Every day, Global Payments makes it possible for millions of people to move money between buyers and sellers using our payments solutions for credit, debit, prepaid and merchant services. Our worldwide team helps over 3 million companies, more than 1,300 financial institutions and over 600 million cardholders grow with confidence and achieve amazing results. We are driven by our passion for success and we are proud to deliver best-in-class payment technology and software solutions. Join our dynamic team and make your mark on the payments technology landscape of tomorrow.
Senior Corporate Counsel - Cybersecurity (Global Payments Inc.)
Every day, Global Payments makes it possible for millions of people to move money between buyers and sellers using our payments solutions for credit, debit, prepaid and merchant services. Our worldwide team helps over 3 million companies, more than 1,300 financial institutions and over 600 million cardholders grow with confidence and achieve amazing results. We are driven by our passion for success and we are proud to deliver best-in-class payment technology and software solutions. Join our dynamic team and make your mark on the payments technology landscape of tomorrow.
Responsibilities
Develop and/or maintain a working knowledge of all potentially applicable cybersecurity laws, regulations, and binding industry frameworks, including but not limited to PCI-DSS, the GLBA Safeguards Rule, the HIPAA Security Rule, the NYDFS Cybersecurity Regulation, the SEC’s Cybersecurity Incident Reporting Rules for Public Companies, CIRCIA and the related rules under development by CISA, the laws of EU member states implementing the NIS2 Directive, the California Privacy Protection Agency’s forthcoming rules regarding cybersecurity audits, and various US state laws requiring the implementation of reasonable security controls.
In the event of a cybersecurity incident, work closely with the information technology and information security functions, including by managing investigations performed under privilege by the critical incident management and digital forensics teams.
Work closely with the Deputy Chief Privacy Officer and with the compliance and enterprise risk management functions to review enterprise risks related to information technology and/or information security and evaluate the legal sufficiency of proposed remediation plans.
Participate in the annual review and update process for the Company’s information security policies, plans, standards, and playbooks, and provide other strategic and legal guidance to information security leadership on program design and implementation.
Support Privacy Office and Legal Department colleagues in the negotiation of customer- and vendor-facing security exhibits and in the development of product- and business-specific security exhibit templates for use by corporate counsel.
Provide legal support to internal investigations and contribute to the refinement of processes and procedures governing the same.
Qualifications, Skills & Experience
Professional Qualifications:
J.D. degree with strong academic performance
4-7 years of experience practicing law (exceptional candidates outside these bounds may be considered)
Licensed to practice law in the US
Subject-matter expertise in the cybersecurity, privacy, and/or incident response practice areas expected; experience conducting or supporting internal investigations a plus
Experience advising senior business leaders on sensitive matters
Experience negotiating and drafting privacy and security exhibits for customer- and vendor-facing contracts
Flexibility and willingness to work on a broad variety of legal matters
Excellent oral and written communication skills
Ability to work collaboratively with business partners across levels and show leadership in cross-functional teams
Desired Skills & Experience:
Experience in the payments industry or financial services industry
Ability to engage in technical discussions with IT teams
CIPP/US and/or CIPP/E certification
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