MetLife

Sells life insurance and workplace benefits

Senior Counsel - Global Cybersecurity

Legal Counsel & Legal SupportConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeCary, NC, USA

About the Job

Requirements

Juris Doctor degree, active state bar membership, and at least eight years of legal counsel experience in a law firm, consulting, government, or in-house environment.
Extensive expertise in cybersecurity and privacy law, with knowledge of security standards, frameworks, risk assessments, and certification processes.
Experience managing complex legal and business matters, with strong analytical, investigative, and problem-solving skills.
Excellent communication and project management abilities, including translating complex technical and legal concepts for diverse audiences.
Ability to collaborate effectively, build relationships, and work across diverse teams, regions, and stakeholder groups.
Ability to multitask, prioritize competing demands, and drive results in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

Lead and advise on cyber incident response investigations, ensuring regulatory compliance while minimizing litigation and regulatory risk.
Provide legal counsel on cybersecurity matters, including incident response, third-party risk, audits, regulatory inquiries, emerging technologies, and business transactions across global regions.
Manage interactions with law enforcement and regulatory agencies and monitor evolving cybersecurity laws, regulations, and policy trends.
Develop, implement, and enforce information security policies, standards, and procedures to meet regulatory and contractual requirements.
Provide strategic legal guidance on cybersecurity programs, including vulnerability management, application security, identity and access management, and related initiatives.
Support executive and board reporting, cybersecurity training, and tabletop exercises, and foster collaboration across legal, business, and cybersecurity stakeholders worldwide.

Desired Qualifications

In-house legal experience in financial services, particularly supporting a technology or cybersecurity team.
Experience with internal investigations, regulatory enforcement, law enforcement, and/or national security matters in relation to cybersecurity.
Experience with AI-enabled tools.

The Team You Will Join

In Government & Legal Affairs, you'll be an engaged and trusted partner - empowered to deliver innovative solutions, influence public policy, and achieve results that enable MetLife’s growth and protect its global interests. Applying a commercial and contemporary mindset, you'll advocate for what’s possible, overcome challenges, and embrace different perspectives. If you also pride yourself on acting with accountability, transparency, and respect, apply to join our Government & Legal Affairs team today.

The Opportunity

MetLife is seeking an attorney with global cybersecurity legal experience to join our cyber legal team. The Senior Counsel position will assist in advising the Enterprise on navigating rapidly changing laws and regulations that govern our cybersecurity preparedness and response. Working closely and collaboratively with professionals across Legal Affairs, Global Security, Compliance, Risk, and Government Affairs, the attorney in this role will provide support to MetLife’s Global Security organization and be a point of contact for providing legal interpretation and guidance on cybersecurity laws and regulations across the Enterprise.

Key Responsibilities

Lead and advise on cyber incident response investigations, ensuring regulatory compliance while minimizing litigation and regulatory risk.
Provide legal counsel on cybersecurity matters, including incident response, third-party risk, audits, regulatory inquiries, emerging technologies, and business transactions across global regions.
Manage interactions with law enforcement and regulatory agencies and monitor evolving cybersecurity laws, regulations, and policy trends.
Develop, implement, and enforce information security policies, standards, and procedures to meet regulatory and contractual requirements.
Provide strategic legal guidance on cybersecurity programs, including vulnerability management, application security, identity and access management, and related initiatives.
Support executive and board reporting, cybersecurity training, and tabletop exercises, and foster strong collaboration across legal, business, and cybersecurity stakeholders worldwide.

Required Qualifications

Juris Doctor (JD) degree, active state bar membership, and at least eight years of legal counsel experience in a law firm, consulting, government, or in-house environment.
Extensive expertise in cybersecurity and privacy law, with knowledge of security standards, frameworks, risk assessments, and certification processes.
Strong analytical, investigative, and problem-solving skills with experience managing complex legal and business matters.
Excellent communication and project management abilities, including translating complex technical and legal concepts for diverse audiences.
Proven ability to collaborate effectively, build relationships, and work across diverse teams, regions, and stakeholder groups.
Highly organized team player capable of multitasking, prioritizing competing demands, and driving results in a fast-paced environment.

Preferred Qualifications

In-house legal experience in financial services, particularly in connection with supporting a technology or cybersecurity team.

Experience with internal investigations, regulatory enforcement, law enforcement, and/or national security matters in relation to cybersecurity.
Experience with AI-enabled tools

Location Expectation: This is a hybrid role requiring a minimum of 3 days per week in office.

The expected salary range for this position is $159,900 - $213,200. This role may also be eligible for annual short-term incentive compensation. All incentives and benefits are subject to the applicable plan terms.

About the Company

MetLife

Sells life insurance and workplace benefits

MetLife sells life, dental, disability and other insurance, along with annuities and retirement products, to individuals and to employers that offer them as workplace benefits. It is one of the largest US life insurers and a major supplier of group benefits to American employers, with insurance businesses across Asia, Latin America, Europe and the Middle East. Customers pay premiums for coverage, and MetLife invests those funds and also manages money for outside clients through its asset management arm. Its retirement business takes over pension obligations from employers and pays the monthly benefits owed to their retirees. MetLife was founded in 1868 and is based in New York City.

Company size: 10,001+
Company stage: IPO
Headquarters: New York City, New York
Founded: 1868

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