Senior Counsel, Privacy (Fintech area) (Bangkok-based, Relocation Provided)

Overview

Senior Counsel, Privacy (Fintech area) – Bangkok-based, relocation provided. This role is part of Agoda’s Legal team and focuses on data privacy, cybersecurity, and artificial intelligence for fintech products and payments. You will act as the single point of contact to fintech stakeholders in Tech and Product, collaborating closely with sister brands within the Booking Holdings group to shape fintech initiatives with high visibility across Agoda and other Booking Holdings brands.

Note : This is a Bangkok-based position. Remote work or working from locations outside Bangkok is not available for this role. Relocation support is available for eligible candidates.

What you’ll do

• Product Counseling : End-to-end legal advisory support on privacy, AI and data protection matters related to Agoda’s fintech products, interests and payment initiatives in Asia, the United Kingdom and the United States.
• Regulatory Compliance : Monitor, interpret and implement global privacy and payment regulations and guidance as they apply to fintech and payment operations (e.g., EU GDPR, UK GDPR, Data (Use and Access) Act, CCPA, PDPA, PIPA, APPI, GLBA, PSD2).
• Privacy by Design : Collaborate cross-functionally to embed privacy-by-design and compliance throughout product and data lifecycles; lead privacy impact assessments and data mapping exercises.
• Vendor and Partner Management : Assess third-party privacy and AI risks; negotiate and review privacy, data protection and AI terms in contracts with payment service providers, tech service providers, and fintech partners.
• Regulatory Engagement : Support regulatory applications, filings, audits and responses to data protection authorities or financial regulatory authorities in relevant jurisdictions.
• Stakeholder Engagement : Serve as privacy subject matter expert for Fintech, advising on data subject rights, marketing and e-privacy compliance, and regulatory change implementation.
• Policy and Documentation : Draft and maintain privacy notices and policies, contribute to knowledge management and template development, and drive continuous improvement of privacy processes.

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Equality and inclusion

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