Naperville, IL
R80348
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Deputy General Counsel, Global Chief Privacy Officer, Global Head of Innovation & Resilience
PRIMARY PURPOSE : The Deputy General Counsel, Deputy General Counsel, Global Chief Privacy Officer, Global Head of Innovation & Resilience leads Innovation & Resilience, with a dual mandate. The Innovation side provides legal counsel on technology, regulatory, intellectual property, privacy, data, and artificial intelligence matters that support Sedgwick's product and technology growth. The Resilience side provides legal counsel on cyber, crisis, compliance, fraud, risk, and investigative matters that protect and strengthen the enterprise. Also serves as Sedgwick's Global Chief Privacy Officer, with enterprise-wide accountability for the strategy, governance, and regulatory compliance of the global privacy program, in partnership with the Global Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer. Serves as a trusted advisor to technology, product, and risk leaders across Sedgwick's claims and risk administration operations, translating complex technology, privacy, and security matters into practical guidance. Partners closely with the Global Chief Legal Officer to advance the legal and compliance department as an enterprise intelligence center, serving as a function that anticipates.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS and RESPONSIBILITIES
Innovation Legal Counseling
· Serves as lead legal counsel on technology, data, privacy, and artificial intelligence matters, including AI governance, model risk, and responsible AI deployment across the enterprise.
· Advises product and technology leaders on the legal and regulatory implications of new technology, data, and AI enabled products and services.
· Oversees the company's intellectual property (IP) portfolio and strategy, including protection, licensing, and enforcement of patents, trademarks, and other IP assets.
· Monitors the evolving technology, privacy, and AI regulatory landscape and translates new legal requirements into practical guidance and business processes.
· Partners with business leaders to identify legal and structural opportunities to create value through responsible innovation.
· Partners with commercial lawyers and the business to accelerate commercial contracting processes and product development.
Resilience Legal Counseling
· Serves as lead legal counsel on cybersecurity, crisis management, compliance, fraud, and enterprise risk matters, including incident response and breach management.
· Partners with Information Security, Risk, and Compliance to build and strengthen the enterprise's cyber and operational resilience programs.
· Leads or supports internal investigations related to fraud, security incidents, and other risk or crisis events.
· Advises executive leadership and the Board during crisis and incident response, coordinating legal strategy with business continuity, communications, and regulatory notification obligations.
· Anticipates legal and regulatory risk in emerging threat and risk areas and proposes creative, business-minded solutions.
ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS and RESPONSIBILITIES
· Performs other duties as assigned.
· Travels as required
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
Provides support, guidance, leadership and motivation to promote maximum performance.
Administers company personnel policies in all areas and follows company staffing standards and training recommendations.
Interviews, hires and establishes colleague performance development plans; conducts colleague performance discussions.
Builds and leads a team of attorneys and specialists spanning innovation (technology, privacy, data, AI, and IP) and resilience (cyber, crisis, fraud, and investigative) legal counseling.
QUALIFICATIONS
Education & Licensing
J.D. from an accredited law school required. Active license to practice law and membership in good standing with at least one U.S. state bar required.
Experience
Fifteen (15) or more years of progressively responsible legal experience, including significant experience in privacy, data, technology, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, and regulatory matters, required. Demonstrated experience leading legal teams and advising senior executives within a complex, highly regulated and/or multinational organization required. Experience providing legal counsel on enterprise privacy programs, cybersecurity incident response, crisis management, and emerging technology matters preferred. Intellectual property experience is a plus.
Skils & Knowledge
Excellent oral, written, and presentation skills
Strong business acumen; translates legal and compliance risk into practical guidance
Deep knowledge of AI, data, and privacy law, including AI governance and digital ethics
Experience advising on cybersecurity, incident response, and crisis management
Familiarity with IP law a plus
Analytical and interpretive skills
Strong organizational and project management skills
Excellent interpersonal and negotiating skills
Proven management/leadership skills, including building and scaling teams
Effective across a highly matrixed, global organization
Experience with transformation and change management
Ability to meet or exceed Performance Competencies
WORK ENVIRONMENT
When applicable and appropriate, consideration will be given to reasonable accommodations.
Mental : Clear and conceptual thinking ability; excellent judgment, troubleshooting, problem solving, analysis, and discretion; ability to handle work-related stress; ability to handle multiple priorities simultaneously; and ability to meet deadlines
Physical : Computer keyboarding, travel as required
Auditory/Visual : Hearing, vision and talking
The statements contained in this document are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by a colleague assigned to this description. They are not intended to constitute a comprehensive list of functions, duties, or local variances. Management retains the discretion to add or to change the duties of the position at any time.
PAY TRANSPARENCY
As required by law, Sedgwick provides a reasonable range of compensation for roles that may be hired in jurisdictions requiring pay transparency in job postings. Actual compensation is influenced by a wide range of factors including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, and cost of specific location. For the jurisdiction noted in this job posting only, the range of starting pay for this role is $240,000 - $300,000. A comprehensive benefits package is offered including but not limited to, medical, dental, vision, 401k and matching, PTO, disability and life insurance, employee assistance, flexible spending or health savings account, and other additional voluntary benefits.
Sedgwick is an Equal Opportunity Employer and a Drug-Free Workplace.
If you're excited about this role but your experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, consider applying for it anyway! Sedgwick is building a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace and recognizes that each person possesses a unique combination of skills, knowledge, and experience. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
Sedgwick is the world's leading risk and claims administration partner, which helps clients thrive by navigating the unexpected. The company's expertise, combined with the most advanced AI-enabled technology available, sets the standard for solutions in claims administration, loss adjusting, benefits administration, and product recall. With over 33,000 colleagues and 10,000 clients across 80 countries, Sedgwick provides unmatched perspective, caring that counts, and solutions for the rapidly changing and complex risk landscape. For more, see sedgwick.com
