Overview
A rapidly scaling cybersecurity SaaS company is seeking a hands-on General Counsel to lead its in-house legal function. This role reports to the COO and serves as a strategic legal advisor to executive leadership while remaining closely involved in day-to-day business operations. The position offers the opportunity to lead a small, capable legal team and contribute to the company’s growth toward operational maturity and category leadership.
Responsibilities
Legal Strategy & Operations
- Act as a strategic legal advisor to executive leadership, proactively identifying risks and opportunities to support informed, high-impact decisions.
- Assess the current legal and compliance posture across key areas; identify gaps against applicable standards; develop and lead execution of a prioritized roadmap to close those gaps.
- Lead and develop the in-house legal team, implementing scalable processes and metrics-driven practices to accelerate deals and reduce risk.
Compliance, Privacy & Risk
- Build and execute a scalable compliance program covering data privacy (GDPR, CCPA), OFAC/trade compliance, anti-bribery, AI governance, and ethics.
- Drive organizational alignment and adoption of compliance policies beyond policy creation.
- Identify and mitigate legal and regulatory risks across the business, embedding compliance awareness into day-to-day decision-making.
Corporate & Governance
- Manage corporate legal activities including governance, equity administration, and any M&A or financing activity.
- Advise People and Finance teams on employment law matters across a global workforce, including hiring, employee relations, equity programs, and local labor law compliance.
- Support board governance functions, including preparation of board materials, maintenance of corporate records, and management of director obligations across jurisdictions.
Product & Intellectual Property
- Provide strategic product counseling to product, engineering, and go-to-market teams on legal issues to enable compliant, successful product launches.
- Direct intellectual property strategy, protecting and managing trademarks, copyrights, patents, and trade secrets.
- Advise on legal and regulatory implications of AI-driven features, data handling practices, and cybersecurity product capabilities.
Requirements
- 10+ years of legal experience, including 4+ years in a leadership role, with a strong in-house background at an international B2B SaaS company.
- Law degree and admission to, and in good standing with, the local governing body.
- Proven experience building compliance programs at scaling companies, including assessment, prioritization, and execution.
- Ability to drive compliance and legal improvements across functions with competing priorities, communicating risk in business terms, and building cross-functional buy-in.
- Deep understanding of sell-side SaaS contracting and experience managing complex deals across various sizes and buyer types.
- Strong interpersonal and cross-functional collaboration skills, providing responsive, business-oriented legal support across global teams, time zones, cultures, and distributed environments.
- Experience implementing AI tools and workflow automation to enhance legal operations and scale support.
Preferred Qualifications
- Prior experience as General Counsel or Deputy General Counsel at a B2B SaaS company at a comparable growth stage (post-Series B or C, approximately 200–600 employees).
- Track record of building compliance programs from the ground up during rapid scale.
- Background in cybersecurity, data privacy, or regulated technology sectors; certifications such as CIPP/US or CIPP/E are a plus.
- Experience aligning legal and compliance priorities with go-to-market, product, and marketing teams to drive meaningful, scalable change.
Compensation & Benefits
- Salary range: $300,000 - $425,000 per year
- Monthly lifestyle subsidy for financial, physical, and mental well-being
- Work-from-home setup allowance within first 3 months
- $1,500 USD annual learning and development allowance
- Paid time off plus two additional company leave days
- 18 weeks paid parental leave regardless of parenting role
- Personal leave allowance including sick and carer’s leave
- Fully remote working environment with optional physical offices
- Top-spec hardware provided
- Paid subscriptions for generative AI tools
- Health, dental, and vision insurance
- Stock options
Location
This is a fully remote position with physical offices located in Sydney and Hobart. Applicants must be located in one of the following US states to be considered: CA, MD, MA, IL, OR, WA, CO, TX, FL, PA, LA, MO, or DC.
Additional Information
- Candidates must pass a national police history check and reference checks prior to employment.
- Visa sponsorship and relocation assistance are not available for this role.
- The hiring process may utilize AI tools to assist with application review and assessment; however, final hiring decisions are made by humans.
The organization is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer, considering qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, protected veteran status, or disability status.