Assistant General Counsel - Privacy & AI

Leidos • Reston, VA

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Leidos is seeking a dynamic, experienced, business-oriented attorney to provide strategic and operational legal support on artificial intelligence, data privacy, data governance, and incident response. The role involves hands-on work across the lifecycle of privacy and AI matters, including issue spotting, risk assessment, solution design, AI governance, responsible implementation, and incident response. The attorney will advise corporate operations and customer-facing teams in highly regulated, mission-critical environments and partner with stakeholders in Human Resources, CIO Services/Information Security, Contracts & Supply Chain, and business sector leadership. The role requires strong legal judgment and business acumen, as well as the ability to translate complex regulatory and contractual requirements into practical guidance for technical and operational teams.

This is an in-person position requiring at least three days onsite each week. Candidates must live within commuting distance of Leidos headquarters in Reston, Virginia. The position reports to the SVP/Deputy General Counsel, Data Protection & Technology, who is also the Chief Privacy Officer.

Requirements

• Juris Doctor from a U.S. accredited law school.
• Membership in the Virginia State Bar or ability to become registered in-house counsel in Virginia.
• At least 6 years of legal experience advising on data privacy, artificial intelligence, technology, and/or information security matters.
• Working knowledge of U.S. privacy and data protection laws and frameworks, such as HIPAA and state privacy laws.
• Experience advising on AI deployment and risk, including AI use-case review, vendor diligence, or policy development.
• Experience advising on incident response and data breaches, including notification and reporting considerations.
• Experience reviewing, drafting, and negotiating privacy, AI, and technology-related contractual provisions.
• Superior written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Agility and willingness to work on a broad range of matters.
• Self-motivation and ability to work independently without extensive supervision.
• Ability to translate legal requirements into practical guidance for non-lawyers.
• Must live within commuting distance of Leidos headquarters in Reston, Virginia.

Nice To Haves

• Legal experience in a law firm, in-house, or government environment.
• Familiarity with international privacy regimes such as UK GDPR.
• Familiarity with government contracting environments and related regulatory or flow-down requirements.

Responsibilities

• Provide practical, risk-based legal advice on artificial intelligence, data privacy, and emerging technologies across corporate and customer-facing operations.
• Advise on AI governance, including AI use-case risk review, vendor and third-party AI diligence, development of AI policies and standards, and compliance with emerging AI laws and frameworks.
• Advise stakeholders on compliance with U.S. and international AI, privacy, and data protection laws, regulations, standards, and contractual obligations, including government contracting requirements and flow-down provisions.
• Review, draft, and negotiate privacy and data protection provisions in customer, vendor, subcontractor, and technology agreements, including data processing agreements, Business Associate Agreements, and data security addenda.
• Interpret and operationalize complex regulatory and contractual requirements by translating them into clear, actionable guidance for business and technical teams.
• Partner with internal stakeholders to manage and mitigate data breaches and other security incidents, including advising on notification, reporting, and related contractual and regulatory obligations and managing outside counsel as appropriate.
• Support development, implementation, and continuous improvement of the company's privacy and AI governance programs, ensuring alignment with information security and other governance and compliance functions.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree