Corporate Counsel Emerging Tech Governance

Your Career

We are seeking a talented selfstarter and solutionfocused team player who enjoys working collaboratively as well as driving projects independently. You are focused on delivering impactful solutions for the business.

The Corporate Counsel Emerging Tech Governance will be a key legal partner to various crossfunctional teams including with teams that build our bestinclass cybersecurity products. Reporting to the Senior Director Associate General Counsel you will work on critical emerging regulatory landscapes with key stakeholders across the company. You are motivated by unique issues and enthusiastic about being the legal partner to our Engineering Product Management Information Security and Sales teams. You are experienced in translating complex legal issues into efficient and practical solutions for the company.

You have a can do attitude and will partner with crossfunctional teams to drive resultsfocused solutions with the goal of enabling the business. You will have experience advising and actioning on data and AI/ML projects and be engaged in keeping uptodate with the evolving regulatory landscape related to data and cybersecurity.

Your Impact

 

• In collaboration with legal colleagues and product leaders implement a scalable process for conducting AI/ML impact assessments and other security assessments on new products and enhancements to existing products

• Perform continuous development of whitepapers mapping between regulations and product capability enabling compliance with customer preferences and regulatory obligations

• Partner with legal colleagues and product leaders to develop new and update existing Privacy Datasheets

• Partner with Information Security to advance our privacy by design program

• Work closely with the functional teams to understand their perspectives processes applications and technologies to ensure compliance with applicable data regulations and industry best practices while guiding and delivering solutions for the teams

• Develop and update playbooks to enable legal colleagues and product leaders

Handle special projects as requested

Qualifications :

Your Experience

• Education J.D. degree from ABA accredited or reputable international law school or equivalent military experience required

• Bar Should be a member in good standing of an applicable bar

• 5 years of experience working on emerging technology issues either at a law firm or a SaaS  / cybersecurity company

• Experience in global data regulations (e.g. NIS2 Directive EU AI Act EU Data Act and other security and data protection frameworks)

Experience reviewing products features and initiatives to provide sound riskbased advice in light of the evolving regulatory landscape

Additional Information :

The Team

This is an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic legal department and a growing Product Counsel team. The Palo Alto Networks Product Counsel team works as a trusted business partner to the entire Engineering Product Management and Information Security organization providing expert guidance and education to facilitate adoption of our products. We work tirelessly with our clients to deliver the most comprehensive and automated security that uses AI to protect and support customers in real time.   

Compensation Disclosure

The compensation offered for this position will depend on qualifications experience and work location. For candidates who receive an offer at the posted level the starting base salary (for nonsales roles) or base salary commission target (for sales/commissioned roles) is expected to be between $/YR. The offered compensation may also include restricted stock units and a bonus. A description of our employee benefits may be found here.

Our Commitment

Were problem solvers that take risks and challenge cybersecuritys status quo. Its simple: we cant accomplish our mission without diverse teams innovating together.

We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for all qualified individuals with a disability. If you require assistance or accommodation due to a disability or special need please contact us at

Palo Alto Networks is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity in our workplace and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age ancestry color family or medical care leave gender identity or expression genetic information marital status medical condition national origin physical or mental disability political affiliation protected veteran status race religion sex (including pregnancy) sexual orientation or other legally protected characteristics.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Is role eligible for Immigration Sponsorship No. Please note that we will not sponsor applicants for work visas for this position.

Our Commitment

Were problem solvers that take risks and challenge cybersecuritys status quo. Its simple: we cant accomplish our mission without diverse teams innovating together.

We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for all qualified individuals with a disability. If you require assistance or accommodation due to a disability or special need please contact us at  .

Palo Alto Networks is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity in our workplace and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age ancestry color family or medical care leave gender identity or expression genetic information marital status medical condition national origin physical or mental disability political affiliation protected veteran status race religion sex (including pregnancy) sexual orientation or other legally protected characteristics.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.