Corporate Counsel, Information Security & Privacy

Corporate Legal Counsel

Position Summary
We are seeking a Legal Counsel with a focus on information security data privacy and compliance to join our global legal position is collaborative and customer-facing working closely with commercial legal information security sales and technical teams. The primary responsibility is negotiating security privacy and compliance-related provisions in customer agreements particularly in the context of software development delivery and professional services in the Telco/ISP industry with customers across the globe primarily in North America Europe Middle East and APAC.
This role is intended for an experienced individual contributor with strong hands-on experience in information security privacy and compliance.

Role and Responsibilities

• Negotiate and advise on information security data protection and compliance provisions in customer contracts including MSAs DPAs Support and Maintenance agreements and security annexes.
• Act as a legal liaison between commercial legal information security sales compliance and other corporate and internal stakeholders.
• Serve as a customer-facing legal contact for security privacy data protection and related compliance discussions during contract negotiations and the project lifetime.
• Support contracting for Telco/ISP software and professional services including AI/SaaS/cloud and managed services offerings.
• Advise internal teams on regulatory contractual and customer-specific requirements related to data protection cybersecurity and related compliance.
• Ensure contractual commitments align with internal security controls policies and related compliance frameworks.
• Track and interpret relevant global laws regulations and industry standards impacting telecom customers.
• Contribute to the development and maintenance of standard contractual language negotiation playbooks and internal guidance.

Skills and Experience Required

• 510 years of relevant legal experience focusing on information security privacy and compliance.
• Demonstrated experience negotiating security and privacy terms in software and/or services agreements.
• Strong understanding of data protection and security frameworks such as GDPR ISO 27001 SOC 2 NIST and similar standards.
• Ability to communicate complex legal and regulatory concepts clearly to technical sales and customer stakeholders.
• Experience working in a global cross-functional environment
• Experience in the telecommunications industry or supporting telecom operators vendors or service providers
• In-house or firm legal experience at a technology telecom SaaS or managed services company
• Familiarity with regional regulatory requirements across North America Europe the Middle East and APAC
• Exposure to telecom-related regulatory or security obligations (e.g. critical infrastructure lawful access data localization network security)
• Strong negotiation and drafting skills with a practical business-oriented approach.
• Ability to balance legal risk with commercial objectives.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Comfortable operating in a customer-facing and fast-paced commercial environment.

Education

• Law degree from an accredited institution and authorization to practice law in at least one jurisdiction.

Base Salary Range:
$20000 - $250000 plus bonus

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