Counsel - Cybersecurity

TD Bank; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 140,000 - 231,000; Full time

Job summary

TD Bank in Washington, DC is seeking a Counsel to provide strategic legal guidance on privacy, cybersecurity, and AI matters across Corporate Group functions and business units. You will interpret laws, assess risks, and advise on product roll-outs, data management, and regulatory developments while collaborating with the Privacy Office, Product Legal, Marketing, Data, Regulatory, and Platforms teams.

The ideal candidate has a JD, admission to the state bar, and 5+ years of related experience,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required
• JD from accredited law school required
• 5+ years of related experience
• Admission to State Bar and good standing
• Basic banking/financial services knowledge
• Ability to simplify, multitask and meet deadlines
• Integrity and high moral standards
• Strong negotiation and conflict resolution skills
• Strong legal research and analysis skills
• Detail oriented
• Ability to apply legal knowledge to business
• Sound judgment
• Excellent oral and written communication
• Strong teamwork and client skills
• Highly motivated
• May supervise admin/paralegal staff

Responsibilities

• Provide clear, proactive legal guidance across TD groups and projects.
• Identify legal issues and advise on regulatory compliance for data, AI, and security.
• Support incident response and privacy impact assessments.
• Lead negotiations and conflict resolutions with stakeholders.
• Collaborate with Privacy Office, Product Legal, Marketing, Data, Regulatory teams.

Skills

Privacy law

Cybersecurity law

AI concepts familiarity

Negotiation skills

Communication skills

Legal research and analysis

Attention to detail

Judgment

Cross-functional collaboration

Problem solving

Teamwork

Regulatory awareness

Contract interpretation

Education

Bachelor's degree

JD from accredited law school

Job description

Work Location:

Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America

Hours:

40

Pay Details:

$140,000 - $231,000 USD

TD is committed to providing fair and equitable compensation opportunities to all colleagues. Growth opportunities and skill development are defining features of the colleague experience at TD. Our compensation policies and practices have been designed to allow colleagues to progress through the salary range over time as they progress in their role. The base pay actually offered may vary based upon the candidate's skills and experience, job-related knowledge, geographic location, and other specific business and organizational needs.

As a candidate, you are encouraged to ask compensation related questions and have an open dialogue with your recruiter who can provide you more specific details for this role.

Line of Business:

Legal

Job Description:

The Counsel provides legal advice and support to management and employees in Corporate Group functions and Business units. Functions as a legal resource focusing on one or more defined subject matters and/or specific businesses. Typical tasks include managing litigation, negotiating contracts, assisting the Business with product roll-outs, and advising the Business regarding regulatory developments. Responsible for anticipating and addressing potential legal risks. Relies on legal skills, experience and judgment to accomplish goals.

Department Overview:

We are seeking a candidate with a strong foundation in U.S. privacy and cybersecurity law and basic fluency in artificial intelligence (AI) concepts and technology to join our U.S. Privacy and Cybersecurity Legal team. Experience in the financial sector is a plus. This role involves assessing and advising on laws, rules, regulations, and policies related to data management and security; infrastructure and software development; and the use of AI. In addition, the role will be involved in cybersecurity incident response.

The ideal candidate has experience collaborating with and advising cross-functional teams (e.g., Privacy Office, Product Legal, Marketing, Data, Regulatory, and Platforms and Technology) and a strong understanding of AI-, privacy-, and cybersecurity-related risks. The candidate should also be able to provide legal support on incident response, privacy impact assessments, and agreements that include privacy provisions.

Depth & Scope:

Provides consistent and sound legal advice in a clear, concise and responsive manner by taking initiative to develop legal knowledge and skill; knowing relevant substantive law, identifying legal issues; knowing the business and its products, operations, strategy, risk appetite and regulatory environment; owning the role of interpreting legal requirements through a balanced understanding of the law and business context to formulate relevant legal theories; and identifying business issues and policies related to the legal requirements, describing legal issues and options to the client

Identifies conflict situations and brings more senior lawyers into the decision-making process as appropriate by identifying situations when actions that the business unit wants to take conflicts with TD's risk appetite and discusses with client how particular actions might be inconsistent

Effectively contributes to and/or leads negotiations and conflict resolutions by gathering supportive information in preparation for the negotiation, understanding the dynamics of the process and displaying an effective combination of firmness, tact, patience and respect in dealing with all parties involved

Education & Experience:

• Bachelors degree required
• JD from accredited law school required
• 5+ Years of related experience
• Admission to appropriate State Bar in good standing and licensed to practice law in the State
• Basic understanding of banking/financial services operations and issues
• Ability to simplify, problem solve, multitask and work effectively against deadlines
• Integrity and high moral standards
• Strong negotiation and conflict resolution skills
• Strong legal research and analysis skills
• Detail oriented
• Must be able to apply legal knowledge to the business
• Ability to exercise sound judgment
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Strong teamwork and client skills
• Highly motivated
• May supervise administrative and paralegal staff and junior attorneys

Preferred Experience:

• Knowledge of emerging AI capabilities, including machine learning (ML), large language models (LLMs), and related technologies
• Interest and/or experience assessing and advising on AI legal and regulatory developments (e.g., the NIST AI Risk Management Framework and state AI and automated decision-making laws)
• Interest and/or experience advising on the legal aspects of incident response
• Knowledge of privacy and data protection risks associated with AI systems and use cases
• In-house experience at an AI, technology, fintech, or financial services company
• Experience reviewing and negotiating privacy and cy