District of Columbia
Verizon
Counsel, Security and Network Policy
Verizon seeks a technically-sophisticated attorney to join its policy organization’s central support team, which handles advocacy efforts across jurisdictions on various issues, including infrastructure, cybersecurity, privacy, artificial intelligence, public safety, transactions, net neutrality, consumer protection, and wireless spectrum. This position will focus on government policy initiatives relating to cybersecurity, supply chain, critical infrastructure, government procurement, network resiliency and network modernization, fraud mitigation, and certain consumer protection issues. The candidate must have superior writing and oral advocacy skills, sound business and judgment, a calm and confident demeanor, and the ability to collaborate effectively with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders. The ideal candidate will have a technology background and/or a proven ability to successfully engage complex technology issues associated with communications networks and IT systems. They will also have strong presence, experience presenting to and advising business executives on government policy initiatives, and the ability to successfully drive government outcomes that benefit Verizon and its customers.