Senior Corporate Counsel – Cybersecurity

8+ years of relevant law firm and/or in-house experience, including at least 2 years working primarily on cybersecurity and privacy-related transactional matters, preferably at a SaaS technology company.

Familiarity and comfort with the culture of a fast-paced enterprise software company and knowledge of SaaS products.

Nice to have:

Excellent written and verbal communication, presentation, drafting and negotiation skills.

Sound and practical legal and business judgment, as well as the ability to think strategically and develop strong working relationships with key internal clients.

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Lead a team of talented, high-performing cybersecurity legal professionals and serve as a point of escalation to provide cybersecurity legal expertise and guidance to executives, cross functional leaders and other stakeholders throughout the organization.

Advise, draft and negotiate cybersecurity and privacy terms associated with outbound cloud service Master Subscription Agreements, Information Security Exhibits, Data Processing Addendums and other documentation related to sales transactions, while partnering closely with Okta’s Commercial Legal team.

Provide day-to-day legal support surrounding cybersecurity and privacy-related contract requests and respond promptly and effectively to legal requests from internal clients with pragmatic and business-oriented guidance.

Provide advice and guidance to Okta Security, Engineering, Product, executives, and other stakeholders on compliance with applicable security and privacy laws and regulations, such as the General Data Protection Regulation, United States’ federal and state regulations, security/privacy by design, frameworks and industry certifications.

Support the investigation of potential security and privacy incidents, including analyzing relevant legal and regulatory responsibilities, and providing guidance to internal clients on mitigation, remediation and resolution efforts.

Develop, implement and maintain standards, processes, runbooks and guidance surrounding cybersecurity and privacy-related issues for Go-to-Market transactions, and partnering closely with members of the Legal, Security, Compliance and Engineering teams, among other key stakeholders.