Cybersecurity Counsel

Block is one company built from many blocks all united by the same purpose of economic empowerment. The blocks that form our foundational teams People Finance Counsel Hardware Information Security Platform Infrastructure Engineering and more provide support and guidance at the corporate level. They work across business groups and around the globe spanning time zones and disciplines to develop inclusive People policies forecast finances give legal counsel safeguard systems nurture new initiatives and more. Every challenge creates possibilities and we need different perspectives to see them all. Bring yours to Block.

The Role

We are looking for an attorney for Blocks Legal team focusing on cybersecurity to help us support Blocks purpose of economic empowerment. Reporting into our Global Privacy Lead you will support a best-in-class cybersecurity legal function and be at the forefront of privacy AI and data protection issues. If youre ready to take on the challenge of shaping the future of privacy in a leading technology company we want to hear from you.

You Will

• Provide expert legal advice to our teams as it relates to managing cybersecurity risks and compliance with global cybersecurity laws and regulations.
• Build and improve incident detection and response processes.
• Provide support and counsel during cybersecurity-related investigations and the response to data privacy incidents including breach notification and mitigation strategies to minimize impact and maintain trust.
• Provide legal guidance on regulatory third-party and internal security audits and work with teams to scope and perform periodic security hygiene assessments mitigation and remediation.
• Help enhance the global privacy program including privacy operations and documentation employee training on data privacy and security obligations promoting a culture of awareness and compliance throughout the organization policy enforcement privacy compliance program monitoring and auditing and third-party risk assessment.
• Collaborate with the global legal team to align security and privacy practices across the company ensuring a unified approach to data protection.
• Remain up-to-date on relevant data security laws and regulations industry approaches to privacy program management and on privacy and security technological developments threat vectors and evolving industry standards to provide solutions to complex issues.
• Help prepare board and executive presentations regulatory filings and other legal disclosures to ensure accuracy and completeness of cybersecurity representations.
• Support global AI governance helping the business teams continue innovating responsibly.

You Have

• Juris Doctor and active membership in at least one state bar
• 7 years of experience as a practicing attorney in a law firm government agency or in-house legal team with a substantial number of those years focused on cybersecurity and incident response.
• Subject matter expertise regarding global privacy and cybersecurity laws and regulations (including among others U.S. state laws and international data protection frameworks GLBA SEC and NYDFS cybersecurity requirements and the EUs GDPR DORA and AI Act).
• Strategic vision and ability to spot issues and communicate complex legal issues to a variety of legal and non-legal partners across the company.
• Experience negotiating drafting and updating documents and policies.

Were working to build a more inclusive economy where our customers have equal access to opportunity and we strive to live by these same values in building our workplace. Block is an equal opportunity employer evaluating all employees and job applicants without regard to identity or any legally protected class. We will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records for employment in accordance with state and local laws and fair chance ordinances.

We believe in being fair and are committed to an inclusive interview experience including providing reasonable accommodations to disabled applicants throughout the recruitment process. We encourage applicants to share any needed accommodations with their recruiter who will treat these requests as confidentially as possible. Want to learn more about what were doing to build a workplace that is fair and square Check out our ID page.

While there is no specific deadline to apply for this role U.S. roles are typically open for an average of 55 days before being filled by a successful candidate. Please refer to the date listed at the top of this job page for when this role was first posted.