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Marriott operates and franchises hotels and licenses vacation ownership resorts and branded residential properties.  Marriott’s Law Department services the Company's lodging and hospitality business and provides legal advice and counsel to Marriott’s internal clients. 

The attorney in this position will be a member of Marriott International’s Law Department in the Global Legal Compliance group at Marriott’s corporate headquarters in Bethesda, Maryland, USA.  The attorney will provide legal support and regulatory compliance advice on global privacy requirements such as individual rights and data retention, and global regulatory matters involving technology, cybersecurity, and privacy. 

This position will be located in our Bethesda office and will report to the Vice President & Senior Counsel Global Privacy & Data Security. 

The Corporate Counsel’s primary responsibilities will be to:

• Provide privacy legal advice to the company, particularly on issues related to individual rights and data retention;
• Provide guidance to ensure compliance with global regulatory matters involving technology, cybersecurity, and privacy;
• Fulfill the Company’s ongoing obligations to submit required paperwork, certifications, or other updates to regulatory authorities as may be required;
• Maintain strong coordination, cooperation, and mutual support between the Law Department and other corporate departments with compliance obligations to independently ensure that such obligations and responsibilities are being fulfilled across the Company, including by business partners in Global Information Security, the Global Privacy Office, Global Technology, Loyalty, Customer Engagement Centers, Global M&A, the Corporate Secretary, Finance, Procurement, Human Resources, Consumer Experience, Communications, Operations, and Owner & Franchise Services.    
• Communicate compliance progress with executive leadership and the Board of Directors during regular governance meetings;
• Communicate with regulatory authorities and respond to government inquiries as appropriate or required;
• Monitor and communicate with other internal and external stakeholders regarding compliance issues related to global regulatory matters;
• Drive continued risk mitigation, including by tracking and analyzing Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) in an independent and efficient manner;
• Coordinate independent third-party assessments conducted by outside experts, communicate the results to executive leadership and help to supervise, track, and implement any recommendations or remediation actions related to the same; and
• Monitor evolving laws, regulations, and best practices in the areas of cybersecurity and privacy to help identify critical legal issues and practical compliance solutions or issues.