Principal Counsel - Federal Privacy (REMOTE)

MAXIMUS • Springfield, IL • 17h ago

Maximus is seeking a Principal Counsel, Federal Privacy to provide strategic legal guidance on complex privacy and data protection matters supporting federal programs. This role will lead privacy incident and breach response, advise on federal privacy requirements, oversee privacy assessments and security documentation, and support contracts, proposals, and data-sharing agreements. The Principal Counsel will partner with senior leaders and cross-functional teams to identify privacy risks, implement practical safeguards, strengthen privacy governance, and ensure privacy considerations are integrated throughout program and system lifecycles.

Candidates must hold a JD, be admitted to at least one State Bar, and have 5+ years of relevant professional experience.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Privacy Incident Response and Breach Management: Lead the legal analysis and investigation of privacy and data protection incidents affecting federal programs; determine whether contractual, regulatory, agency, or individual notification obligations apply; prepare legal analyses, investigation summaries, and notification deliverables; and advise stakeholders regarding containment, remediation, corrective actions, and lessons learned.

Privacy Assessments, System Reviews, and Federal Security Documentation: Lead or review PIAs, PTAs, privacy control responses, implementation narratives, SSP materials, ATO documentation, security assessments, and related federal privacy and security artifacts; identify privacy risks; recommend appropriate safeguards; track remediation; and provide privacy-by-design guidance for system development, modernization, procurement, and implementation.

Federal Privacy Legal Advice and Program Support: Serve as a subject matter expert on federal privacy and data protection matters; advise senior management, federal program teams, and operational stakeholders; interpret and operationalize federal statutes, regulations, agency guidance, contractual requirements, and applicable privacy and security frameworks; and develop guidance, templates, procedures, privacy notices, and other public-facing disclosures.

Proposal, Solicitation, and Contract Support: Review RFPs, SOWs, PWSs, contracts, modifications, data use agreements, data-sharing agreements, and related documents to identify and address privacy and data protection requirements; support capture, proposal, and business development teams; and advise on breach notification, data ownership, data handling, audit, and other contractual privacy provisions.

Governance, Training, Monitoring, and Leadership: Monitor developments in federal privacy law and agency guidance; deliver privacy training and awareness activities; participate in audits, assessments, investigations, and client reviews; mentor junior Privacy D-PO attorneys and privacy professionals; and contribute to the development and continuous improvement of privacy policies, standards, procedures, and operational capabilities.

Minimum Requirements

'- Juris Doctor (JD) from an accredited law school and admission to one or more State Bars is required.

5+ years of relevant professional experience required.

Maximus is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information and other legally protected characteristics.

Minimum Salary

$145,000

Maximum Salary

$165,000

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