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Job Description

As Assistant General Counsel at Citizens Bank, you will play a critical role in shaping and safeguarding the banks privacy and cybersecurity posture. Youll provide strategic legal counsel on cuttingedge issues at the intersection of law, technology, and data protection. This is a highimpact role where your expertise will directly influence enterprisewide initiatives, regulatory compliance, and risk mitigation strategies.

Key Responsibilities

• Strategic Legal Counsel: Advise senior leadership and business units on privacy, cybersecurity, and data governance matters, including incident response, regulatory compliance, and emerging risks.
• Regulatory Guidance: Interpret and apply laws such as GLBA, CCPA/CPRA, GDPR, DPDA and other global and U.S. privacy and cybersecurity regulations.
• Contract Negotiation: Draft, review, and negotiate complex agreements, including data processing agreements, vendor contracts, and technology transactions.
• Risk Management: Identify legal risks and develop practical solutions to mitigate them while supporting innovation and business growth.
• CrossFunctional Collaboration: Partner with IT, InfoSec, Compliance, Risk, and Product teams to ensure legal alignment with operational practices and strategic initiatives.
• Litigation & Dispute Resolution: Manage and advise on privacy and cybersecurityrelated disputes, investigations, and enforcement actions.
• Policy Development: Contribute to the development and implementation of internal policies, training, and best practices related to data privacy and cybersecurity.

What You Bring

• J.D. from an accredited law school and active bar membership in good standing.
• 5+ years of legal experience, with a strong focus on privacy, cybersecurity, and technology law.
• Deep knowledge of U.S. and international privacy laws and cybersecurity frameworks.
• Experience advising financial institutions or highly regulated industries preferred.
• Exceptional judgment, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to thrive in a fastpaced, collaborative, and evolving environment.

Why Citizens Bank?

At Citizens, were building a culture of integrity, innovation, and inclusion. Youll be part of a forwardthinking legal team that values your voice, supports your growth, and empowers you to make a difference. We offer competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits, and flexible work arrangements.

Pay Transparency

The salary range for this position is $185,000 to $195,000 per year, plus an opportunity to earn additional incentive earnings. Actual pay is based on various factors including but not limited to the work location, and relevant skills and experience.

We offer competitive pay, comprehensive medical, dental and vision coverage, retirement benefits, maternity/paternity leave, flexible work arrangements, education reimbursement, wellness programs and more. Note, Citizens paid time off policy exceeds the mandatory, paid sick or paid timeaway policy of every local and state jurisdiction in the United States. For an overview of our benefits, visit

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Equal Employment Opportunity

Citizens, its parent, subsidiaries, and related companies (Citizens) provide equal employment and advancement opportunities to all colleagues and applicants for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, citizenship, physical or mental disability, perceived disability or history or record of a disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity or expression, genetic information, genetic characteristic, marital or domestic partner status, victim of domestic violence, family status/parenthood, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, pregnancy/childbirth/lactation, colleagues or a dependents reproductive health decision making, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or any other category protected by federal, state and/or local laws. At Citizens, we are committed to fostering an inclusive culture that enables all colleagues to bring their best selves to work every day and everyone is expected to be treated with respect and professionalism. Employment decisions are based solely on merit, qualifications, performance and capability.

Why Work for Us

At Citizens, you'll find a customercentric culture built around helping our customers and giving back to our local communities. When you join our team, you are part of a supportive and collaborative workforce, with access to training and tools to accelerate your potential and maximize your career growth.

Background Check

Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the candidate successfully passing a background check, which may include initial credit, motor vehicle record, public record, prior employment verification, and criminal background checks. Results of the background check are individually reviewed based upon legal requirements imposed by our regulators and with consideration of the nature and gravity of the background history and the job offered. Any offer of employment will include further information.

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