Counsel

Job Description
Job Summary
What’s a career like at BAE Systems? Remarkable. Are you interested in having enterprise-wide impact, exposure to new ideas and opportunities, and the autonomy to make a difference? If so, our Counsel, IT & Data Law role is a tremendous opportunity for an enterprising individual.

The Counsel, IT & Data Law advises on matters of cybersecurity, data, and artificial intelligence (AI) law. Reporting to and supporting the VP, Associate General Counsel for IT & Data Law, you will serve as a key legal resource supporting the hands-on legal effort for the enterprise‑wide Microsoft 365 (M365) G5 deployment, including the substantial business‑process, governance, and policy changes associated with M365 G5 implementation—such as data loss prevention (DLP) rules, records‑retention modernization, and related cross‑functional process redesign. You will also support the IT and Supply Chain organizations regarding the licensing and procurement of software, cloud services, and IT hardware, filling a critical resource gap in the IT and Data law team’s expanding day-to-day workload, where current resources are no longer sufficient to support ongoing IT procurement and transactional demands.

You will be part of an enthusiastic and highly productive team where each employee can develop their skills by working on challenging projects. We also offer flexible working arrangements, tuition assistance, and a 6% match with immediate vesting on 401(k) contributions.

Key Responsibilities
1. Optimizing M365 and AI Implementation

• Partner with the BAE Systems internal M365 team to facilitate G5 implementation from a compliance perspective, providing the tactical legal analysis necessary to enable strategic decision-making for rapid enterprise adoption.
• Perform the hands-on legal work to align enhanced data governance, retention, classification, and information protection capabilities within M365 G5 with applicable legal mandates and corporate policy requirements.
• Support the development of governance frameworks for AI application deployment to protect proprietary data and intellectual property while ensuring adherence to export controls.
• Facilitate stakeholder engagement and change management activities to support integration of M365 G5 and AI tools across business units.
• Develop training and guidance for legal and business stakeholders to increase operational efficiency through M365 G5 ecosystem tools.
• Monitor the evolving landscape of software, cloud, and AI law to ensure BAE Systems remains compliant and competitive.

2. Negotiation of IT Agreements