Wells Fargo

Assistant General Counsel, VP – Cybersecurity

Wells Fargo

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: BostonCaliforniaMassachusettsUnited States

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Salary

💰 $159,000 - $305,000 per year

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About the role

  • Lead complex initiatives with broad impact and act as a key participant in large scale planning
  • Handle matters that have a significant impact on the Company's operations, strategies, or profitability
  • Provide legal advice on matters for management of the Corporation and its subsidiaries
  • Serve as a legal advisor to the businesses within Wells Fargo
  • Review and analyze complex large scale or long-term challenges that require in-depth evaluation of multiple factors including intangibles or unprecedented factors
  • Represent of the Company in highly complex litigation, negotiations, settlement discussions, and claims related legal issues
  • Manage highly complex claims and litigation
  • Draft complex legal documents, review and negotiate documents prepared by outside counsel
  • Identify and analyze complex legal issues, develop conclusions, and make recommendations for issue resolution
  • Provide substantive legal advice on matters for more experienced management of the Corporation
  • Develop and lead implementation of strategic business initiatives, and lead work team to meet deliverables and drive new initiatives
  • Educate, train, and supervise less experienced attorneys within the Legal department
  • Collaborate strategically with peers, colleagues, and mid-level to more experienced managers to resolve issues and achieve goals
  • Lead projects, teams or serve as a peer mentor
  • Develop relationships with and provide guidance to more experienced leadership, including executive officers, on issues that may present legal, regulatory, compliance, or reputational risk to the Company
  • Partner with business leaders and management of other corporate departments to develop and implement risk management programs

Requirements

  • 5+ years of Law experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education
  • Active State Bar membership or the equivalent in a country outside the United States
  • Experience as a practicing attorney in global financial services cybersecurity laws, regulations, and best practices, and in particular an understanding of the FFIEC, CFTC, NYDFS Cybersecurity Regulation, NIST 800-53, NIST Cyber Framework, ISO, and PCI compliance as it relates to banks.
  • Experience with data breach and incident response investigations
  • Experience working on policy issues related to cybersecurity, investigations, threat sharing, and privacy as it intersects with cybersecurity
  • Experience working with law enforcement and national security authorities
Benefits
  • Health benefits
  • 401(k) Plan
  • Paid time off
  • Disability benefits
  • Life insurance, critical illness insurance, and accident insurance
  • Parental leave
  • Critical caregiving leave
  • Discounts and savings
  • Commuter benefits
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Scholarships for dependent children
  • Adoption reimbursement
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
legal advicelitigationnegotiationdocument draftingissue resolutionrisk managementcybersecurity lawsdata breach investigationsincident responsepolicy development
Soft Skills
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Certifications
Active State Bar membership