Lead Counsel, Cybersecurity, Privacy & Digital Risk

Job Description

Lead Counsel, Cybersecurity, Privacy & Digital Risk will shape and advance Wabtec’s global approach to cybersecurity, privacy, and digital risk. This strategic, board-visible role partners with cross‑functional teams to enable secure, compliant growth in a complex, global environment.

Chief Compliance Officer (Manager), CISO, Legal, Information Security, IT, HR, Procurement, and business leaders.

• 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
  .

• 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
  .

• 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.

Pittsburgh, PA (hybrid schedule).

Salary range: $164,900 - $235,000. The offer may be influenced by training, transferable skills, work experience, education, business needs, and market demand. Additional benefits include health, welfare, and retirement; performance bonus may be available. Relocation assistance may be provided if eligibility requirements are met. More information on benefits at

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