Senior Managing Counsel, Digital and Information Technology

Requisition Number: 66003

 

Corning is vital to progress – in the industries we help shape and in the world we share.

 

We invent life-changing technologies using materials science. Our scientific and manufacturing expertise, boundless curiosity, and commitment to purposeful invention place us at the center of the way the world interacts, works, learns, and lives.

 

Our sustained investment in research, development, and invention means we’re always ready to solve the toughest challenges alongside our customers. 

 

Corning’s businesses are ever evolving to best serve our customers, industries, and consumers. Today, we accelerate and transform life sciences, mobile consumer electronics, optical communications, display, and automotive markets.

 

We are changing the world with: 

• Trusted products that accelerate drug discovery, development, and delivery to save lives
• Damage-resistant cover glass to enhance the devices that keep us connected
• Optical fiber, wireless technologies, and connectivity solutions to carry information and ideas at the speed of light
• Precision glass for advanced displays to deliver richer experiences 
• Auto glass and ceramics to drive cleaner, safer, and smarter transportation 

Role Purpose

This position will serve as Senior Managing Counsel supporting Corning’s Digital & Information Technology organization. The chosen candidate will provide legal counsel and support on a variety of legal matters, all relating to Corning’s information technology structure, capabilities, and cybersecurity matters. The scope of activities is broad, including providing advice and counsel to the company’s Chief Digital & Information Officer (CDIO) and the company’s Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), development of policies and procedures concerning integration and deployment of AI capabilities across the organization globally, all manner of cybersecurity-related topics(e.g., incident response and regulatory compliance), and drafting, negotiation, interpretation and review of Information Technology-related agreements (e.g., hardware, software, and service arrangements. The role also includes management and defense of the company’s domain name portfolio. The position will report to the Sr. Division Counsel – Global Supply Management within Corning’s Law Department. The chosen candidate will be a member of the leadership team of the company’s CDIO. This chosen candidate will need to interact with other lawyers in Corning’s Law Department on all manner of IT related affairs, including region-based colleagues and lawyers who support activities provided by other Centers of Excellence (COEs) within the Law Department, e.g., M&A, Litigation (particularly the e-discovery operations), Compliance (particularly the Data Privacy Office), and Intellectual Property.

Key Responsibilities

Counseling

• Provide business and legal counsel to personnel in Corning’s Digital & Information Technology community, including the company’s CDIO, CSIO, and their direct reports.
• Member of the company’s Chief Digital & Information Officer leadership team.
• Provide advice and counsel on a comprehensive range of digital and information technology initiatives.
• Provide guidance and counsel relating to information security incidents, including development and implementation of information security policies, and event and incident response plans.
• Advise the company’s IT Risk sub-council on IT-related issues, e.g., DOJ’s ephemeral messaging guidelines and  China’s cyber security regulations/requirements, etc.
• Advise on legal aspects associated with the company’s AI-related activities (development and deployment of capabilities), including data governance, algorithmic transparency, and compliance with relevant laws/regulations (US Executive order on AI; NIST AI Framework; EU AI Act, etc.). Collaborate with the leadership team of the company’s AI ML Governance Council to assess and manage legal risks associated with AI deployment by the company.
• Oversee the company’s Open Source licensing policy and counsel on any issues associated with the use or modification of Open Source software.
• Coordinate wit