Senior Counsel

Summary

Join Chainguard as a Senior Counsel to support the growing inbound, procurement, and sourcing business needs. This role requires a strong commercial background and a solid understanding of open source licensing and compliance. You will draft, review, and negotiate various procurement agreements, ensuring they align with open source licensing and relevant laws. Responsibilities include managing agreements, collaborating with cross-functional teams, advising on legal risks, and developing procurement contract templates and training programs. The ideal candidate has a JD, 5+ years of commercial legal experience, and strong experience in drafting and negotiating professional services and software agreements. This is an opportunity to work at an early-stage company and make a significant impact.

Requirements

• Juris Doctor (JD) degree from an accredited law school and active membership in at least one U.S. state bar
• 5+ years of commercial legal experience, ideally with a blend of law firm and in-house experience
• Strong experience in drafting, negotiation, and managing professional services agreements, software as a service agreements, and business agreements
• Ability to manage several simultaneous projects under deadline pressure
• Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills with a strong attention to detail
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment

Responsibilities

• Draft, review, and negotiate a wide variety of procurement-related agreements (e.g., MSAs, SOWs, SaaS agreements, supply agreements, NDAs, sponsorships), and ensure that all commercial agreements adequately protect the company’s interests, improve processes, and increase scalability
• Ensure contracts align with open source licensing requirements and compliance with applicable laws, including data privacy, anti-bribery, and export control regulations
• Manage agreements and business activities to comply with company policies and risk tolerance
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure that legal and business objectives are aligned and met
• Advise internal clients on legal risks, mitigation strategies, and compliance obligations related to vendor engagements
• Develop and maintain procurement contract templates, playbooks, and training programs

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working with technology companies, especially in the cybersecurity sectors is a plus
• Knowledge of industry-specific regulations and best practices is a plus

Benefits

• Flexible & Remote-First Culture: Work remotely with team meetup opportunities, bi-annual destination summits, and a $400 monthly stipend for coworking spaces, phone and internet costs
• Our Approach to Equity: Receive stock options upon hire and promotion. Plus, you can participate in secondary offerings and have 10 years to exercise your options (yes, you read that correctly: 10 years!)
• 100% Covered Health Insurance: We cover 100% of your health, vision and dental insurance premiums for you and your dependents. Nothing comes out of your paycheck
• ��� Flexible Time Off: Take the time you need – to do our best work, we need to recharge and reset
• 18 Weeks Paid Parental Leave: We offer 18 weeks for birthing parents and 12 weeks for non-birthing parents, with the option to use it all at once or throughout your child's first year