Key Responsibilities

1. Compliance & Certifications

• Lead the company’s compliance initiatives and ensure platform-level readiness for key certifications, including but not limited to:
  • SOC 2
  • ISO/IEC 27001
  • HIPAA
  • Other jurisdiction- or sector-specific compliance frameworks
• Develop, maintain, and audit all documentation required for ongoing certification and regulatory compliance.

2. General Counsel Functions

• Draft, review, and maintain all global commercial and product-related terms and agreements.
• Oversee all sales and licensing terms across jurisdictions, ensuring compliance with local and international laws.
• Lead negotiation of commercial contracts, including strategic partnerships and country-level agreements.
• Advise and prepare legal frameworks for Dataswyft’s market entry and operations in the United States, United Kingdom, and European Union.

3. Data Protection & Privacy

• Serve as the Data Protection Officer (DPO) for Dataswyft, ensuring full compliance with global data protection regulations (e.g., GDPR, CCPA, PDPA).
• Monitor and manage all data privacy practices and impact assessments internally and externally.

4. Technical Standards Governance

• Own and maintain the technical and legal standards for:
  • Data Connectors (integration protocols for external data sources)
  • Data Schemes (format, structure and policies for high assurance data assets)
• Work closely with the HAT Community Foundation (HCF) to publish clear guidelines enabling third-party developers to create compliant connectors and high-assurance data assets.

5. Protocols & Techno-Legal Code

• Collaborate with the engineering team to translate legal codes and governance rules into enforceable, machine-readable techno-legal protocols.
• Drive the continuous development of Dataswyft’s legal infrastructure to align with evolving platform architecture and data systems.

6. Governance & Stewardship

• Work with HCF to maintain the platform’s Stewardship Policy governing the issuance, management, and validation of high-assurance data assets and associated data schemes.