Director, Legal (Cybersecurity)

Role description

Role Overview

Nscale is seeking a U.S.-based Director, Legal (Cybersecurity) to serve as the lead cybersecurity counsel as the company scales into a publicly listed global AI infrastructure company. The role is critical to building trust with customers, regulators, and investors.

What You Will Do

The Director, Legal (Cybersecurity) will own the legal strategy for incident response and cyber disclosure, advise on security frameworks and certifications, and support Board, Audit Committee, and executive reporting on cyber risk and governance.

Why It Might Be a Fit

The ideal candidate will be a pragmatic, commercially minded leader who can move from the war room to the boardroom with equal credibility, with a proven track record leading legal response to significant security incidents and a working knowledge of SEC cybersecurity disclosure requirements and public company governance.

Requirements

• U.S.-qualified attorney with 10+ years of experience
• significant in-house experience as cybersecurity or security counsel
• proven track record leading legal response to significant security incidents
• working knowledge of SEC cybersecurity disclosure requirements and public company governance
• strong familiarity with U.S. federal and state cyber and data security laws
• ability to understand technical controls and translate risk into clear business decisions
• ability to act as an independent legal voice while remaining an embedded partner to Security
• calm, sound judgment under pressure, with a high degree of discretion
• excellent communicator who can influence at all levels, including executives and the Board
• comfortable operating with ambiguity in a fast-paced, high-growth environment

Benefits

• medical
• dental
• vision
• flexible paid time off
• parental leave
• retirement plan participation