Legal Counsel IT

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Texas, United States of America

Job Family Group:

Legal Jobs

Worker Type:

Regular

Posting Start Date:

January 27, 2022

Business unit:

Legal

Experience Level:

Experienced Professionals

Job Description:

Company description

As a global energy company operating in a challenging world, we set high standards of performance and ethical behaviors. We are judged by how we act and how we live up to our core values of honesty, integrity, and respect for people. Our Business Principles are based on these. They promote trust, openness, teamwork, and professionalism, as well as pride in what we do and how we conduct business.

Building on our core values, we aspire to sustain a diverse and inclusive culture where everyone feels respected and valued, from our employees to our customers and partners. A diverse workforce and an inclusive work environment are vital to our success, leading to greater innovation and better energy solutions.

An innovative place to work

There’s never been a more exciting time to work at Shell. Everyone here is helping solve one of the biggest challenges facing the world today: bringing the benefits of energy to everyone on the planet, whilst managing the risks of climate change.

Join us and you’ll add your talent and imagination to a business with the power to shape the future – whether by investing in renewables, exploring new ways to store energy or developing technology that helps the world to use energy more efficiently.

A rewarding place to work

Combine our creative, collaborative environment and global operations with an impressive range of benefits and joining Shell becomes an inspired career choice.

We’re huge advocates for career development. We’ll encourage you to try new roles and experience new settings. By pushing people to reach their potential, we frequently help them find skills they never knew they had, or make career moves they never thought possible.

Position Purpose

Legal Counsel IT

What’s the role?

Job Description

Shell’s purpose is to power progress by providing more and cleaner energy solutions. Our strategy is to strengthen our position as a leading energy company by providing oil and gas and low-carbon energy as the world’s energy system changes. Safety and social responsibility are fundamental to our business approach. The focus for Shell IT is to provide safe, reliable, and secure IT activities, to enable business solutions through IT, and leverage Digitalization innovation across the Shell enterprise. Shell Legal’ s purpose is to support and enable Shell business and IT to deliver its strategic intent, among others by being

The position of Legal Counsel IT reports to the Associate General Counsel CP, Wells & IT and is part of a global legal team supporting Information and Digital Technology (IDT) in the Legal department supporting Projects and Technology. Workwise, the lawyer is expected to work on; cybersecurity and related matters, supporting IDT and strategic IT contracts and on key IT projects, major products, and IT aspects of key M&A.

Shell Legal has an opportunity for a commercially minded and innovative Legal Counsel – Information Technology to join a growing global IT Legal team and reporting directly to the Associate General Counsel for CP, Wells &IT. The purpose of the role is to be able to act as:


Business partner to the CISO, including CyberDefence, IT Landscape and Operations, and Information Risk Management departments
Subject matter expert (SME) for wider business legal counsels and wider Legal function in relation to Cyber security, and IT Legal team global focal for Legal and regulatory developments, including technology and data-related trends, policy, regulatory developments, and advocacy
Horizon scanning lead, preparing strategy, briefings and undertaking advocacy and policy work in information technology & digitalization
Legal guidance for IT controls (“security-by-design” and “compliance by design”) in relation to strategic IT solutions, infrastructure, and operations
Preparing and responding to cyber incidents, interfacing and coordinating and supporting business and compliance legal counsels during incidents, and training and communications on learning from incidents.
Engaging external resources (legal databases, external counsel, regulators, et cetera) to do active training and horizon scanning in Legal & Regulatory developments affecting Shell’s IT strategy and operations, and supporting different projects in introducing, training, and embedding new L&R developments within IT or Shell Legal training & awareness on the above topics
Day to day legal queries and business deals taking the lead on all relevant IT Legal activities within identified client areas, including on topics such as encryption, telecommunication legislation, cyber incident response, and compliance by design
Working closely with the compliance teams (such as Data Privacy or Information Management Teams) to develop appropriate positions in relation to new commercial projects or regulatory and legislative initiatives
Giving strategic contract support and management: supporting CP leads in managing, negotiating, drafting, amending, and advising on all contracts from an information technology perspective


Requirements

What we need from you –


Must have legal authorization to work in the US on a full-time basis for anyone other than current employer
Candidate must have minimum of five (5) years working experience in Law Firm, Regulatory expertise, or any related field
Qualified lawyer or jurist with demonstrable expertise in IT subject areas
Previous substantial and demonstrable Legal IT subject matter expert experience
Agile mindset, willing to work with others
Significant experience at law firm or in-house at global enterprise in required area of expertise
Previous experience of working within a technology and digital legal environment preferred
Ability to work in a team environment as well as on own initiative
Superior time management, planning, and organizational skills
Proven stakeholder management skills
Exceptional interpersonal skills with proven experience in relationship building and partnering
Ability to motivate and influence others, irrespective of whether they be senior management or junior member


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According to the United Nations, the global population could increase to more than 10 billion people. A key role for society – and for Shell – is to find ways to meet the growing demand for energy, with less carbon emissions. We need people who dare to think differently – to take part in developing tomorrow’s energy solutions today.

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