Senior Director and Lead Counsel, Privacy, AI & Cybersecurity at Pegasystems

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Job Category: Legal Location: US - New York - Remote • Apply now • Share Share via Facebook Share via X Share via LinkedIn Share via Email Copy share link Copying... Copied! Meet Our Team: Join an agile, dynamic legal team dedicated to privacy compliance and closing deals efficiently. Our team thrives on collaboration and leadership, building strong, trusting relationships across the company to achieve business objectives. We value a strategic and proactive mindset, commitment to professionalism and client-centric approach. Picture Yourself at Pega: As a member of the Pega Legal team, you will report to the Chief Legal Officer and serve as the Company’s lead lawyer and strategic leader for Pega’s global privacy, cybersecurity and AI governance and compliance, as well as manage a team of legal professionals in this subject matter area. You will partner closely with leadership and key stakeholders across Cloud, Product, Security, Compliance, Marketing, Engineering, and Sales to drive enterprise-wide initiatives that enable innovation while ensuring compliance with evolving global regulatory requirements. You will lead and develop a high-performing team of legal professionals and serve as a trusted advisor to leadership on complex regulatory, operational, and business matters. This role is business-focused and plays a vital role in Pega’s growth. If you want to join a dynamic, high-performing team, this is the place for you. What You'll Do at Pega: • Provide legal guidance on compliance matters relating to data privacy, cybersecurity and AI governance and compliance, including staying current with relevant global regulatory and legislative changes including the European Digital Operations Resiliency Act, the Singapore Digital Operations Resiliency Act, Brazilian privacy law. • Develop global, cross-functional policies and initiatives aligning Pega’s digital security policy, Secure Controls Framework and other security policies with international legal and regulatory requirements. • Provide support for the Business Officer team in the negotiation of client contracts on cybersecurity, data privacy, and AI terms, including developing and updating contract language, contract playbooks and fallback positions. • Successfully lead and develop a team of cybersecurity, data privacy, and AI legal professionals, as well as successfully utilize dotted line resources without direct reporting relationships. Who You Are: A business savvy legal professional with extensive cybersecurity, data privacy, and AI subject matter expertise and experience with complex software license and service contracts. What You've Accomplished: • JD degree • You have led a legal privacy/AI/cyber function at a major Saas company for a minimum of 7 years. • 15+ years’ experience includes drafting and negotiating privacy, cybersecurity, and AI provisions in complex technology agreements, with significant work related to Cloud technologies. • You have partnered with internal stakeholders, like finance, compliance, and product teams, to help an enterprise reach its business, operational, and financial goals. • You are a seasoned in-house advisor on strategic decisions related to privacy, cybersecurity, and AI. Pega Offers You: • Gartner Analyst acclaimed technology leadership across our categories of products • Continuous learning and development opportunities • An innovative, inclusive, agile, flexible, and fun work environment • Competitive global benefits program inclusive of pay + bonus incentive, employee equity in the company Additional Information Base salary range for this role is 235,000 - 364,900 USD annually. This role may also be eligible for annual bonus OR commission, as well as benefits and other incentives. The final compensation will be determined during the offer process based on the candidate's education, experience, skills, and qualifications, as well as market conditions and may vary from the posted range. We will share an information on benefits, bonus/commission, and other pay components for this role at the relevant recruitment stage. #LI-JP1 Job ID: 24011 AI in Action – Responsible Use of AI in Recruitment Pega embraces the responsible use of artificial intelligence (AI) to improve efficiency, consistency, and fairness across our business. We encourage thoughtful and ethical adoption of AI technologies that support people—not replace them. We may use AI‑enabled tools in our recruitment process. These tools are designed to assist us by providing insights and operational support. All hiring decisions are made based on human review and judgment. You may have the right to request human review, provide additional information, or raise questions about how such tools are used. Culture At Pegasystems, we foster an environment where people feel valued and empowered to contribute their best. With global clients across industries and regions, we know our success depends on the unique perspectives, experiences, and talents of our people. Ours is a workplace where everyone can grow, collaborate, and deliver meaningful outcomes. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds and experiences and focus on the core competencies and mindset needed to thrive in a role. As an Equal Opportunity employer, Pegasystems will not discriminate in its employment practices due to an applicant's race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, veteran or disability status, or any other category protected by law. This same mindset shapes how we work, encouraging curiosity, continuous learning, and smarter ways of working with AI. At Pegasystems, we believe the best ideas come from curious people who embrace change, learn continuously, and use AI to work smarter and move faster. Guided by our values, we bring a growth mindset to every challenge and create lasting impact together. Export Compliance For positions requiring access to technical data subject to export control regulations such as this, Pegasystems may need to obtain export license approval from the U.S. Government and EU Authorities for certain individuals. Accommodations If you require reasonable accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act (US only) or comparable regional regulations in completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please contact us here or contact (US only) 1-888-PEGA-NOW and/or 225 Wyman Street Waltham, MA 02451 ATTN: Benefits. Labor Condition Applications Pegasystems Limited UK Gender Pay Gap Statement EEO/AA Policy Statement Your Employee Rights Under the Family and Medical Leave Act E-Verify Notice Employee Polygraph Protection Act Rights Privacy Notices U.S. Biometric Privacy Notice California (CCPA) EU, UK, Switzerland (GDPR) ANZ, Singapore, Hong Kong & Japan Brazil (LGDP) Ready to build a Blueprint? Choose the reinvention engine for your needs. For workflows & app design Reimagine your processes and turn any workflow into a build-ready application with confidence. Pega Blueprint® For marketing & CX strategy design Visualize customer journeys and engagement strategies across all touchpoints and activate them. Pega Customer Engagement Blueprint™ Share this page Share via Facebook Share via X Share via LinkedIn Share via Email Copy share link Copying... Copied!

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Develop global, cross-functional policies and initiatives aligning Pega’s digital security policy, Secure Controls Framework and other security policies with international legal and regulatory requirements.
Successfully lead and develop a team of cybersecurity, data privacy, and AI legal professionals, as well as successfully utilize dotted line resources without direct reporting relationships.
A business savvy legal professional with extensive cybersecurity, data privacy, and AI subject matter expertise and experience with complex software license and service contracts.
You have led a legal privacy/AI/cyber function at a major Saas company for a minimum of 7 years.
15+ years’ experience includes drafting and negotiating privacy, cybersecurity, and AI provisions in complex technology agreements, with significant work related to Cloud technologies.
You have partnered with internal stakeholders, like finance, compliance, and product teams, to help an enterprise reach its business, operational, and financial goals.
You are a seasoned in-house advisor on strategic decisions related to privacy, cybersecurity, and AI.
Gartner Analyst acclaimed technology leadership across our categories of products
Continuous learning and development opportunities
An innovative, inclusive, agile, flexible, and fun work environment
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Job ID: 24011
AI in Action – Responsible Use of AI in Recruitment
All hiring decisions are made based on human review and judgment. You may have the right to request human review, provide additional information, or raise questions about how such tools are used.
We encourage candidates from all backgrounds and experiences and focus on the core competencies and mindset needed to thrive in a role.
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Competitive global benefits program inclusive of pay + bonus incentive, employee equity in the company

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