Lead Counsel, Cybersecurity, Privacy & Digital Risk

Who will you be working with?

The Lead Counsel, Cybersecurity, Privacy & Digital Risk will shape and advance Wabtec’s global approach to cybersecurity, privacy, and digital risk. This is a highly strategic, board-visible role at the intersection of law, technology, and business transformation, supporting innovation across areas such as AI, connected devices, operational technology (OT), and critical infrastructure.

What will your typical day look like?

• Serve as a strategic advisor to executive leadership on cybersecurity, privacy, and digital risk, with visibility to senior leadership and the Board.
• Partners across Legal, Information Security, IT, HR, Procurement, and business teams to embed practical, risk-based guidance into key initiatives—including AI, connected-device governance, and digital transformation programs.
• Provide counsel on OT/ICS cybersecurity, helping secure industrial and operational environments that underpin critical infrastructure.
• Advise on incident response and crisis management, ensuring legal and regulatory readiness in high-stakes scenarios.
• Guide strategy around critical infrastructure risk, aligning legal oversight with evolving global security and resilience expectations.
• Translate evolving global cybersecurity and privacy requirements into clear, business-aligned strategies that enable innovation while managing risk.
• Help mature and evolve a global program that goes beyond policy management, integrating cybersecurity, privacy, and governance into how the business operates, innovates, and scales.

Qualifications

• Strong legal experience advising on cybersecurity and privacy matters, including areas such as incident response, OT/ICS cybersecurity, critical infrastructure risk, and emerging technology governance
• Able to partner effectively with senior executives, influence outcomes, and communicate complex issues clearly to non-technical stakeholders
• A strategic, business-oriented mindset with sound judgment and a pragmatic, risk-based approach
• Juris Doctor (JD) degree from an accredited law school.

Additional Information

• This role is also eligible for a performance bonus.
• More information on offered benefits, which include health, welfare, and retirement, is available at mywabtecbenefits.com.
• Relocation assistance may be provided if eligibility requirements are met.
• The salary rate for this role is currently $164,900 - 235,000. The actual salary offered to a candidate may be influenced by a variety of factors, such as: training, transferable skills, work experience, education, business needs, market demands and work location.
• The base pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future.
• Other benefit offerings for this role may include annual bonus, if eligible.