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Posted date: Aug 27, 2024
There have been 15 jobs posted with the title of Principal Corporate Counsel all time at Microsoft.Category: Legal & Corporate Affairs
Location: Redmond, WA
Estimated salary: $186,100
Range: $129,200 - $243,000
Employment type: Full-Time
Travel amount: 25.0%
Work location type: Up to 50% work from home
Role: Individual Contributor
Description
Microsoft Corporate, Legal and External Affairs (CELA) organization seeks an experienced attorney to join the Customer Security and Trust’s Cybersecurity Legal Team in the role of Principal Corporate Counsel. The Cybersecurity Legal Team is focused on developing strategies to support cybersecurity regulatory compliance, providing cybersecurity compliance counseling, leading strategic compliance initiatives and shaping developing cybersecurity laws worldwide. Cybersecurity and cyber threats are some of the greatest and highest impact risks to organizations and the tech industry today. The attorney in this role will focus on developing a compliance program for laws and regulations around the world while managing evolving technologies that impact cybersecurity. The attorney will serve as a cybersecurity professional helping local teams track, analyze and shape legislation in the development phase, and then help our businesses achieve their most important strategic goals through smart compliance and counsel, and thoughtful policy implementation.Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.
Legal Advice and Counsel
As part of a team of attorneys and working with our policy professionlas, review laws around cybersecurity through the lens of compliance, articulating legal obligations for our product and services teams globally.Ensure our cybersecurity controls comply with global regulatory requirements.Work with legal, engineering and compliance teams around the company on implementation of security compliance regimes for new laws and obligations.Provide strategic direction to other legal teams and business partners on specific issues and trends in cybersecurity and related legal compliance that will impact Microsoft’s businesses, our customers, and our ecosystem.Provide expertise to legal and policy teams across Microsoft seeking counsel on the interpretation of cybersecurity legal and regulatory obligations.Serve as the subject matter expert for global legal and government affairs teams and other internal teams to advise on developing cybersecurity-related legislative priorities and initiatives and track developing legislation to understand its potential impact on Microsoft.Advise and help clients understand cybersecurity compliance issues, identify risks, and offer solutions. Operational Excellence
Provide input and continuous feedback to improve process efficiencies within role; identifies opportunities and tools to increase operational efficiency and effectiveness.Communication
Collaborate effectively within Corporate, External and Legal Affairs and with business clients.Organize issues and ideas in written and verbal communication.Other
Embody our Culture and Values
Qualifications
Required Qualifications:Juris Doctor Degree or international equivalent degree AND 4+ years experience as a practicing attorney with experience in cybersecurity law, cybersecurity compliance and privacy including the EU’s General Data Protection RegulationOR equivalent experience.Active license to practice law in a jurisdiction and capable of meeting admission requirements in relevant jurisdiction.Experience in both criminal and civil litigation, including experience as a prosecutor or government attorney
Additional or Preferred Qualifications
Fluency and facility with cyber risks, remediation, or US and/or foreign cybersecurity standards, frameworks, risk assessments or certification processes, ideally including a practical understanding of same
Experience designing and implementing cross-functional programs and processes to track legal or regulatory requirements, including compliance programsDeep curiosity to understand Microsoft’s products and services, with a drive to get precise and complete information to make informed decisions
Sound and practical business judgment, ability to think strategically, and desire to establish a “trusted advisor” relationship with key clientsAbility to creatively problem-solve with a focus on achieving results that both benefit our business and maintain the trust of our customers and partnersDesire and ability to work with diverse, global teams
Legal Counsel IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $129,200 - $227,500 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $162,000 - $243,000 per year.
Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here: https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay
Microsoft will accept applications for the role until September 10, 2024.
Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. 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 any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request via the Accommodation request form.
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