Chief Counsel, IP, Trust & Cyber

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The Chief Counsel, IP, Trust & Cyber serves as Moody's enterprise-level legal leader across intellectual property, data privacy, cybersecurity, and AI governance - the critical legal infrastructure underlying the company's technology-driven strategy. This role also supports the firm's strategic sourcing function, focused primarily on in-bound licensing of critical third party IP and data assets. Reporting to the Chief Legal Officer of Moody's Corporation, this senior executive sits on the Senior Leadership Team of the Legal and Compliance Organization and leads a global team of specialists across IP, privacy, cybersecurity, technology law and strategic sourcing.

IP Strategy & Portfolio Management

• Lead enterprise-wide intellectual property strategy, including the development, protection, monetization, and enforcement of Moody's IP estate across patents, trademarks, copyrights, database rights, and trade secrets
• Advise on the governance, exploitation, and protection of Moody's significant proprietary data assets - including financial data, credit analytics, AI datasets, and the company's knowledge graph - as core enterprise value drivers
• Oversee IP portfolio management, including prosecution strategy, portfolio maintenance, licensing, and cross-licensing arrangements
• Lead the defense of third-party IP claims, including patent assertion entity matters, copyright infringement claims, and trade secret disputes - directing both in-house resources and external IP litigation counsel
• Advise on IP aspects of product development, licensing structures, and M&A transactions, partnering with product counsel and transactional legal teams to identify, protect, and leverage IP value

Privacy, Cybersecurity & Data Governance

• Serve as senior legal advisor on privacy, data protection, and cybersecurity laws and regulations across all jurisdictions in which Moody's operates - including GDPR, CCPA/CPRA, EU AI Act, data localization requirements, and emerging global frameworks
• Guide the development and maintenance of Moody's global privacy program, including privacy-by-design principles, data subject rights frameworks, vendor data processing agreements, and regulatory compliance mechanisms
• Partner with information security, technology, and risk teams on incident response planning, breach notification obligations, tabletop exercises, regulatory reporting, and the legal dimensions of Moody's cybersecurity posture
• Partner with the product counsel teams to provide strategic and actionable advice on privacy and data protection aspects of new products, data partnerships, and AI-enabled offerings, ensuring compliance with global requirements while enabling product innovation to occur with high velocity
• Manage the global data privacy team and guide privacy compliance efforts across all jurisdictions where Moody's operates

AI, Data & Trust Governance

• Lead Moody's legal strategy for AI governance - interpreting and applying the EU AI Act, SEC guidance, emerging International, U.S. federal and state AI frameworks, and other relevant regulations to Moody's AI development and deployment activities
• Advise on AI-related legal risks, including training data rights and sourcing, model output liability, intellectual property infringement, data leakage, transparency, and explainability obligations
• Work with Enterprise Risk and business leaders to build and maintain a comprehensive AI governance program, consistent with applicable laws, that thoughtfully balances risk management with Moody's commitment to responsible AI-driven innovation
• Support enterprise efforts to build and maintain customer trust and regulatory credibility through governance frameworks that position Moody's as a global leader in responsible AI deployment

Strategic Sourcing

• Lead Moody's legal support for the…