Moody's Investors Service

Chief Counsel, IP, Trust & Cyber (San Francisco)

Noe Valley, San Francisco · Exec

Sponsorship not specified$0k-$0kDetected 70 days ago
Data ScienceIncident ResponseComplianceProduct StrategyNegotiationM&AProcurementIntellectual PropertyLeadershipCollaboration

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About the role

  • 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.

Responsibilities

  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Lead Moody's legal support for the enterprise-wide sourcing function, with an emphasis on strategic and IP and data related transactions

Requirements

  • 15+ years of relevant combined experience at a leading law firm and/or as in-house corporate counsel, with a substantial focus on intellectual property and technology law
  • Significant experience in privacy and data protection law, including practical application of GDPR, CCPA/CPRA, and related frameworks in a global business context
  • Meaningful experience with AI and technology governance, including advising on AI legal risk, responsible AI frameworks, and emerging regulatory requirements
  • Strong understanding of software, data, and analytics-driven business models, and the IP and data asset considerations that drive competitive advantage in these sectors
  • Technical undergraduate degree (computer science, engineering, mathematics, or a related field) or equivalent technical fluency
  • Experience advising financial services, financial technology, or information services companies on IP, data, and AI matters
  • Formidable IP and technology law expertise combined with sound business judgment and pragmatism
  • Ability to translate complex technical, legal, and regulatory issues into clear, actionable guidance for business

Compensation

  • $0k-$0k

Company info

  • At Moody's, we unite the brightest minds to turn today's risks into tomorrow's opportunities.
  • We do this by striving to create an inclusive environment where everyone feels welcome to be who they are-with the freedom to exchange ideas, think innovatively, and listen to each other and customers in meaningful ways.
  • Moody's is transforming how the world sees risk.
  • As a global leader in ratings and integrated risk assessment, we're advancing AI to move from insight to action-enabling intelligence that not only understands complexity but responds to it.
  • We decode risk to unlock opportunity, helping our clients navigate uncertainty with clarity, speed, and confidence.
  • We are seeking candidates who model our values:
  • invest in every relationship, lead with curiosity, champion diverse perspectives, turn inputs into actions, and uphold trust through integrity.
  • Lead, develop, and inspire a global team of specialists across intellectual property, privacy, cybersecurity, and technology law
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