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Corporate Counsel - Cybersecurity

Job in Toronto, Ontario, C6A, Canada
Listing for: Okta for Developers
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-01-01
Job specializations:
  • IT/Tech
    Cybersecurity, Information Security
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 152000 CAD Yearly CAD 152000.00 YEAR
Job Description & How to Apply Below
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Get to know Okta
Okta is The World’s Identity Company. We free everyone to safely use any technology, anywhere, on any device or app. Our flexible and neutral products, Okta Platform and Auth0 Platform, provide secure access, authentication, and automation, placing identity at the core of business security and growth.

At Okta, we celebrate a variety of perspectives and experiences. We are not looking for someone who checks every single box - we’re looking for lifelong learners and people who can make us better with their unique experiences.

Join our team! We’re building a world where Identity belongs to you.

Corporate Counsel – Cybersecurity
Accelerate your career by joining Okta, the World’s Identity Provider, as a member of our Cybersecurity & Privacy Legal team. As Corporate Counsel – Cybersecurity, you will have primary responsibility for advising and supporting commercial legal and sales organizations on cybersecurity and privacy matters. You will apply your experience when providing legal guidance on cybersecurity and privacy issues and drafting and negotiating information security documents, data processing addenda and related commercial documents with some of the biggest names across every industry that trust Okta to help their organizations work faster, boost revenue, and stay secure.

You will work on cutting-edge projects in a cloud-first, SaaS environment where you can apply your experience providing strong legal support to help Okta deliver world-class products to our thousands of global customers.

What You’ll Be Doing

Advise, draft, and negotiate cybersecurity and privacy terms associated with outbound cloud service Master Subscription Agreements, Information Security Documents, Data Processing Addendums, and other types of ancillary documentation related to sales transactions, while partnering closely with Okta’s Commercial Legal team.

Provide day-to-day legal support surrounding cybersecurity and privacy-related contract requests and respond promptly and effectively to legal requests from internal clients with pragmatic and business-oriented guidance.

Support the investigation of potential security and privacy incidents, including analyzing relevant legal and regulatory responsibilities, and providing guidance to internal clients on mitigation, remediation, and resolution efforts.

Develop, implement, and maintain standards, processes, runbooks, and guidance surrounding cybersecurity and privacy-related issues for Go-to-Market transactions, and partnering closely with members of the Legal, Security & Compliance and Engineering teams, among other key stakeholders.

Build critical relationships in order to effectively provide practical and strategic advice to assist the business in meeting its objectives, while ensuring information security and privacy compliance. Advise on recommended courses of action and legal risk, with the ability to judge when to elevate identified issues as appropriate.

Assist in the maintenance and review of various security and privacy programs and processes, including updates to security and privacy policies, plans, procedures, standards, certifications, and customer-facing security and privacy documentation.

Ensure compliance with all applicable global cybersecurity, privacy and data protection laws, such as the General Data Protection Regulation, United States’ federal and state regulations, and other global legal frameworks by monitoring and staying an expert and thought leader on global cybersecurity and privacy laws and frameworks.

Maintain an understanding of technical controls and assist in the creation of audit and monitoring frameworks to support stable, controlled operations.

Review cybersecurity and privacy-related marketing and other external communications content for accuracy and completeness.

Support the management of outside counsel and consultants, and contribute to other interesting legal projects, as needed.

What You’ll Bring To

The Role

5+ years of relevant law firm and/or in-house experience, including at least 2 years working primarily on cybersecurity and privacy-related transactional matters,…
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