Workday · 3 hours ago
Senior Cybersecurity Legal Counsel
Reston, VA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
$176K/yr - $265K/yr
7+ years expWorkday is a Fortune 500 company and a leading AI platform focused on managing people, money, and agents. They are seeking a Senior Cybersecurity Legal Counsel to manage the global Cybersecurity Legal Program and ensure compliance with evolving cybersecurity laws and regulations while providing legal guidance to various stakeholders within the organization.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Cloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareHuman ResourcesSaaSSoftware
Responsibilities
Manage and further develop Workday's Cybersecurity legal program
Provide cybersecurity legal expertise and guidance to executives, cross-functional leaders, and other relevant partners on variety of issues, including data security, incident response, risk mitigation, and relevant cybersecurity and data protection laws, regulations, and requirements
Provide dedicated legal support and counsel to the Chief Information Security Officer and the Cybersecurity and Trust organization
Lead the legal response of the investigation of potential security and privacy incidents and vulnerabilities, including identifying any legal or regulatory obligations, drafting and reviewing relevant communications and notifications, and providing counsel on Workday’s response, remediation, and mitigation efforts
Partner with Workday's Cybersecurity and Trust organization on the development and implementation of various cybersecurity programs, initiatives, training, and exercises, including cybersecurity awareness programs, bug bounty programs, penetration testing, phishing simulations, tabletops, and red-team exercises
Develop, maintain, and improve cybersecurity legal processes and procedures, including Workday’s cybersecurity incident response plan, and advise on other relevant policies, procedures, playbooks, and standards
Partner with cross-functional teams to draft, review, and ensure compliance with security terms in customer, vendor, and partner contracts
Monitor, analyze, and advise on compliance with global and domestic cybersecurity and data security laws, regulations, industry standards, and certifications
Advise on responses to external inquiries regarding Workday’s information security practices and procedures
Provide legal support to Workday’s Corporate Affairs team in formulating and advocating the company’s policy positions on cybersecurity matters
Collaborate with internal teams on cross-functional projects related to a wide-range of cybersecurity issues that touch upon privacy, data security, product development, public policy, and compliance
Handle outside counsel relationships, including strategy, work product, and budget
Qualification
Required
J.D. Degree and membership in at least 1 state bar in good standing
7+ years of experience as a practicing attorney, including 3+ years of cybersecurity experience at a national law firm, governmental agency, or in-house
Preferred
In-house experience at a global SaaS company is a plus
Experience building cybersecurity programs and working with Information Security teams
Expertise in global security, privacy, and regulatory frameworks
Experience with SaaS, web technologies, cloud technologies/platforms
Outstanding verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to quickly translate complex and technical cybersecurity issues into clear guidance and to effectively communicate with non-legal collaborators
Ability to remain calm and lead in high-pressure, time-sensitive, crisis situations
Strong ability to influence, advise, and advocate for the business' interests
Exercises outstanding judgment and integrity and in tune with complex needs of the business to counsel clients in an effective and creative manner
Nurtures internal and external relationships and leads project collaboration with cross-functional networks
Consistently applies strategic focus, critical thinking and problem solving by appropriately weighing legal risks and business objectives
Anticipates, identifies and analyzes legal risks and exercises exceptional judgment and effective processes to drive solutions without guidance
Proactively seeks out and leads legal projects and initiatives using strong interpersonal and project management skills; efficiently drives and leads process improvements using best practices
Drives creative solutions, builds efficient processes and makes sound decisions; not afraid to challenge the status quo or identify and drive change
Benefits
Workday Bonus Plan
Annual refresh stock grants
Company
Workday
Workday provides SaaS-based enterprise solutions for a company's human resources and financial management activities.
10001+ employees
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Funding
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Public CompanyTotal Funding
$2.23BKey Investors
Elliott Management Corp.New Enterprise AssociatesGreylock
2025-09-16Post Ipo Equity· $2B
2012-10-12IPO
2011-10-24Series F· $85M
Leadership Team
Aneel Bhusri
CEO and Co-Founder
Peter Bailis
Chief Technology Officer
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