Senior Director and Lead Counsel, Privacy, AI & Cybersecurity
- Company
- Pega
- Location
- Remote - New York
- Work type
- Full Time
- Posted
- 2026-09-23
Job description
What You'll Do at Pega:
Provide legal guidance on compliance matters relating to data privacy, cybersecurity and AI governance and compliance, including staying current with relevant global regulatory and legislative changes including the European Digital Operations Resiliency Act, the Singapore Digital Operations Resiliency Act, Brazilian privacy law.
Develop global, cross-functional policies and initiatives aligning Pega’s digital security policy, Secure Controls Framework and other security policies with international legal and regulatory requirements.
Provide support for the Business Officer team in the negotiation of client contracts on cybersecurity, data privacy, and AI terms, including developing and updating contract language, contract playbooks and fallback positions.
Successfully lead and develop a team of cybersecurity, data privacy, and AI legal professionals, as well as successfully utilize dotted line resources without direct reporting relationships.
Who You Are:
A business savvy legal professional with extensive cybersecurity, data privacy, and AI subject matter expertise and experience with complex software license and service contracts.
What You've Accomplished:
JD degree
You have led a legal privacy/AI/cyber function at a major Saas company for a minimum of 7 years.
15+ years’ experience includes drafting and negotiating privacy, cybersecurity, and AI provisions in complex technology agreements, with significant work related to Cloud technologies.
You have partnered with internal stakeholders, like finance, compliance, and product teams, to help an enterprise reach its business, operational, and financial goals.
You are a seasoned in-house advisor on strategic decisions related to privacy, cybersecurity, and AI.
Pega Offers You:
Gartner Analyst acclaimed technology leadership across our categories of products
Continuous learning and development opportunities
An innovative, inclusive, agile, flexible, and fun work environment
Competitive global benefits program inclusive of pay + bonus incentive, employee equity in the company