Overview
A leading cybersecurity training and education provider, founded by the creators of Kali Linux, is seeking an Assistant General Counsel (AGC) to join their Legal & Compliance team. This fully remote role supports a global organization with customers in over 150 countries and team members across 40+ countries. The AGC will provide broad legal counsel across commercial, transactional, litigation, regulatory, and compliance matters, reporting directly to the CFO.
Responsibilities
Commercial & Contract Management
- Draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of commercial agreements including SaaS, data privacy, partnership, vendor contracts, and NDAs.
- Develop and maintain contract templates, playbooks, and standard terms to enhance contracting efficiency and consistency.
- Advise business units on contract risks and deal structuring with a pragmatic, business-oriented approach.
General Legal Support
- Provide day-to-day legal guidance to Finance, HR, Operations, Sales, and Product teams.
- Manage outside counsel relationships and optimize legal spend.
- Assist with intellectual property portfolio management, including trademark filings, licensing, and enforcement.
- Support CFO with Board and executive communications and presentations.
- Manage pre-litigation matters and disputes.
Regulatory & Compliance
- Monitor relevant regulatory developments and advise on emerging legal requirements.
- Support development, implementation, and training of corporate compliance programs, policies, and procedures.
- Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local laws including data privacy (CCPA, GDPR), employment, AI, and industry-specific regulations.
- Assist with corporate governance, Board preparation, subsidiary maintenance, and entity management.
Mergers & Acquisitions
- Support M&A transactions from letter of intent through closing, including due diligence coordination, purchase agreement review and negotiation, and post-close integration.
- Collaborate with advisors, outside counsel, and internal stakeholders to manage transaction timelines and workstreams.
- Identify and escalate legal, regulatory, and reputational risks related to acquisitions or divestitures.
Requirements
- J.D. from an ABA-accredited law school or foreign equivalent; active bar membership in good standing.
- Minimum 6 years of legal experience combining law firm and in-house counsel roles.
- Proven experience in commercial contracting with global Fortune 1000 companies, non-profits, and public sector clients.
- Experience with data privacy laws and compliance programs (CCPA, GDPR).
- Strong knowledge of corporate and commercial law, regulatory compliance, and risk management.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills with ability to translate complex legal concepts into clear business guidance.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment with minimal supervision.
- High professional integrity, sound judgment, collaborative style, and hands-on approach.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience supporting private equity-backed or high-growth private companies.
- Familiarity with cybersecurity.
- M&A transaction experience.
- Exposure to employment law and HR-related legal issues.
Compensation & Benefits
This is a full-time salaried position with flexible work hours. The role is fully remote and performed from a home office.
Reporting
This position has no direct reports.
Equal Employment Opportunity
The organization provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by law. This policy applies to all employment terms and conditions including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.