Paralegal or Legal Compliance Professional

RTX • Farmington, CT

2d • $107,500 - $204,500 • Hybrid

About The Position

RTX is seeking a highly motivated Paralegal or Legal Compliance Professional to support the Enterprise Services (ES) Legal, Cybersecurity and Privacy Team. This role is ideal for a collaborative, highly motivated and intellectually curious professional eager to work at the intersection of cybersecurity, privacy, law, and technology. The successful candidate may come from a traditional paralegal background or from a cybersecurity/privacy compliance background with a strong focus on legal and regulatory compliance. The ideal candidate will also demonstrate strong interpersonal and communication skills, thrive in fast moving and ambiguous environments, and be comfortable with technical terminology and engaging with technical teams and business leaders.

Requirements

• Typically requires a University Degree and minimum 8 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 5 years of experience or in absence of a degree, 12 years of relevant experience
• Background may include paralegal experience, legal compliance management, cybersecurity/privacy compliance, or a combination of these.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and the ability to quickly learn new technical tools.
• Strong written communication skills, including experience drafting reports, summaries, and presentations.
• Ability to manage multiple projects, tasks, and deadlines in a dynamic and high-paced environment.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to professionally engage, interview, and collaborate across technical and non technical teams.
• Highly organized, analytical, detail oriented, self motivated, and comfortable working in evolving and ambiguous environments.
• Ability to understand and adapt to technical language and an interest in learning new technology platforms and cyber‑related processes.

Nice To Haves

• Experience being a project leader
• Experience supporting cybersecurity, privacy, regulatory compliance, or incident response activities.
• Familiarity with privacy or cyber risk assessment processes.
• Experience conducting first level contract reviews or evaluating vendor/supplier cybersecurity terms.
• Experience working in a fast paced corporate environment or supporting cross functional project teams.
• Experience using e discovery tools such as Relativity.
• Demonstrated ability to develop processes, workflows, or tools to support compliance or legal programs.
• Ability to brief or support briefings to senior leaders and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Provide paralegal- or compliance focused support on cybersecurity and privacy matters, including legal research, documentation, and coordination across technical, legal, and business teams.
• Support cyber incident legal investigations, including evidence collection, scheduling and participating in interviews, managing privileged communications and document organization, and helping to develop factual summaries and findings.
• Serve as the first line reviewer for ES agreements and transactions for cyber legal, ensuring appropriate cybersecurity and privacy terms are incorporated, consistent with RTX policy and legal guidance.
• Assist with privacy compliance activities, including supporting privacy risk assessments, reviewing data handling practices, and drafting or refining related documentation.
• Manage document collection, tracking, organization, and administrative processes for cybersecurity incident response and other time-sensitive matters.
• Help shape and develop emerging cyber and privacy workflows, processes, checklists, and templates to support a rapidly evolving practice.
• Prepare briefings, reports, interview summaries, and presentations for attorneys and senior leaders; translate complex technical and legal issues into clear, organized materials.
• Conduct research and analysis of statutes, decisions, legal articles, codes, regulatory obligations, and technical information with minimal supervision.
• Support and prepare agreements, instruments, and documents related to cyber and privacy matters.
• Work closely with cross functional partners across the enterprise to serve as a liaison for cyber legal, collect information, manage tasks and requests for legal support, and ensure timely execution of legal team responsibilities.
• Contribute to process improvement initiatives to enhance the quality and efficiency of the cyber and privacy legal program.
• Maintain confidentiality of sensitive information and exercise sound judgment in fast moving, high tempo situations.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees
• Generous 401(k) plan that includes employer matching funds and separate employer retirement contribution, including a Lifetime Income Strategy option
• Tuition reimbursement program
• Student Loan Repayment Program
• Life insurance and disability coverage
• Optional coverages you can buy pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal, ID theft protection
• Birth, adoption, parental leave benefits
• Ovia Health, fertility, and family planning
• Adoption Assistance
• Autism Benefit
• Employee Assistance Plan, including up to 10 free counseling sessions
• Healthy You Incentives, wellness rewards program
• Doctor on Demand, virtual doctor visits
• Bright Horizons, child and elder care services
• Teladoc Medical Experts, second opinion program
• Relocation assistance
• Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level