Chief Legal Officer

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Position Summary

The Chief Legal Officer (CLO) serves as a strategic advisor to the Chief Executive Officer, Executive Leadership Team, and Board of Directors, providing enterprise-wide leadership across legal, compliance, intellectual property, government affairs, regulatory legal affairs, and corporate governance. As a key member of the executive leadership team, the CLO is responsible for anticipating and mitigating legal, regulatory, and business risks while enabling the execution of Illumina's growth strategy and protecting the company's reputation, assets, and interests.

The CLO acts as a trusted business partner and counselor, balancing legal risk management with commercial objectives and strategic priorities. This role provides leadership for a global legal and compliance organization and is accountable for ensuring the company operates with the highest standards of integrity, ethics, governance, and regulatory compliance.

The CLO also provides executive legal oversight of obligations applicable to a global public company and federal contractor, including public company governance, SEC and disclosure requirements, government contracting requirements, equal employment opportunity, affirmative action, pay equity, audit readiness, and related reporting and recordkeeping obligations. The CLO also serves as Corporate Secretary to the Board of Directors and plays a critical role in supporting enterprise transformation, business development activities, and global market expansion.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Enterprise Legal Leadership

• Serve as the principal legal and government affairs advisor to the CEO, Executive Leadership Team, and Board of Directors on strategic, operational, regulatory, governance, and risk matters.

• Lead the development and execution of Illumina's global legal and government affairs strategy in support of enterprise objectives and long-term business priorities.

• Provide proactive guidance on legal and business implications of strategic initiatives, organizational changes, commercial activities, and emerging risks.

• Ensure legal support is aligned with business objectives while maintaining compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and corporate policies.

• Oversee the delivery of legal services through internal teams and external counsel with an emphasis on effectiveness, efficiency, and fiscal stewardship.

Corporate Governance and Board Leadership

• Serve as Corporate Secretary to the Board of Directors.

• Advise the Board and executive leadership on corporate governance, securities laws, fiduciary responsibilities, and public company requirements.

• Lead governance processes supporting Board and committee operations, including meeting preparation, records management, director onboarding, and governance best practices.

• Oversee preparation of proxy statements, shareholder communications, SEC-related governance matters, and compliance with applicable securities regulations.

•   Provide executive legal oversight of public company disclosure governance, partnering with the Chief Financial Officer and other relevant executive leaders to ensure effective disclosure controls, insider trading policies, Regulation FD compliance, SEC reporting governance, shareholder engagement, and related Board and committee processes.

Compliance and Ethics Oversight

• Provide executive oversight for Illumina's global compliance program and compliance governance structures.

• Lead efforts to strengthen and sustain a culture of ethics, integrity, and accountability throughout the organization.

• Partner with the Chief Compliance Officer and cross-functional leadership to monitor program effectiveness and implement enhancements as needed.

• Ensure appropriate governance, controls, reporting mechanisms, and risk mitigation processes are established and maintained globally.

• Provide executive legal oversight of federal contractor compliance obligations, partnering with the Ch