Legal Counsel Cybersecurity Europe (f/m/d)

Hitachi Energy is a global technology leader that is advancing a sustainable energy future for all. Headquartered in Switzerland, we employ over 50,000 people in 60 countries and generate business volumes of around $16 billion USD. We are advancing the world’s energy system to be more sustainable, flexible and secure, helping to power your home, keep factories running, and our hospitals and schools open. Bring your passion, bring your energy, and plug into a team that appreciates a simple truth: Diversity + Collaboration = Great Innovation. Come as you are, work with purpose and think big!

Mission Statement

• Responsibility for cybersecurity legal aspects of the Hitachi Energy business in Europe, including monitoring, reviewing and supporting the implementation of compliance with applicable laws, regulations and policies regarding cybersecurity.
• Guiding and counseling stakeholders to ensure comprehension and coordination of the necessary legal measures concerning cybersecurity matters.
• Advising and representing Hitachi Energy interests regarding legal aspects of cybersecurity matters including serving on Hitachi Energy’s incident and product vulnerability response teams as applicable.
• Collaborate with Regions, Countries and other Centers of Expertise/Global Competency Centers within the Legal & Integrity function and with Hitachi group cybersecurity functions.
• While data privacy experience is welcome, this is not a data privacy role.

In this role, You will

• Serve as legal counsel for cybersecurity matters in Europe.
• Provide strategic legal advice to meet strategic goals and to protect business reputation and interests and ensure compliance with relevant laws and regulations.
• Foster awareness and influence commitment to the increasing importance and impact of cybersecurity laws, regulations, policies and challenges.
• Monitor and review applicable laws, regulations and policies, with input from outside counsel as applicable and legal colleagues in the countries to provide the local perspective and legal knowledge.
• Manage ongoing changes and complexity in a dynamic and rapidly evolving area of law with multi-jurisdictional differences.
• Develop, implement and maintain pragmatic and effective cybersecurity legal strategy, standards, directives, policies, procedures and standard contract provisions suited to business needs and constraints.
• Serve on cross-functional incident and product vulnerability response teams as applicable. Prepare for and respond to real-time, dynamic and rapidly developing cybersecurity incidents and product vulnerability issues, including providing legal advice concerning impact analysis, response, and communications.
• Advise local legal colleagues and the business on drafting, reviewing and negotiating cybersecurity provisions in commercial transactions.
• Provide legal input regarding cybersecurity related audits.
• Manage outside counsel.
• Collaborate with Regions, Countries and other CoEs, GCCs within the Legal & Integrity function.
• Collaborate with the broader Hitachi group cybersecurity organizations.
• Balance complex internal requirements.
• Build consensus across legal and business functions.
• Handle specific assignments and support on various projects within the Digital & Service Legal CoE and the global legal function.