Overview
WELCOME TO SITA. We're the team that keeps airports moving, airlines flying smoothly, and borders open. Our tech and communication innovations are the secret behind the success of the world's air travel industry. You'll find us at 95% of international hubs. We partner closely with over 2,500 transportation and government clients, each with their own unique needs and challenges. Our goal is to find fresh solutions and cutting-edge tech to make their operations run like clockwork. Want to be a part of something big? Are you ready to love your job? The adventure begins right here, with you, at SITA.

PURPOSE
SITA Legal – Getting SITA to "Yes" - sustainably, ethically and legally. Nothing much happens at SITA without the involvement of LEGAL. We are a key enablement function, ensuring SITA has the right to do business across the globe and helping get deals across the line. We support SITA and our colleagues to "Get to Yes" quickly, sustainably, ethically and legally.

Key Responsibilities
SITA Lawyers as Navigators
Navigating the complexity of rules & regulations and the turbulence of unwanted risks and liabilities
Suggesting ways to avoid the biggest bumps and scrapes
Sharing the burden of making informed decisions
Ensuring SITA comes to safe landings.
Keeping us proud of what SITA does

SITA Lawyers As Deal Doers And Relationship Builders
Getting our products to market across the world in a compliant way, ensuring that AI, cyber security and data legal and regulatory considerations are embedded in products and services throughout their lifecycle.
Engaging with partners and customers on technology, cyber security, artificial intelligence and data-related matters, including support for key technology partnerships and general commercial deals.




Pulling together the work of many across Legal, Engineering, Product, Enterprise Information Security Office (EISO), Global Privacy Office (GPO) and other stakeholders to provide practical, actionable and business-oriented legal guidance.

A Legal Counsel At SITA Is
A fully autonomous lawyer in one or more domains: AI and CYBER SECURITY
A collaborator, taking other ad hoc responsibilities in SITA Legal outside of those domains: DATA PRIVACY, REGULATION and SUPPLIER and STRATEGIC PARTNER RELATIONSHIPS
A touch point who has regular engagement with external parties, including key ecosystem partners, external counsel and stakeholders involved in technology partnerships and commercial arrangements
A consensus builder where the primary value brought may not be only "legal", working closely with engineering, product, delivery, security and privacy teams to support business objectives.

For THIS role – Legal Counsel for the Borders Business Unit, what is the scope and responsibility?
A key member of the Legal Department, reporting to the Head of Legal for the Americas, Airports, Data, Artificial Intelligence and Cybersecurity (Atlanta)
Advising the Enterprise Information Security Office (EISO) on emerging cyber regulatory requirements relating to SITA products and services
Advising Technology & Engineering teams and Business Units on cyber security,



resilience and data-related requirements throughout product creation and evolution
Leading and supporting cyber incident review and management activities in collaboration with SITA cyber teams
Supporting the review of Artificial Intelligence usage in products and collaborating with the Global Privacy Office on customer and supplier contractual provisions
Defining and negotiating key technology partnerships in collaboration with senior lawyers, business colleagues and ecosystem partners
Providing guidance and advice on key commercial transactions worldwide involving technology and data-related legal matters
Supporting SITA's legal and regulatory positioning as a leader in travel technology
Enabling and supporting cross-functional alignment with Intellectual Property, Regulatory, Finance & Corporate teams
As needed, advising the Global Privacy Office on legal aspects of data, data privacy and related matters
Managing external counsel when required
Advising Executive Leadership Team members on strategy relating to technology, cyber security, artificial intelligence and data matters
Delivering and supporting proactive training initiatives in these areas

Qualifications
A Legal Counsel at SITA is
A fully autonomous lawyer in one or more domains (CONFIRM FORMAL DOMAINS: AI, CYBER SECURITY AND DATA?)
With other ad hoc responsibilities in SITA Legal outside of those domains (NOT SPECIFIED)
Who has regular engagement with external parties, including key ecosystem partners, external counsel and stakeholders involved in technology partnerships and commercial arrangements
And is involved ad hoc in SITA projects where the primary value brought may not be only "legal", working cl

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