Director of Cybersecurity Counsel, Twilio
$199-248.8k
Salary reflective of Colorado pay range.
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Cloud communications software
Job no longer available
Cloud communications software
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
$199-248.8k
Salary reflective of Colorado pay range.
More information about location
1001+ employees
Company mission
To enable innovators across every industry - from emerging leaders to the world’s largest organisations - to reinvent how companies engage with their customers.
Role
Who you are
- You are a talented and creative attorney who is passionate about working on a broad spectrum of cybersecurity related matters, experienced in managing incidents and supporting the development of cybersecurity risk management programs and privacy too
- You have experience advising on cybersecurity for a US listed company with global operations
- You must have excellent judgment and writing skills, and be a strong collaborator and influencer
- Qualified US lawyer with strong academic credentials and demonstrated record of success as a lawyer
- 8+ years of legal experience, with at least 4+ years in private practice
- Significant experience in cybersecurity, privacy and technology related laws and regulations
- Significant experience in supporting and advising on cybersecurity incidents, including forensics investigations and the use of third party researchers
- Significant knowledge of evolving trends and best practices for privacy and cybersecurity regimes and related experience in advising and supporting government relations and public policy teams
- Demonstrated ability to apply legal and risk analysis to factual circumstances and exercise sound judgment
- Demonstrated experience supporting the development of corporate cybersecurity and privacy programs
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Demonstrated legal writing skill in describing key facts, analyzing legal issues and presenting advice clearly and succinctly to senior executives
- Ability to develop and maintain relationships with people at all levels within and outside of the organization
- Ability to manage a large matter load of varying complexity and work efficiently and productively
- Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/US or EU) desirable but not essenti
What the job involves
- Join the team as Twilio’s next Director, Cybersecurity Counsel
- Twilio is looking for an experienced Director, Cybersecurity Counsel to act as Twilio’s first dedicated global cybersecurity legal lead
- This role will be part of Twilio’s Privacy team, reporting to Twilio’s Chief Privacy Officer
- The position’s primary responsibility is to act as Twilio’s first dedicated senior legal cybersecurity role
- Provide legal advice and support with respect to existing and new global and state cybersecurity laws and regulations applicable to Twilio’s telecommunications and software business
- Provide support for incident management and advise on related breach notifications
- Provide legal advice and support to Twilio’s Government Relations and Public Policy team in relation to emerging global and state cyber laws and regulations
- Provide advice and support with respect to internal, external or customer cybersecurity audits
- Provide advice and support with respect to formal risk assessments and remediation activities related to cybersecurity, including with respect to third parties
- Provide advice with respect to security provisions in contracts with vendors and other third parties
- Support the creation or amendment of relevant cybersecurity policies and procedures
- Support the development of training, exercises and other activities to promote cybersecurity awareness
- To be a member of Twilio’s Privacy & Security Committee
- Support other legal related aspects of the company’s cybersecurity and privacy compliance programs as needed
Our take
Traditionally, it has been difficult for businesses to establish communications systems in-house. Twilio was founded from frustration with this expensive and cumbersome process, providing easy-to-use APIs to let businesses send and receive telephone and text communications.
From these beginnings, the company has expanded through acquisitions and product development to provide a suite of services around market data and customer engagement. It is now a market leader in this space, and has developed a customer base of more than 150,000 businesses including enterprise brands such as Deliveroo, Duolingo and Toyota.
With that said, aggressive expansion and lack of maturity in some of its products has impacted the company's efficiency, and like many of its peers it has been forced to restructure heavily to remain competitive. Coming out of this restructuring, the company will focus on profitability, streamlining decision making and R&D to put itself in good stead for future success.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Company
Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)
Jul 2015
$130m
SERIES E
Jun 2013
$70m
SERIES D
Total funding: $250.7m
Company benefits
- Generous annual time off in all countries
- Comprehensive health programs
- Programs to help our employees plan for their retirement needs
- Generous maternity, paternity, and adoption leaves, as well as family medical care leave
- Build and present a Twilio app to earn your Twilio track jacket and receive $30 per month for e-books for continued learning and education
- Variety of snacks, drinks, and catered meals in each of our locations
- Work from home opportunities
Company values
- We are Builders: We love hard problems and believe in the indomitable power of people's ability to create a better world through ingenuity and resourcefulness. We reject the “can’t be done” and believe bold ideas and fearless iteration can resolve the most challenging problems for our customers and the world they operate in
- We are Owners: We take accountability and see things through. We take the long view, sweat the details, and think about how our work makes Twilio better every day. We recognize that we and others do our best work when we feel both empowered and accountable for outcomes
- We are Curious: We see ourselves as works in progress. We know that we don’t have all the answers, humbly seek the truth, and strive to get better every day. As individuals, as a company, and in our products, we seek continual progress over perfection and acknowledge shortcomings as a matter of fact. Progress comes not from avoiding mistakes or hard truths, but in learning from them
- We are Positrons: A positron is a positively charged electron. We are genuinely excited to serve and help others. We believe that positive energy is contagious and caring is critical. We seek to be bright spots for the people around us in every interaction, and we stand up and work for what we believe is good and right for our customers, our company, our communities, and the world at large
Company HQ
Financial District, San Francisco, CA
Articles
Leadership
Khozema Shipchandler
(CEO, not founder)Has been at the company since 2018, beginning as CFO then working as COO, President of Communications then CEO. Prior to this, spent 20 years at GE, ultimately as CCO of GE Digital.
People progressing
Joined as a Business Development Representative and promoted to Team Lead Account Representative after 2 years. After four more promotions, Gilmore now works as Senior Manager of Strategic Accounts.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Twilio
- Building diverse teams: We thrive when we welcome a diversity of identities, experiences, and perspectives to the team. We know that building diverse teams requires us to dismantle barriers and address the opportunity gap, and we are driving programs to do just that.
- Creating equitable experiences: Building more diverse teams is only part of the equation. It is equally important that we promote equity within our workplace as well
- Cultivating inclusive environments: Every team member plays a role in fostering an environment that is psychologically safe and inclusive. This is a significant responsibility for our managers and leaders, who hold influence and power. Therefore, we are driving educational and engagement opportunities to activate inclusive leadership behaviors throughout the organization
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