Senior Director and Lead Counsel, Privacy, AI & Cybersecurity

Pegasystems Inc.
New York, NY, United States
6 days ago
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Contract type
Permanent contract
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Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Experience required
7 years minimum
Compensation
$235,000
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English, Spanish, German

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Artificial Intelligence Catalyst (Software) Software as a Service Cloud Computing Code Reuse Cyber Security Internet Security Systems Integration Technical Data Management Systems Pega Software Licensing BI Launch Pad (Software)
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  • My Notifications, As a member of the Pega Legal team, you will report to the Chief Legal Officer and serve as the Company’s lead lawyer and strategic leader for Pega’s global privacy, cybersecurity and AI governance and compliance, as well as manage a team of legal professionals in this subject matter area. You will partner closely with leadership and key stakeholders across Cloud, Product, Security, Compliance, Marketing, Engineering, and Sales to drive enterprise-wide initiatives that enable innovation while ensuring compliance with evolving global regulatory requirements. You will lead and develop a high-performing team of legal professionals and serve as a trusted advisor to leadership on complex regulatory, operational, and business matters. This role is business-focused and plays a vital role in Pega’s growth. If you want to join a dynamic, high-performing team, this is the place for you.

What Youβ€™β€˜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., * 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, Pega embraces the responsible use of artificial intelligence (AI) to improve efficiency, consistency, and fairness across our business. We encourage thoughtful and ethical adoption of AI technologies that support people-not replace them. We may use AI-enabled tools in our recruitment process. These tools are designed to assist us by providing insights and operational support., For positions requiring access to technical data subject to export control regulations such as this, Pegasystems may need to obtain export license approval from the U.S. Government and EU Authorities for certain individuals., Reimagine your processes and turn any workflow into a build-ready application with confidence.

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Requirements

  • 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.

Benefits & conditions

Base salary range for this role is 235,000 - 364,900 USD annually. This role may also be eligible for annual bonus OR commission, as well as benefits and other incentives.

About the company

At Pegasystems, we foster an environment where people feel valued and empowered to contribute their best. With global clients across industries and regions, we know our success depends on the unique perspectives, experiences, and talents of our people. Ours is a workplace where everyone can grow, collaborate, and deliver meaningful outcomes.

We encourage candidates from all backgrounds and experiences and focus on the core competencies and mindset needed to thrive in a role.

As an Equal Opportunity employer, Pegasystems will not discriminate in its employment practices due to an applicant’’s race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, veteran or disability status, or any other category protected by law.

This same mindset shapes how we work, encouraging curiosity, continuous learning, and smarter ways of working with AI. At Pegasystems, we believe the best ideas come from curious people who embrace change, learn continuously, and use AI to work smarter and move faster. Guided by our values, we bring a growth mindset to every challenge and create lasting impact together.

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