Legora
M&A Security Lead
New York City
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 17 hours ago
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About the role
- Acquisitions are a core part of how Legora grows, and we hold everything we acquire to the same security bar our customers hold us to.
- As our deal cadence accelerates, we're adding dedicated security depth to our
- Integration debt is your backlog, and clearing it is the job.
Responsibilities
- Own security due diligence for prospective transactions: assess target security posture, architecture, data handling, compliance exposure, and breach history, and translate findings into deal terms, valuation input, and integration conditions
- Lead each acquired product and team through a structured, time-boxed integration onto Legora's security baseline: identity and SSO, endpoint, logging and detection, vendor consolidation, and secure SDLC
- Own the security chapter of Legora's integration playbook, partnering with our Post-Merger Integration team so security milestones are built into every deal plan from day one
- Own the security posture of acquired, not-yet-integrated estates as operating environments: minimum control requirements, risk-based exceptions and interim safeguards, TSA-period security, and monitoring against Legora's enterprise risk profile until each estate is integrated or decommissioned
- Manage compliance scope as acquired systems enter our SOC 2 / ISO and customer-audit boundary, and uphold our customer data commitments across every product we bring into the portfolio
- a specialist to own the security work-stream of every transaction, from pre-LOI diligence through Day-1 decisions to full integration onto Legora's security baseline.
- every acquired company runs as its own operating environment, its own identity, endpoints, vendors, and SDLC, until it is properly integrated or decommissioned, and you own the security posture of that portfolio for as long as it exists.
- You'll sit within our Security organization and partner daily with Corporate
- you own security decisions within the integration program, with defined milestones and exit criteria for every deal.
- Lead each acquired product and team through a structured, time-boxed integration onto
Requirements
- 7+ years in security engineering, security architecture, or technical program management, including direct experience with M&A security diligence and/or post-acquisition integration
- Ability to read a pentest report and a deal schedule with equal comfort, you translate technical risk into business terms for executives and deal teams
- Sound judgment on sequencing, you know when to contain, when to bridge, and when to fully integrate, and you can defend those calls
Nice to have
- Exposure to transaction mechanics: reps and warranties, escrow and remediation covenants, TSAs
Skills
- Comprehensive salary, benefits, and tools for success.
Compensation
- Competitive package: Comprehensive salary, benefits, and tools for success.
Benefits
- Multiple medical plan options through Aetna and Kaiser Permanente
- HSA or Healthcare FSA (based on plan selection)
- Dental plans via MetLife
- Vision plans via Vision Care
- Generous parental leave
- Dependent Care FSA
- Free One Medical membership for employees and dependents
- Pre-tax commuter benefits
- Life Insurance + STD/LTD
- Robust voluntary benefits, including identity protection (via Aura), legal coverage via MetLife, pet savings programs, and more
- Medical, Dental & Vision
- Additional Perks
Company info
- Legora is redefining how legal work gets done. Not built for lawyers, built with them. We work alongside the world's best legal teams, who expect excellence, precision, and speed, and we hold ourselves to the same bar.
- Our AI-native workspace lets legal professionals move faster, think more clearly, and operate with sharper precision. By analysing thousands of documents in minutes and powering end-to-end workflows, we cut through complexity, teams can focus on what matters: judgment, strategy, and outcomes.
- 1,000+ customers across 50+ countries trust us, including Cleary Gottlieb, Goodwin, Linklaters, White & Case, Dentons, and Barclays. We've scaled to $100M+ in ARR, with teams across Europe, North America and APAC, and continue to expand through acquisitions including Qura, Walter AI and Graceview.
- We partner with world-class performers: including Aaron Judge and the New York Yankees, Ludvig Åberg (and his caddie), and campaigns featuring Jude Law.
- Legora is redefining how legal work gets done.
- Not built for lawyers, built with them.
- We work alongside the world's best legal teams, who expect excellence, precision, and speed, and we hold ourselves to the same bar.
- Our AI-native workspace lets legal professionals move faster, think more clearly, and operate with sharper precision.
- By analysing thousands of documents in minutes and powering end-to-end workflows, we cut through complexity, teams can focus on what matters: judgment, strategy, and outcomes.
- 1,000+ customers across 50+ countries trust us, including Cleary Gottlieb, Goodwin, Linklaters, White & Case, Dentons, and Barclays.
- We've scaled to $100M+ in ARR, with teams across Europe, North America and APAC, and continue to expand through acquisitions including Qura, Walter AI and Graceview.
- Joining Legora means three things.
- We lean in: ownership over titles, outcomes over intentions.
- We fight for excellence: high standards, direct, ego-free feedback.
Equal opportunity
- Equal Opportunity Employer
- equal opportunity employer and committed to creating an inclusive, high-performance culture where everyone can do their best work.
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