Director, Sr. Counsel

2 weeks ago

london tottenham, United Kingdom Palo Alto Networks Full time
Job Description

Our Mission
At Palo Alto Networks® everything starts and ends with our mission:
Being the cybersecurity partner of choice, protecting our digital way of life.
Our vision is a world where each day is safer and more secure than the one before. We are a company built on the foundation of challenging and disrupting the way things are done, and we’re looking for innovators who are as committed to shaping the future of cybersecurity as we are.
Who We Are
We take our mission of protecting the digital way of life seriously. We are relentless in protecting our customers and we believe that the unique ideas of every member of our team contributes to our collective success. Our values were crowdsourced by employees and are brought to life through each of us everyday - from disruptive innovation and collaboration, to execution. From showing up for each other with integrity to creating an environment where we all feel included.
As a member of our team, you will be shaping the future of cybersecurity. We work fast, value ongoing learning, and we respect each employee as a unique individual. Knowing we all have different needs, our development and personal wellbeing programs are designed to give you choice in how you are supported. This includes our FLEXBenefits wellbeing spending account with over 1,000 eligible items selected by employees, our mental and financial health resources, and our personalized learning opportunities - just to name a few
At Palo Alto Networks, we believe in the power of collaboration and value in-person interactions. This is why our employees generally work full time from our office with flexibility offered where needed. This setup fosters casual conversations, problem-solving, and trusted relationships. Our goal is to create an environment where we all win with precision.
Job Description
Your Career
The Director, Senior Counsel will provide advice and assistance on a range of legal matters mainly for the EMEA region, with a focus on complex commercial transactions. Based in London, this position will also provide advice and assistance on a variety of legal issues, including compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
You will be part of a fast-moving, collaborative legal team that impacts all go-to-market aspects of the business. The team is focused on developing our next generation technology agreements and customer and channel partner programs to scale across the entire Palo Alto Networks platform. This position works closely with sales, business operations, deals desk, revenue, finance, and other cross-functional teams and is a critical resource for colleagues in EMEA and globally. Strong candidates are proactive, solutions-driven, and independent, with direct and leading experience in drafting and negotiating subscriptions, software, cloud services, vendor financing, data protection, channel, information security, and hardware agreements.
The Director, Senior Counsel will report to the Vice President Legal - EMEA & LATAM, based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Your Impact

  • Draft, negotiate, and conclude a wide variety of commercial agreements involving software, subscriptions, professional services, hardware, and customer support, including sales, licensing, subscription, data protection and other commercial and intellectual property agreements that comply with the company’s policies and risk tolerance
  • Respond promptly and effectively to legal requests from senior management, sales, operations, channels, marketing, corporate finance, and other internal clients, and advise on recommended courses of action and legal risks
  • Advise on data protection/privacy questions and issues as they arise and implement recommended courses of action, policies, and procedures to comply with EU and UK data protection/privacy requirements
  • Monitor and advise on current and upcoming legislation and regulatory requirements, including those relating to artificial intelligence, financial services sector, and critical infrastructure
  • Train employees on legal issues, company policies, and impactful regulations, including anti-corruption, business conduct and ethics, data protection / privacy, and artificial intelligence, and assist with implementation of policies
  • Support the continuous improvement of standard form agreements, policies, and legal processes
  • Additional tasks and special projects as needed
Qualifications
Your Experience
  • Must be a lawyer qualified to practice in the UK
  • 10+ years of relevant legal experience with ability to work both independently and with a team and show demonstrated success, including a minimum of 5 years in-house experience
  • Public sector and financial services experience
  • Experience working at a European subsidiary of a U.S. publicly traded company is a plus
  • English fluency required; superior and proven written and verbal English language skills are required
  • Significant experience advising clients on structuring sales, licensing, subscription, privacy, and other commercial and intellectual property transactions and arrangements
  • Extensive experience with data protection/privacy requirements, including GDPR and other data protection/privacy regimes
  • Excellent interpersonal skills, business judgment, strategic thinking and superior work ethic and must be dynamic and highly team oriented
  • Ability to work efficiently with cross-functional teams and manage numerous complex projects simultaneously under tight deadline pressure
  • Flexibility to work on a variety of legal matters
  • Experience in cyber security or other high technology is preferred
  • Up to 10% travel required within EMEA and occasional travel to HQ in Santa Clara, California
Additional Information
The Team
Our dynamic Legal team has a strong impact on all go-to-market aspects of the business. We are unrelenting in our pursuit of the company’s goals and objectives and are constantly seeking improvements and eagerly taking on new challenges. We value a positive attitude and high empathy. We adjust according to the situation, learn new things, innovate, and try new methods. We value collaboration, function as a team and know that our colleague’s experience and knowledge are valuable. We demonstrate the highest level of adherence to not only what is legal but also what is right. We apply our legal knowledge to real-world scenarios, have a desire to explore the unknown and question the status quo in pursuit of better, more effective solutions.
Our Commitment
We’re problem solvers that take risks and challenge cybersecurity’s status quo. It’s simple: we can’t accomplish our mission without diverse teams innovating, together.
We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for all qualified individuals with a disability. If you require assistance or accommodation due to a disability or special need, please contact us at
Palo Alto Networks is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity in our workplace, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or other legally protected characteristics.
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
Our Commitment
We’re problem solvers that take risks and challenge cybersecurity’s status quo. It’s simple: we can’t accomplish our mission without diverse teams innovating, together.
We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for all qualified individuals with a disability. If you require assistance or accommodation due to a disability or special need, please contact us at
Palo Alto Networks is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity in our workplace, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or other legally protected characteristics.
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

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