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Nu serves more than 140 million customers, guided by a mission to fight complexity and empower people. The company has been leading an industry transformation through innovative products and human-centered services. Proprietary technology and data at scale power Nu’s digital platform, built to promote financial access, advancement, and transparency. Its business model thrives on customer love and lower costs, feeding a flywheel of growth and profitability.
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About the role
- As aDigital Affairs & DPO Senior Specialistbased in theUnited 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 willbridge 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.
- Protecting personal data is fundamental to maintaining the fanatical trust our customers place in us. This role ensures that as Nubank expands its footprint and launches data‑intensive products (including in the US), our privacy and AI governance remaincompliant, scalable, business‑enabling and deeply embeddedinto our technology and product lifecycle.
- 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, design pragmatic controls, and translate complex regulatory expectations (e.g.,US federal and state privacy laws, LGPD, GDPR) into simple, repeatable mechanisms that enable innovation.
You'll be responsible for:
Product Legal Counseling (Privacy, Data Protection & AI)
- Provide clear, fast and actionable legal guidance to product, engineering, data and business teams onUS and global privacy, data protection, AI and cybersecurityquestions, with focus on data‑intensive products and internal tools.
- Conduct legal risk assessments for new and existing products, features and AI/ML use cases (including automated decision‑making, profiling, biometrics, fraud/credit models), aligning recommendations with Nubank’s risk appetite and product strategy.
- 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), including cross‑border data transfer mechanisms.
- Translate complex and evolving US and international privacy/AI requirements intosimple, operational guidanceand design patterns for squads, avoiding “legal black boxes” and enabling self‑service where possible.
Privacy Governance & Program Management
- Work closely with theGlobal DPOto co‑lead the execution of the global privacy governance roadmap, ensuring clear ownership, milestones, and visibility to leadership.
- Own or co‑own key pillars of the Privacy Governance Program as they relate to the US and global scope, including: Record of Processing Activities (RoPA) and personal data mapping;Privacy and data protection risk management and controls;DPIAs/PIAs and other privacy risk assessments at scale;Global data subject rights (DSR) strategy and processes;Training, awareness and privacy metrics.
- Record of Processing Activities (RoPA) and personal data mapping;
- Privacy and data protection risk management and controls;
- DPIAs/PIAs and other privacy risk assessments at scale;
- Global data subject rights (DSR) strategy and processes;
- Training, awareness and privacy metrics.
- Design and implement projects to simplify and automate privacy governance wherever possible (e.g., templates, workflows, playbooks, self‑service tools), balancing regulatory expectations with business velocity.
Data Subject Rights, Transparency & US‑Focused Governance
- Maintain and enhance how Nubank handles data subject rights requests across geographies, with particular focus onUS privacy rights(e.g., access, deletion, correction, portability, opt‑out mechanisms, sensitive data rules under state laws).
- Partner with CS/Ops and engineering teams to scale DSR handling, ensuring consistent identity verification, response quality and SLA adherence without increasing operational headcount.
- Support the design and continuous improvement ofprivacy notices, in‑product privacy UX and choice mechanismsfor US users, ensuring alignment with global standards and local requirements.
Third‑Party & Data Sharing Governance
- Assess third parties and new data‑sharing arrangements (including US vendors and cross‑border engagements) from a privacy and AI‑governance perspective, recommending proportionate controls and contractual protections.
- Enhance end‑to‑end third‑party due diligence and oversight flows together with Procurement, Security, Risk and Data, ensuring that privacy controls are embedded inonboarding, monitoring and off‑boarding.
Privacy Incident Response & Regulatory Readiness
- Coordinate and continuously improve theglobal privacy incident response process, focusing on impact assessments, escalation, remediation and documentation that stand up to regulatory scrutiny in the US and abroad.
- Lead or co‑lead privacy/legal workstreams in complex incidents (including those involving US data subjects or US regulators), advising on notification strategy to individuals, DPAs and other authorities.
- Contribute toregulatory‑readinessinitiatives (audits, supervisory processes, evidence frameworks) that demonstrate maturity of Nubank’s privacy and AI governance program.
Digital Public Policy & Institutional Positioning (Privacy, Data & AI)
- Support Digital Affairs and Public Policy teams in monitoring, interpreting and prioritizingUS and international privacy, data and AI regulatory developments, connecting them with concrete risks and opportunities for Nubank’s products.
- Help craft clear, well‑reasoned positions for Nubank in consultations, hearings, industry forums and regulatory dialogues, ensuring consistency between our public narrative and our internal governance.
- Identify where product, governance and advocacy work should reinforce each other (e.g., aligning DPIA/AI risk frameworks with emerging US and EU AI rules).
Cross‑Functional Leadership & Ways of Working
- Act as a senior, trusted counterpart for leaders in Product, Tech, Data, Security, Risk, Compliance and Operations on privacy and digital governance topics.
- Mentor and upskill peers and more junior team members (in Digital Legal and DPO) on US privacy/AI topics, complex governance problems and stakeholder management, while operating as anindividual contributor (IC).
- Use Nubank’shybrid work modelto collaborate effectively across time zones and locations, making extensive use of asynchronous tools (Docs, Slides, Slack, Jira, Confluence, AI tools).
We are looking for a person who has:
Skills and Knowledge (What)
- Outstandingorganizational, communication and relationship‑building skills, with the ability to explain complex legal and governance concepts to non‑lawyers in a clear, actionable way.
- Deep, hands‑on knowledge ofUS privacy and data protection laws(e.g., CCPA/CPRA, sectoral and state privacy laws), and practical familiarity with international data protection regulation, particularly GDPR.
- Strong understanding ofAI, data and cybertopics, including automated decision‑making, profiling, model governance and AI‑driven products, and how they intersect with privacy and consumer protection.
- Proven ability to act as anenabler, not a blocker, designing solutions and trade‑offs that let privacy, AI governance and innovation coexist in practice.
- Solid experience withprivacy governance frameworks(e.g., privacy management frameworks, DPIAs/PIAs, RoPA, controls and metrics) and corporate risk management methodologies.
- Comfort operating in alean, 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 usingAI toolsto enhance efficiency (drafting, analysis, documentation).
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills inEnglish; Portuguese or Spanish is a plus.
Achievements and Experience (What, How, Where)
- 8+ yearsof post‑qualification experience in privacy, data protection and/or technology law, with a significant portion dedicated todigital products and/or fintech/financial services, or equivalent experience in house or in top law firms / consultancies.
- Demonstrated track record ofleading complex privacy and/or AI matters end‑to‑end, such as: Launching or significantly redesigning data‑intensive products under US and international privacy rules;Implementing or maturing a privacy governance or AI governance framework;Leading or advising on complex data or AI incidents and regulatory interactions.
- Launching or significantly redesigning data‑intensive products under US and international privacy rules;
- Implementing or maturing a privacy governance or AI governance framework;
- Leading or advising on complex data or AI incidents and regulatory interactions.
- Experience working closely with engineering and data teams, ideally in aproduct‑counsel or privacy‑by‑designcapacity.
- Experience interfacing with or supporting interactions withregulators, DPAs or supervisory authorities(US or international) is strongly preferred.
- Law degree (JD or equivalent) and active license in at least one US jurisdiction, or equivalent senior in‑house/regulatory experience; relevant privacy certifications (e.g.,CIPP/US, CIPP/E, CIPM, EXIN DPO) are a plus
Our 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.
Work Model for this Role
- Hybrid 2-3 times/week: Our hybrid work model brings us to the office at least twice a week, on strategic days designed to maximize team connection and collaboration. For more details, visithttps://building.nubank.com/nu-hybrid-work-model/
Our recruitment process may involve the use of artificial intelligence–enabled tools, such as automated interview transcription and analysis, to support the evaluation process. Artificial intelligence is not used to make final hiring decisions; all decisions are made by human reviewers.
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