Head of Legal Compliance & Risk Programs

About the role

EchoStar is reimagining the future of connectivity. Our business reach spans satellite television service, live-streaming and on-demand programming, smart home installation services, mobile plans and products. Today, our brands include Boost Mobile, DISH TV, Gen Mobile, Hughes and Sling TV. Our legal teams support the innovators driving the growth and success of EchoStar and its subsidiaries. From identifying and supporting a variety of corporate legal matters to negotiating the industry’s evolving legal landscape, our corporate counselors bring their own kind of invention to effect positive change across the company.

Responsibilities

Candidates must be willing to participate in at least one in-person interview. The Head of Legal Compliance & Risk Programs will design, modernize, and execute a forward-thinking, low-touch Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) framework tailored specifically for executive leadership. This role solves the challenge of heavy administrative friction by leveraging AI and automation to synthesize data, track top-tier risks, and streamline records management. Additionally, the role oversees legal Data Governance, vendor regulatory obligations, and AI legal compliance to ensure business velocity while maintaining global regulatory standards.

Objectives

• Design and execute a low-touch ERM program that leverages AI tools to administer manual tasks and provide real-time, high-yield risk visibility to executive leadership
• Conduct periodic Enterprise Risk Assessments aligned with DOJ Guidelines to evaluate international operations, regulatory shifts, and critical business relationships
• Overhaul information governance policies in collaboration with IT to enforce data retention, archive legacy datasets, and align data lifecycles with global privacy standards like GDPR and CCPA/CPRA
• Establish comprehensive governance mechanisms across business lines to monitor AI-related risks, including algorithmic bias, data confidentiality, transparency, and intellectual property
• Standardize vendor onboarding, contractual compliance, and risk re-assessments in partnership with Supply Chain and InfoSec to oversee Modern Slavery, labor standards, and data privacy obligations

Skills

• Strategic leadership in designing low-touch enterprise risk management frameworks and executing corporate compliance programs
• Deep understanding of global privacy laws, records management, and data lifecycle governance frameworks
• Ability to establish cross-functional governance mechanisms for emerging AI regulatory risks, data confidentiality, and intellectual property protection
• Expertise in vendor risk management, third-party compliance auditing, and supply chain regulatory oversight
• AI literacy and application skills to automate administrative workflows, analyze compliance data, and generate executive insights
• Exceptional communication, stakeholder collaboration, and executive decision-making capabilities

Requirements

• Experience working directly within an in-house legal operations environment