Senior Counsel, Cyber Security and Incident Response
Core
Senior legal counsel providing real-time advice, governance, and strategic guidance for cybersecurity incidents, data breaches, and regulatory compliance in a global cloud infrastructure environment.
Role type
Senior in-house legal counsel (cybersecurity & incident response)
Builds
Incident response governance, legal playbooks, notification matrices, and scalable compliance controls for a high-growth AI cloud platform.
Domain
Cloud Infrastructure / Cybersecurity / Legal & Regulatory Compliance
Deliverable
Dashboards & analysis (legal risk assessment, incident lifecycle management)
Required skills
Cybersecurity incident lifecycle management, privileged investigations, breach notification assessment, executive communication drafting, regulatory framework analysis, cross-functional stakeholder coordination, technical fact translation, crisis decision-making
Preferred skills
Public company cybersecurity disclosure experience, ransomware/supply-chain incident expertise, incident response plan development, privacy/cybersecurity certifications (CIPP/US, CISSP)
Technologies
N/A
Responsibilities
Provide timely legal advice during incident triage, investigation, containment, and remediation; assess notification obligations under cybersecurity, privacy, and securities laws; draft executive updates, regulatory notices, and law-enforcement communications; lead or support privileged investigations and forensic engagements; develop and test incident response plans and legal playbooks; advise on cybersecurity regulatory trends and translate requirements into operational controls.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with strategic advisory scope
