Sr. Director, Assistant General Counsel- Privacy - Palo Alto Networks

Our Mission

At Palo Alto Networks® everything starts and ends with our mission:

Being the cybersecurity partner of choice, protecting our digital way of life.

Our vision is a world where each day is safer and more secure than the one before. We are a company built on the foundation of challenging and disrupting the way things are done, and we’re looking for innovators who are as committed to shaping the future of cybersecurity as we are.

Who We Are

We take our mission of protecting the digital way of life seriously. We are relentless in protecting our customers and we believe that the unique ideas of every member of our team contributes to our collective success. Our values were crowdsourced by employees and are brought to life through each of us everyday - from disruptive innovation and collaboration, to execution. From showing up for each other with integrity to creating an environment where we all feel included.

As a member of our team, you will be shaping the future of cybersecurity. We work fast, value ongoing learning, and we respect each employee as a unique individual. Knowing we all have different needs, our development and personal wellbeing programs are designed to give you choice in how you are supported. This includes our FLEXBenefits wellbeing spending account with over 1,000 eligible items selected by employees, our mental and financial health resources, and our personalized learning opportunities - just to name a few!

At Palo Alto Networks, we believe in the power of collaboration and value in-person interactions. This is why our employees generally work full time from our office with flexibility offered where needed. This setup fosters casual conversations, problem-solving, and trusted relationships. Our goal is to create an environment where we all win with precision.

Job Description

Your Career

We are seeking a talented, self-starter, and solution-focused team player who enjoys working collaboratively as well as driving projects independently. You are focused on delivering compliant and impactful solutions for the business.

The Senior Director, Assistant General Counsel–Privacy takes a collaborative approach to building cross-functional privacy and security frameworks. You will be a key legal partner to the cross-functional teams, including with teams that build our best-in-class cybersecurity products.

Reporting to the VP & Deputy General Counsel, you will manage a world-class team of privacy attorneys. You’ll work on critical privacy, security, and AIML initiatives with key stakeholders across the company. You are motivated by unique issues and enthusiastic about being the legal partner to our Information Security, IT, HR, Products and Data 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 manage the Privacy team in order to drive results-focused solutions, with the goal of mitigating legal risks. You will have significant experience advising and actioning on security, privacy, and AI/ML projects, and be engaged in keeping up-to-date with the evolving landscape related to data, privacy and cybersecurity.

Your Impact

• In collaboration with legal colleagues and product leaders, conduct AIML and data impact assessments and other security assessments on new products and enhancements to existing products
• Work closely with the functional teams to understand their perspectives, processes, applications, projects and technologies to ensure compliance with applicable privacy and data security laws, regulations, and industry best practices while guiding and delivering solutions for the teams
• Work with commercial attorneys at global level to facilitate negotiation of privacy and security requirements with customers, partners, and suppliers
• Work on privacy and security related projects that improves efficiency and mitigates risks
• Support all members of the legal team, including Government Affairs and Public Policy, in proactively addressing privacy and related security requirements as they impact or apply to their areas of responsibility
• Support privacy compliance efforts across the company, and with external stakeholders as needed, address privacy audits and facilitate development and implementation of tools, policies, procedures, etc.
• Partner with the Information Security and Information Technology teams to implement best practices for management and protection of confidential and personal information and to develop appropriate policies and standards
• Support the product teams in applying privacy by design and in developing and launching privacy collateral for customers and partners
• Provide legal advice and direction to all stakeholders across the company on matters regarding privacy and data protection
• Develop and deliver training and communications on privacy and security matters
• Manage outside counsel on privacy matters
• Handle special projects as requested
  
  

Qualifications

Your Experience

• Education - J.D. degree from ABA accredited law school or equivalent military experience required
• Bar - Must be a member in good standing of an applicable state
• 10+ years of significant experience in implementing and successfully delivering on privacy focused projects such as data map, data privacy impact assessments, third party risk assessments, and data related policies
• In-house experience at an enterprise SaaS or cybersecurity company is required
• Expertise in legal issues impacting the cybersecurity and privacy industry including self-regulatory guidelines, privacy issues and legislation, and global privacy and security laws & regulations (e.g, GDPR, NIS2 Directive, CCPA/CPRA, and other security and data protection frameworks)
• Experience collaborating with key data and product stakeholders
• Significant experience negotiating a wide range of data privacy and SaaS agreements
• Significant experience advising on a range of privacy and compliance issues, regulations, and industry standards with a focus on data use and cybersecurity
• Experience reviewing products, features, and initiatives to provide privacy advice consistent with legal obligations in multiple jurisdictions
  
  

Additional Information

The Team

This is an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic legal department and a growing Privacy team. The Palo Alto Networks Privacy team works with all departments across Palo Alto Networks to incorporate privacy and security in everything we do, by providing guidance, education, and tools, to facilitate adoption of our products and to make Palo Alto Networks a trusted brand for privacy and security.

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 non-sales roles) or base salary + commission target (for sales/commissioned roles) is expected to be between $257000 - $353000/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

We’re problem solvers that take risks and challenge cybersecurity’s status quo. It’s simple: we can’t 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 accommodations@paloaltonetworks.com.

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.