Lead Counsel, Cybersecurity, Privacy & Digital Risk

Lead Counsel, Cybersecurity, Privacy & Digital Risk

Location:

Pittsburgh, PA (hybrid schedule)

• Serve as a strategic advisor to executive leadership on cybersecurity, privacy, and digital risk, with visibility to senior leadership and the Board.
• Partner across Legal, Information Security, IT, HR, Procurement, and business teams to embed practical, risk‑based guidance into key initiatives—including AI, connected-device governance, and digital transformation programs
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• Provide counsel on OT/ICS cybersecurity
  , helping secure industrial and operational environments that underpin critical infrastructure.
• Advise on incident response and crisis management, ensuring legal and regulatory readiness in high‑stakes scenarios.
• Guide strategy around critical infrastructure risk
  , aligning legal oversight with evolving global security and resilience expectations.
• Translate evolving global cybersecurity and privacy requirements into clear, business‑aligned strategies that enable innovation while managing risk.
• Help mature and evolve a global program that goes beyond policy management, integrating cybersecurity, privacy, and governance into how the business operates, innovates, and scales.

• Strong legal experience advising on cybersecurity and privacy matters
  , including areas such as incident response, OT/ICS cybersecurity, critical infrastructure risk, and emerging technology governance
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• Ability to partner effectively with senior executives
  , influence outcomes, and communicate complex issues clearly to non‑technical stakeholders.
• A strategic, business‑oriented mindset with sound judgment and a pragmatic, risk‑based approach.
• Juris Doctor (JD) degree from an accredited law school.

This role is also eligible for a performance bonus. Offered benefits include health, welfare, and retirement.

Relocation assistance may be provided if eligibility requirements are met.

Wabtec will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the U.S. for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen (as applicable) and fitness for duty test (as applicable).

Our job titles may span more than one career level. The salary rate for this role is currently $164,. The actual salary offered to a candidate may be influenced by a variety of factors, such as training, transferable skills, work experience, education, business needs, market demands and work location. The base pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future.

Other benefit offerings for this role may include annual bonus, if eligible.

We’re proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We welcome talent of all backgrounds, experiences, and identities, including race, gender, age, disability, veteran status and more.

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