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Block · 21 hours ago

Cybersecurity Counsel

United States

Full-time

Remote

Senior Level

$218K/yr - $327K/yr

7+ years exp

Block is a company focused on economic empowerment and is seeking a Cybersecurity Counsel to support its legal team. The role involves providing legal advice on cybersecurity risks, compliance, and data protection, while collaborating with various teams to enhance privacy programs and respond to incidents.

Financial Services

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

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

Qualification

Cybersecurity law expertiseIncident responseGlobal privacy regulationsLegal draftingStrategic visionCommunication skillsCollaboration

Required

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 EU's 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

Benefits

Remote work

Medical insurance

Flexible time off

Retirement savings plans

Modern family planning

Company

Block

Glassdoor3.9

Block is one company built from many blocks, all united by the same purpose of economic empowerment.

Founded in 1990

Oakland, California, US

10001+ employees

https://block.xyz/

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