Director, AGC - Security Product Legal & Strategy

Cisco Systems, Inc; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 260,000 - 360,000; Full time

Job summary

Cisco Systems, Inc. is seeking a strategic and technology-focused attorney to serve as Director, Associate General Counsel for Cisco's Security Business Group (SBG).

Reporting to the Sr. Director, Associate General Counsel for Cisco's Security, Observability and Data Platform organization, you will lead the legal professionals delivering elite, front-line counseling across the full breadth of product development and go-to-market activities for the dynamic business units comprising SBG.

Qualifications

• Juris Doctor or equivalent law degree and active bar membership in good standing in at least one jurisdiction.
• 10-12+ years of relevant legal experience at a law firm and/or in-house legal department, including meaningful experience advising enterprise technology, software, cloud services, cybersecurity, or observability businesses.
• 5+ years of experience leading attorneys and other legal professionals, including responsibility for team development, performance management, prioritization, and delivery of legal services across a sophisticated organization.
• Demonstrated experience advising senior executives on sophisticated product development and go-to-market matters involving intellectual property, licensing, data, privacy, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, regulatory requirements, and technology transactions.
• Experience leading legal support for global product portfolios or business units, including the ability to assess sophisticated legal and business risks and provide practical, business-focused mentorship.

Responsibilities

• Lead the legal teams supporting the SBG units, establishing clear priorities and delivering coordinated, high-quality legal support across the organization.
• Serve as a trusted strategic advisor to senior business leaders on product development, technology strategy, go-to-market models, regulatory requirements, intellectual property, licensing, data, privacy, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, regulatory requirements, and technology transactions.
• Guide legal support for SBG products and services throughout their lifecycles, including compose and development, product readiness, launch, commercialization, integration, and compliance.
• Develop scalable legal strategies and operating models that enable innovation and growth while effectively handling risk across sophisticated security software, cloud, data, AI, and platform offerings.
• Collaborate proactively across Product Legal and with Legal subject-matter guides and cross-functional partners, including product management, engineering, sales, marketing, finance, operations, privacy, security, regulatory, AI governance, competition, intellectual property, and corporate development teams.

Skills

Juris Doctor

Bar admission

Legal experience

Enterprise technology

Leadership

Education

Juris Doctor

Job description

Cisco Systems, Inc. is seeking a strategic and technology-focused attorney to serve as Director, Associate General Counsel for Cisco's Security Business Group (SBG).

Reporting to the Sr. Director, Associate General Counsel for Cisco's Security, Observability and Data Platform organization, you will lead the legal professionals delivering elite, front-line counseling across the full breadth of product development and go-to-market activities for the dynamic business units comprising SBG.