**Company Overview** Bridgestone Americas, Inc. (BSAM), headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, and Bridgestone Europe, Middle East and Africa (BSEMEA), headquartered in Brussels, Belgium, operate collectively as a “Bridgestone West” strategic region. This region services the strategic business needs of teams across the Americas, Europe, Middle East and Africa. BSAM and BSEMEA are subsidiaries of Bridgestone Corporation, globally headquartered in Japan. Bridgestone and its subsidiaries develop, manufacture and market a wide range of Bridgestone, Firestone and associate brand products and solutions to address the needs of a broad range of customers and industries. **Job Category** Legal, Compliance & Audit **Position Summary** Bridgestone is seeking a highly skilled and business-oriented Privacy Counsel who has strong knowledge and experience of data privacy to be part of our Bridgestone West (Americas and EMEA) Privacy Team. In this position, you will help support our business operations by advising on data privacy matters and helping to continuously improve our data privacy program by working together with business stakeholders at all levels and providing pragmatic privacy advice to our fast-moving businesses. While this role will primarily focus on providing advice to our business operations in the Americas (including operations in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Costa Rica, Argentina, Brazil and Chile), you will also have the opportunity to support our entire Bridgestone West privacy program. The Privacy Counsel reports to the Bridgestone West Chief Privacy Officer. This is a highly visible, cross-functional role suited for someone who excels in business education, collaboration, and translating complex rules into clear, actionable guidance. The role will be based in Nashville, TN working a hybrid schedule (Tu-Th) in office. **Responsibilities** + Enhance and expand Bridgestone’s privacy program to align with the evolving business needs and regulatory requirements in the West. + Implement privacy procedures and compliance frameworks across the West, with a particular focus on operations in the Americas. + Provide expert counsel on data privacy laws and privacy frameworks. + Partner with business leaders to integrate privacy best practices and “privacy by design” controls into corporate strategy and operations. + Lead training and awareness initiatives to promote a strong privacy culture throughout the organization. + Advise on data governance, risk assessment, incident response, and contract negotiations related to privacy compliance. + Serve as a key driver of change management, ensuring privacy priorities are effectively communicated and adopted across business units. + Support strategic Information Security and Data Governance projects relating to personal data and evaluate and address privacy risks. + Stay ahead of evolving privacy laws, business implementation trends and proactively recommend compliance strategies. **Minimum Qualifications** + Juris Doctor (JD) degree from an accredited law school; active bar membership in at least one U.S. state. + Minimum of 8 years of corporate experience in privacy, data protection, and compliance. + Strong knowledge of U.S. privacy laws and experience with privacy frameworks outside the U.S. including GDPR and main privacy laws in Latin America. + Proven ability to adapt and implement privacy programs within a corporate setting. + The ideal candidate will be comfortable engaging with stakeholders at all levels of management to foster privacy compliance and drive organizational alignment on privacy initiatives. + Experience handling privacy impact assessments, audits, and regulatory inquiries. + A team player who leads with humility and excel in cooperating with multi-national teams located remotely. Exceptional communication skills, with an ability to effectively translate complex privacy requirements into business-friendly solutions. + Project management skills, with ability and proven track record to plan, manage and develop strategic initiatives to successful goal completion, ensuring alignment with strategic program objectives. + Demonstrated success in leading change management initiatives related to privacy and compliance. + CIPP/US, CIPP/E, CIPP/LA, or equivalent privacy certification preferred. **Nice to Have:** + International Law Experience **At Bridgestone, you are Free to Be** We believe people can only provide superior service and quality to others when they bring their whole self to work. We believe in championing all perspectives, individuals and teams because we understand the importance of seeing the world and our business through many different lenses. We are building a team as diverse as the world we serve. So, show us what you are made of, because who you are is what we need. **What we offer** At Bridgestone, what really matters is to foster co-creation opportunities and empowering you to be creative and curious to make mobility safer, more efficient, and more sustainable for future generations. Whatever role you fill, when you represent Bridgestone, you are a valued teammate, and part of our larger mission to “Serve Society with Superior Quality”, for that, we offer you more than just a competitive compensation; we will provide you: + A supportive and engaging onboarding experience to ensure a smooth transition into our team. + The opportunity to develop and grow, through training and regular mentorship. + Corporate Social Responsibility activities. + A truly global, dynamic and challenging work environment. + Agility and work/life effectiveness and your long-term well-being. + A diverse and inclusive team. _Bridgestone is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. It is our policy to consider for employment all individuals regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law._ **Employment Eligibility** If hired, a Form I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification must be completed at the start of employment. Temporary work authorization or the need for sponsorship may disqualify you from employment.