The application window is expected to close on: 3.26.2025
Job posting may be removed earlier if the position is filled or if a sufficient number of applications are received.
Meet the Team
The Incubation, Data & AI Strategy (IDA) legal team provides legal support for Cisco's corporate data and AI strategy. We are building a robust legal framework to enhance the potential of AI across our solutions and businesses while maintaining the trust customers have in Cisco. We apply our expertise in copyrights, trade secrets, and other IP laws; AI regulations; data governance; and commercial transactions to drive AI innovation.
Your Impact
This position offers a unique opportunity to shape the legal framework that underpins AI and data initiatives, ensuring the trust and confidence our customers have in Cisco remain steadfast.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to advance critical data and AI initiatives.
- Build process, organization, and tracking around this work.
- Learn and provide practical guidance on global laws and evolving AI and data regulation, collaborating with privacy, intellectual property, and other specialists.
- Develop and implement strategies and policies as well as playbooks, guidelines, and resource materials for use across the company.
- Support and facilitate training for various teams on legal risks and compliance.
Minimum Qualifications
- Juris Doctor with 3+ years of experience in a law firm or in-house legal department.
- Exposure and familiarity with high-tech, data handling, and AI-related regulations.
- Strong organizational skills with an ability to work independently and attention to detail.
- Ability to exercise sound business judgment and advocate for balanced legal risks to support business goals.
- Excellent drafting and communication skills, capable of simplifying complex legal issues.
Preferred Qualifications:
- A proactive approach to learning and adapting to evolving legal landscapes in AI and data.
- Team-oriented with a willingness to assist in various capacities as needed.
- Customer and client-centric approach, demonstrating respect and a positive attitude under all circumstances.
- Experience in content and website development is advantageous.
- Industry knowledge of standard processes around data and AI risk management.
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Our passion is connection—we celebrate our employees’ diverse set of backgrounds and focus on unlocking potential. Cisconians often experience one company, many careers where learning and development are encouraged and supported at every stage. Our technology, tools, and culture pioneered hybrid work trends, allowing all to not only give their best, but be their best.
We understand our outstanding opportunity to bring communities together and at the heart of that is our people. One-third of Cisconians collaborate in our 30 employee resource organizations, called Inclusive Communities, to connect, foster belonging, learn to be informed allies, and make a difference. Dedicated paid time off to volunteer—80 hours each year—allows us to give back to causes we are passionate about, and nearly 86% do!
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