SVP, Associate General Counsel, Technology & Enterprise Services

LPL Financial•Charlotte, SC

About The Position

LPL Financial seeks a highly experienced legal executive to serve as Senior Vice President, Associate General Counsel, Technology & Enterprise Services. Reporting directly to the Chief Legal Officer, this role leads legal strategy, risk management, and legal support for critical enterprise functions that enable growth, innovation, operational resilience, and regulatory compliance. The position also provides cross-functional guidance and counsel to business and control areas and has high visibility with senior management, including the firm's Management Committee. The executive oversees Intellectual Property, Technology Legal, Cybersecurity Legal, Privacy Legal, and Commercial Contracting. As a trusted advisor to executive leadership, the SVP partners with leaders across Technology, Information Security, Data & Analytics, Product, Procurement, Finance, Operations, and Corporate Functions, providing practical, business-oriented legal guidance while managing legal and regulatory risk. The role combines deep legal expertise and business acumen to influence enterprise decisions, accelerate innovation, and protect the firm's interests, reputation, and clients. The SVP serves as senior legal leader for Corporate Services Legal and a member of the Legal leadership team, overseeing and developing attorneys, legal professionals, and external counsel. The position leads legal support for enterprise technology, intellectual property, cybersecurity, privacy, commercial contracting, and strategic business initiatives.

Requirements

Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree from an accredited law school.
Active membership in good standing with at least one U.S. state bar.
10 or more years of legal experience, including significant leadership experience in a large public company, financial services organization, major technology company, or nationally recognized law firm.
Deep expertise spanning multiple areas, including technology transactions, privacy, cybersecurity, intellectual property, and commercial contracting.
Demonstrated success advising senior executives and boards on complex, high-impact legal and business matters.

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting regulated financial services, fintech, wealth management, broker-dealer, or investment advisory businesses.
Experience advising on artificial intelligence, digital transformation, cloud computing, data governance, and emerging technology risks.
Background leading legal teams through growth, transformation, acquisitions, or enterprise modernization.
Ability to balance legal rigor with practical business enablement.
Solution-oriented approach when collaborating with business partners.

Responsibilities

Serve as the senior legal leader for Corporate Services Legal and a member of the Legal leadership team.
Oversee a team of lawyers focused on privacy and cybersecurity issues and coordinate with front-office and control partners.
Develop and execute legal strategy supporting technology transformation, digital innovation, operational excellence, and enterprise risk management.
Partner with the Chief Legal Officer to identify emerging legal risks, regulatory developments, and strategic business opportunities.
Lead, develop, and mentor attorneys, legal professionals, and external counsel.
Oversee intellectual property strategy, including patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, licensing, and brand protection.
Advise business leaders on innovation, product development, AI-related intellectual property issues, and competitive positioning.
Manage intellectual property enforcement and dispute matters.
Provide legal counsel on enterprise technology initiatives, software development, cloud services, digital platforms, data licensing, emerging technologies, and AI-enabled solutions.
Advise technology leaders on legal risks involving technology architecture, implementation, procurement, and commercialization.
Support strategic technology partnerships and enterprise transformation initiatives.
Serve as lead legal advisor for cybersecurity governance, cyber incidents, cyber resilience, and technology risk management.
Partner with Information Security and Risk Management leaders on incident-response preparedness, breach response, reporting obligations, and related regulatory matters.
Advise on legal considerations involving cyber threats, third-party risk, and security program governance.
Lead legal strategy related to data privacy, information governance, artificial intelligence, and responsible data use.
Advise on privacy regulations, data-sharing arrangements, consent frameworks, cross-border data transfers, and emerging privacy requirements.
Partner with privacy, compliance, security, and business stakeholders to establish scalable governance practices.
Oversee legal support for commercial contracting, procurement agreements, technology transactions, vendor relationships, strategic partnerships, and enterprise sourcing.
Establish efficient contracting frameworks that balance risk management with business agility.
Improve contracting processes, standards, templates, and service delivery.
Advise executive leadership on legal implications of strategic initiatives, mergers and acquisitions integration, technology investments, business transformation, and enterprise partnerships.
Translate complex legal issues into practical, actionable business recommendations.
Build strong relationships across the enterprise and foster a risk-aware, solution-oriented culture.