Associate Vice President-Assistant General Counsel-Digital Sustainability Regional Attorney Lead (Privacy)

At Lilly, we unite caring with discovery to make life better for people around the world. We are a global healthcare leader headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. Our employees around the world work to discover and bring life-changing medicines to those who need them, improve the understanding and management of disease, and give back to our communities through philanthropy and volunteerism. We give our best effort to our work, and we put people first. We’re looking for people who are determined to make life better for people around the world.

Lilly is dedicated to bringing innovation and medicines to patients. In order to meet the demand of reaching patients in new and impactful ways, our Legal team is growing. Lilly is looking for an AVP-Assistant General Counsel-Digital Sustainability leader to join our team. The ideal candidate will be a decisive leader with excellent judgment, tasked with overseeing a team of international lawyers and offering strategic legal advice on global privacy risks to the organization. This leader will join the data governance, privacy, cybersecurity, and artificial intelligence team—known as the "digital sustainability team." The role requires a dynamic individual who thrives in a vibrant environment with extensive responsibilities, partnering effectively with diverse company stakeholders. The attorney will assume primary responsibility for providing strategic guidance across various sectors, including ethics and compliance, information technology, cybersecurity, privacy, artificial intelligence, and data governance. They will also work closely with regional and specialized legal peers to advise and devise strategies on these matters, ensuring adherence to current and forthcoming international laws. Additionally, this lawyer will work with the government affairs team to shape legislation and industry standards concerning information privacy. They will report directly to the Chief Privacy Officer.

Do you have experience leading a team of international attorneys skilled in privacy, AI and cybersecurity law? We're looking for a leader familiar with technology and eager to bring their knowledge and leadership skills to Lilly. Consider joining the Legal team here and be a part of the Lilly story!

Responsibilities:

• Lead a team of international attorneys that provide counsel primarily on privacy matters and secondarily on other digital sustainability legal matters.
• Provide proactive and strategic counsel to business partners on matters related to privacy.
• As needed, collaborate with other team members to provide counsel in areas of data governance, cybersecurity, and artificial intelligence.
• Partner effectively and coordinate across Legal, Ethics and Compliance, Information Technology and Security, and Global Security to identify innovative cybersecurity solutions and compliance practices for information, products, and internal operations.
• Proactively monitor, train, and advise on emerging risks, regulations, and best practices.
• Provide legal counsel on privacy and cybersecurity incident response actions and internal investigations.
• Ensure the organization maintains appropriate policies, notices, standards, controls, playbooks, and other practices and processes cross-functionally and as a part of global operations for privacy.
• Educate business and operation leads, ethics and compliance, information technology, and security colleagues on the potential legal implications of proposed privacy platforms, programs, and practices.
• Contribute as a core member of teams responsible for data governance, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, and privacy strategies.
• Represent Lilly in various industry, legal, and other relevant external groups related to privacy.
• Draft and review, and otherwise support negotiations regarding privacy provisions in a wide variety of agreement.

Basic Requirements:

• J.D. degree from accredited school/program.
• Active license to practice law in at least one of the fifty states.
• A minimum of 10 years of experience as a practicing attorney, including at least 6 years of experience in privacy law.

Additional Skills/Preferences:

• Strong executive presence and the ability to influence leaders across the organization.
• Working knowledge and understanding of various privacy regulations, frameworks, and accompanying guidance.
• Experience successfully and strategically handling privacy risks, threats, and breaches.
• Ability to research, track, and turn regulations and enforcement trends into practical, actionable advice.
• Demonstrated collaboration skills with corporate business partners and/or clients, including the ability to work closely with information technology and security teammates and a clear understanding of