Corporate Counsel – Emerging Tech Governance - Palo Alto Networks

Our Mission

At Palo Alto Networks® everything starts and ends with our mission:

Being the cybersecurity partner of choice, protecting our digital way of life.
Our vision is a world where each day is safer and more secure than the one before. We are a company built on the foundation of challenging and disrupting the way things are done, and we’re looking for innovators who are as committed to shaping the future of cybersecurity as we are.

Who We Are

We take our mission of protecting the digital way of life seriously. We are relentless in protecting our customers and we believe that the unique ideas of every member of our team contributes to our collective success. Our values were crowdsourced by employees and are brought to life through each of us everyday - from disruptive innovation and collaboration, to execution. From showing up for each other with integrity to creating an environment where we all feel included.

As a member of our team, you will be shaping the future of cybersecurity. We work fast, value ongoing learning, and we respect each employee as a unique individual. Knowing we all have different needs, our development and personal wellbeing programs are designed to give you choice in how you are supported. This includes our FLEXBenefits wellbeing spending account with over 1,000 eligible items selected by employees, our mental and financial health resources, and our personalized learning opportunities - just to name a few!

At Palo Alto Networks, we believe in the power of collaboration and value in-person interactions. This is why our employees generally work full time from our office with flexibility offered where needed. This setup fosters casual conversations, problem-solving, and trusted relationships. Our goal is to create an environment where we all win with precision.

Your Career

We are seeking a talented, self-starter, and solution-focused team player who enjoys working collaboratively as well as driving projects independently. You are focused on delivering impactful solutions for the business.

The Corporate Counsel – Emerging Tech Governance will be a key legal partner to various cross-functional teams, including with teams that build our best-in-class cybersecurity products. Reporting to the Senior Director, Associate General Counsel, you will work on critical emerging regulatory landscapes with key stakeholders across the company. You are motivated by unique issues and enthusiastic about being the legal partner to our Engineering, Product Management, Information Security and Sales teams. You are experienced in translating complex legal issues into efficient and practical solutions for the company.

You have a “can do” attitude and will partner with cross-functional teams to drive results-focused solutions, with the goal of enabling the business. You will have experience advising and actioning on data and AI/ML projects, and be engaged in keeping up-to-date with the evolving regulatory landscape related to data and cybersecurity.

Your Impact

• In collaboration with legal colleagues and product leaders, implement a scalable process for conducting AI/ML impact assessments and other security assessments on new products and enhancements to existing products
• Perform continuous development of whitepapers mapping between regulations and product capability, enabling compliance with customer preferences and regulatory obligations
• Partner with legal colleagues and product leaders to develop new and update existing Privacy Datasheets
• Partner with Information Security to advance our privacy by design program
• Work closely with the functional teams to understand their perspectives, processes, applications and technologies to ensure compliance with applicable data regulations and industry best practices while guiding and delivering solutions for the teams
• Develop and update playbooks to enable legal colleagues and product leaders
• Handle special projects as requested

Your Experience

• Education - J.D. degree from ABA accredited or reputable international law school, or equivalent military experience required
• Bar - Should be a member in good standing of an applicable bar
• 5 years of experience working on emerging technology issues either at a law firm or a SaaS  / cybersecurity company
• Experience in global data regulations (e.g., NIS2 Directive, EU AI Act, EU Data Act and other security and data protection frameworks)
• Experience reviewing products, features, and initiatives to provide sound risk-based advice in light of the evolving regulatory landscape

The Team

This is an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic legal department and a growing Product Counsel team. The Palo Alto Networks Product Counsel team works as a trusted business partner to the entire Engineering, Product Management and Information Security organization, providing expert guidance and education to facilitate adoption of our products. We work tirelessly with our clients to deliver the most comprehensive and automated security that uses AI to protect and support customers in real time.  

Compensation Disclosure

The compensation offered for this position will depend on qualifications, experience, and work location. For candidates who receive an offer at the posted level, the starting base salary (for non-sales roles) or base salary + commission target (for sales/commissioned roles) is expected to be between  $165000 - $267500/YR. The offered compensation may also include restricted stock units and a bonus. A description of our employee benefits may be found here.

Our Commitment

We’re problem solvers that take risks and challenge cybersecurity’s status quo. It’s simple: we can’t accomplish our mission without diverse teams innovating, together.

We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for all qualified individuals with a disability. If you require assistance or accommodation due to a disability or special need, please contact us at  accommodations@paloaltonetworks.com.

Palo Alto Networks is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity in our workplace, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or other legally protected characteristics.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.