risk mitigation and compliance with applicable laws, contractual obligations, and internal data governance standards. This position will report to the Assistant General Counsel for Cox Automotive’s Data Strategy, Privacy and Cyber Security.

• →Provide timely advice and counsel on a broad range of day-to-day operational legal topics and larger strategic initiatives to management and teams responsible for acquiring, licensing, using, sharing, and commercializing data.
• →Establish and maintain detailed knowledge of Cox’s products, services, brands, data assets, data flows, and data-driven business initiatives.
• →Draft, review, and negotiate inbound and outbound data licensing agreements, data use terms, data sharing terms, and related commercial contract provisions.
• →Manage legal support for data licensing transactions, including intake, issue spotting, negotiation strategy, escalation, and coordination with business stakeholders.
• →Participate as the legal representative in data governance reviews, providing guidance on permitted uses, restrictions, consent requirements, contractual limitations, privacy obligations, security considerations, and regulatory risk.
• →Advise business teams on the development, deployment, and enhancement of data-enabled products, analytics offerings, integrations, partnerships, and customer solutions.
• →Review data-related product documentation, customer-facing materials, data descriptions, disclosures, and operational processes for alignment with legal requirements and approved data use parameters.
• →Manage legal support for data supplier, data customer, data partner, and platform integration agreements.
• →Advise business teams as to compliance with applicable data governance standards, privacy requirements, contractual data restrictions, and approved use cases.
• →Partner with internal business clients to develop and execute action plans in order to resolve issues presented in areas of responsibility.
• →Assist with training client groups as needed to support compliant, consistent, and business-aligned use of licensed and internally governed data.
• →Develop strong relationships with internal contacts, including, but not limited to: leadership and business management, other in-house attorneys, Privacy, Compliance, Litigation, Government Affairs, Regulatory, Security, Risk Management, Finance, Product, Technology, and other appropriate departments to ensure a high level of service and anticipate special issues.
• →Identify and help to address difficult data licensing, data governance, and data use issues that may not be solved using existing practices and procedures; respond and adapt to changing conditions or circumstances, requiring enterprise alignment and new approaches; identify and engage business clients in opportunities to improve efficient delivery of legal services.
• →Engage and manage outside counsel in an effective and efficient manner.

• Juris doctor (JD) degree from an accredited law school and an active/licensed member in good standing of at least one state bar and three years of work experience.
• Minimum of six years of experience negotiating complex data licensing agreements.
• Prior experience with data licensing, data commercialization, data governance, privacy, technology transactions, product counseling, or related legal support preferred.
• Business-minded attorney with strong initiative, a “can-do” attitude, executive presence, excellent client counseling, collaboration, and problem-solving skills, who likes working side-by-side with business, product, technology, privacy, compliance, and governance teams and is receptive to all views and feedback.
• Experience drafting and negotiating commercial agreements, including agreements involving data access, data use, data restrictions, data sharing, integrations, analytics, or technology-enabled services.
• Experience in the automotive, data, analytics, or software industry is a plus.
• Ability to manage outside counsel.
• A focus on client needs with a commitment to timing, quality, and client service while handling multiple matters simultaneously.
• A strong work ethic and the ability to prioritize and follow through on numerous projects.
• Ability to travel as necessary.