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Come join our amazing team of leaders, learners, and world-class legal professionals accelerating Intuit’s mission of powering prosperity for consumers and small businesses all over the world. Our Enterprise Privacy team works hand in hand with our business and technology partners to build a privacy program that keeps pace with a rapidly evolving regulatory landscape, including the rise of AI-driven products and features.
Intuit is hiring a Senior Assistant General Counsel to lead the Enterprise Privacy Compliance function within our Enterprise Privacy team. Reporting to the Deputy General Counsel for Enterprise Privacy, you will set the strategy and manage the day-to-day operation of Intuit’s global privacy compliance program — data subject rights, regulatory monitoring, privacy risk assessments, and the frameworks that keep our compliance posture ahead of a fast-moving legal and technical landscape. You will lead a team of two attorneys and two privacy program managers.
Responsibilities
- Lead, coach, and grow a team of two corporate counsel and two privacy program managers — setting team priorities and goals, conducting regular 1:1 coaching and development planning, giving direct performance feedback, and building the bench strength and career growth of both attorneys and non-attorney program managers.
- Own the strategy and execution of Intuit’s privacy compliance program, including data subject rights (DSR) fulfillment, privacy impact assessments, worker privacy, and related compliance workflows across the US and internationally.
- Lead privacy diligence for M&A and other strategic transactions — assessing target companies’ data practices, privacy risk, and compliance posture, and advising on the integration of acquired data assets and privacy programs post-close.
- Own Intuit’s third-party and vendor privacy risk assessment process, setting standards and workflows for evaluating vendors, partners, and other data recipients that handle personal information, and partnering with Procurement, Security, and Commercial Counsel on contractual privacy requirements.
- Partner as needed with internal 3rd and 2nd-line risk management functions including Internal Audit and Compliance Assurance.
- Translate a rapidly evolving regulatory landscape (CCPA/CPRA and other US state privacy laws, GLBA, GDPR, and emerging AI-specific privacy and data protection laws) into practical, scalable compliance frameworks, playbooks, and training.
- Partner directly with engineering and product organizations on data flows, system design, and technical trade-offs to ensure compliance approaches are both legally sound and technically workable.
- Drive continuous improvement and automation of privacy compliance tooling, including PIA workflows, DSR fulfillment systems, and data mapping tools.
- Build and maintain trusted, durable relationships across Legal, Product, Engineering, Security, and Business teams, driving alignment across competing points of view to reach practical outcomes.
- Represent the Privacy Compliance function in front of senior stakeholders and, as needed, the Board and regulators.
- Monitor the global regulatory landscape and manage escalation and reporting on emerging privacy risks to the Deputy General Counsel for Enterprise Privacy and other senior legal leadership.
Qualifications
- 10+ years of relevant legal experience in privacy compliance work, either in-house at a large company with a significant data profile or in private practice counseling similar companies on the development and refinement of world-class privacy compliance programs.
- Demonstrated experience leading and developing a team, including regular coaching, performance management, and building the growth and career paths of both attorneys and non-attorney program managers.
- Experience leading privacy diligence in M&A or other strategic transactions, including evaluating acquisition targets’ data practices and integrating acquired data assets and privacy programs post-close.
- Familiarity with industry standards and best practices for data governance.
- Experience designing or running a third-party/vendor privacy risk assessment program, including setting assessment standards and partnering with procurement and commercial teams on contractual privacy requirements.
- Strong working knowledge of US state and federal privacy laws (e.g., CCPA/CPRA, GLBA) and international frameworks (e.g., GDPR, PIPEDA).
- Technical fluency sufficient to engage credibly with engineering and data organizations as needed to accomplish privacy compliance objectives — you don’t need to write code, but you need to be conversant with those who do.
- Proven track record building, running, or maturing privacy compliance programs at scale.
- Demonstrated ability to build and maintain critical cross-functional relationships across business, legal, and technical organizations, and to influence senior stakeholders without direct authority.
- Sound judgment translating complex, changing regulatory requirements into practical, business-relevant guidance for executive audiences.
- Concise and efficient communicator, comfortable operating with ambiguity as laws and technology continue to evolve.
- JD and membership in good standing with at least one US State Bar.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience advising on these issues in an AI-forward technical environment, and leveraging AI workforce tools to improve the speed and quality of execution.
- IAPP privacy or AI certification (CIPP/US, CIPP/E, or AIGP).
- Experience in a highly regulated consumer or small-business financial products environment.
- Familiarity with privacy compliance tooling and automation (e.g., PIA workflow platforms, DSR fulfillment systems, data mapping tools).
Intuit provides a competitive compensation package with a strong pay for performance rewards approach. This position may be eligible for a cash bonus, equity rewards and benefits, in accordance with our applicable plans and programs. Pay offered is based on factors such as job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and work location. To drive ongoing fair pay for employees, Intuit conducts regular comparisons across categories of ethnicity and gender.
The expected base pay range for this position is:
Mountain View $271,500 - $367,500
New York $243,000 - $328,500
Oakland, CA $271,500 - $367,500
San Diego, CA $264,500 - $357,500
Overview
Come join our amazing team of leaders, learners, and world-class legal professionals accelerating Intuit’s mission of powering prosperity for consumers and small businesses all over the world. Our Enterprise Privacy team works hand in hand with our business and technology partners to build a privacy program that keeps pace with a rapidly evolving regulatory landscape, including the rise of AI-driven products and features.
Intuit is hiring a Senior Assistant General Counsel to lead the Enterprise Privacy Compliance function within our Enterprise Privacy team. Reporting to the Deputy General Counsel for Enterprise Privacy, you will set the strategy and manage the day-to-day operation of Intuit’s global privacy compliance program — data subject rights, regulatory monitoring, privacy risk assessments, and the frameworks that keep our compliance posture ahead of a fast-moving legal and technical landscape. You will lead a team of two attorneys and two privacy program managers.
Responsibilities
- Lead, coach, and grow a team of two corporate counsel and two privacy program managers — setting team priorities and goals, conducting regular 1:1 coaching and development planning, giving direct performance feedback, and building the bench strength and career growth of both attorneys and non-attorney program managers.
- Own the strategy and execution of Intuit’s privacy compliance program, including data subject rights (DSR) fulfillment, privacy impact assessments, worker privacy, and related compliance workflows across the US and internationally.
- Lead privacy diligence for M&A and other strategic transactions — assessing target companies’ data practices, privacy risk, and compliance posture, and advising on the integration of acquired data assets and privacy programs post-close.
- Own Intuit’s third-party and vendor privacy risk assessment process, setting standards and workflows for evaluating vendors, partners, and other data recipients that handle personal information, and partnering with Procurement, Security, and Commercial Counsel on contractual privacy requirements.
- Partner as needed with internal 3rd and 2nd-line risk management functions including Internal Audit and Compliance Assurance.
- Translate a rapidly evolving regulatory landscape (CCPA/CPRA and other US state privacy laws, GLBA, GDPR, and emerging AI-specific privacy and data protection laws) into practical, scalable compliance frameworks, playbooks, and training.
- Partner directly with engineering and product organizations on data flows, system design, and technical trade-offs to ensure compliance approaches are both legally sound and technically workable.
- Drive continuous improvement and automation of privacy compliance tooling, including PIA workflows, DSR fulfillment systems, and data mapping tools.
- Build and maintain trusted, durable relationships across Legal, Product, Engineering, Security, and Business teams, driving alignment across competing points of view to reach practical outcomes.
- Represent the Privacy Compliance function in front of senior stakeholders and, as needed, the Board and regulators.
- Monitor the global regulatory landscape and manage escalation and reporting on emerging privacy risks to the Deputy General Counsel for Enterprise Privacy and other senior legal leadership.
Qualifications
- 10+ years of relevant legal experience in privacy compliance work, either in-house at a large company with a significant data profile or in private practice counseling similar companies on the development and refinement of world-class privacy compliance programs.
- Demonstrated experience leading and developing a team, including regular coaching, performance management, and building the growth and career paths of both attorneys and non-attorney program managers.
- Experience leading privacy diligence in M&A or other strategic transactions, including evaluating acquisition targets’ data practices and integrating acquired data assets and privacy programs post-close.
- Familiarity with industry standards and best practices for data governance.
- Experience designing or running a third-party/vendor privacy risk assessment program, including setting assessment standards and partnering with procurement and commercial teams on contractual privacy requirements.
- Strong working knowledge of US state and federal privacy laws (e.g., CCPA/CPRA, GLBA) and international frameworks (e.g., GDPR, PIPEDA).
- Technical fluency sufficient to engage credibly with engineering and data organizations as needed to accomplish privacy compliance objectives — you don’t need to write code, but you need to be conversant with those who do.
- Proven track record building, running, or maturing privacy compliance programs at scale.
- Demonstrated ability to build and maintain critical cross-functional relationships across business, legal, and technical organizations, and to influence senior stakeholders without direct authority.
- Sound judgment translating complex, changing regulatory requirements into practical, business-relevant guidance for executive audiences.
- Concise and efficient communicator, comfortable operating with ambiguity as laws and technology continue to evolve.
- JD and membership in good standing with at least one US State Bar.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience advising on these issues in an AI-forward technical environment, and leveraging AI workforce tools to improve the speed and quality of execution.
- IAPP privacy or AI certification (CIPP/US, CIPP/E, or AIGP).
- Experience in a highly regulated consumer or small-business financial products environment.
- Familiarity with privacy compliance tooling and automation (e.g., PIA workflow platforms, DSR fulfillment systems, data mapping tools).
Intuit provides a competitive compensation package with a strong pay for performance rewards approach. This position may be eligible for a cash bonus, equity rewards and benefits, in accordance with our applicable plans and programs. Pay offered is based on factors such as job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and work location. To drive ongoing fair pay for employees, Intuit conducts regular comparisons across categories of ethnicity and gender.
The expected base pay range for this position is:
Mountain View $271,500 - $367,500
New York $243,000 - $328,500
Oakland, CA $271,500 - $367,500
San Diego, CA $264,500 - $357,500
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Align your J.D. credentials with PERM requirements
PERM requires your employer to define a minimum degree requirement for the role before filing. Make sure your foreign law degree is formally evaluated for U.S. equivalency by a credential evaluation agency, since DOL will scrutinize whether your qualifications meet the posted job requirements.
Target in-house legal departments over law firms
Corporate in-house counsel positions at banks, tech companies, and healthcare systems sponsor green cards far more often than private law firms. Firms rarely invest in PERM for associates because high turnover makes the multi-year process impractical for them.
Search for green card sponsoring employers on Migrate Mate
Migrate Mate surfaces Assistant Counsel roles at employers with active EB-2 and EB-3 filing histories, so you can focus on companies already committed to sponsorship rather than guessing which will agree to it after an offer.
Verify prevailing wage before negotiating your offer
Your employer must pay at least the DOL prevailing wage for your location and job title throughout the PERM process. Use the OFLC Wage Search to check the wage level for your metro area before you receive an offer, so salary negotiations don't jeopardize PERM eligibility later.
Understand how bar admission affects your EB category
USCIS classifies licensed attorneys as professionals requiring at minimum a bachelor's-equivalent degree, which places most Assistant Counsel roles in EB-3. If your role requires an advanced law degree or specialized expertise, your employer's attorney can argue for EB-2 classification, cutting priority date wait times for some nationalities.
Request PERM filing timelines during the offer stage
Ask the hiring manager or in-house immigration counsel when they plan to initiate PERM after your start date. Some employers wait 12 or more months before filing. Clarifying this before you sign protects you from a long gap between employment and the start of your green card process.
Green Card Assistant Counsel: Frequently Asked Questions
Does an Assistant Counsel role qualify for EB-2 or EB-3 sponsorship?
Most Assistant Counsel positions qualify for EB-3 sponsorship because they require a J.D. or equivalent professional degree, placing them in the 'professional' subcategory. EB-2 is available if the role genuinely requires an advanced degree beyond the J.D., such as an LL.M. in a specialized practice area, or if your employer pursues a National Interest Waiver on your behalf. Your employer's immigration counsel determines the classification during PERM preparation.
How does green card sponsorship differ from H-1B sponsorship for Assistant Counsel roles?
H-1B visa sponsorship is temporary and subject to the annual lottery cap, while PERM-based green card sponsorship leads to permanent residency with no annual cap at the EB-3 level for most nationalities. The trade-off is time: PERM requires a formal labor market test, a prevailing wage determination, and I-140 approval before you can file for adjustment of status, making the total process two to four years longer than a standard H-1B filing.
What does the PERM labor certification process look like for legal roles?
Your employer files a PERM application with DOL after completing a supervised recruitment process designed to show no qualified U.S. worker was displaced. For Assistant Counsel roles, this typically includes job postings, newspaper advertisements, and internal job listings over a 30-day window. DOL then audits or certifies the application, after which your employer files the I-140 immigrant petition with USCIS to establish your priority date.
How do I find Assistant Counsel jobs where the employer already sponsors green cards?
Use Migrate Mate to search specifically for Assistant Counsel roles at employers with verified EB-2 and EB-3 sponsorship histories. This saves significant time compared to applying broadly and raising sponsorship during negotiations, when many employers disengage. Targeting companies already familiar with PERM also means faster internal processing once you receive an offer.
Can my employer start PERM while I am on H-1B status?
Yes. Employers routinely begin the PERM process while you are working in H-1B status. Filing PERM does not affect your H-1B, and you can continue renewing H-1B in three-year increments once your I-140 is approved and your priority date is not yet current. USCIS allows H-1B extensions beyond the standard six-year cap under AC21 once your I-140 has been approved for at least 365 days.