Chainguard

Chainguard

Lead Counsel, Commercial

United States - Remote

Sponsorship not specified$221k-$260kDetected 15 days ago
Cloud PlatformsSparkAgentic AICybersecurityComplianceCanvaNegotiationVendor ManagementProcurementCustomer SuccessLeadershipCommunicationMentoring

About the role

  • Chainguard is the trusted source for open source.
  • This is a people leadership role with real deal ownership.

Responsibilities

  • Lead, manage, and develop a team of US-based commercial legal professionals
  • Draft, review, and negotiate the full range of commercial agreements - SaaS agreements, enterprise customer agreements, MSAs, order forms, DPAs, NDAs, and partner and channel agreements - including on complex customer paper
  • Partner with the global Director of Commercial Legal to align the US team's practices, playbooks, and priorities with the broader commercial legal strategy
  • Build and iterate on commercial playbooks, escalation frameworks, and template libraries tailored to the US market
  • Create and maintain self-serve resources that empower Sales, Customer Success, and other go-to-market teams to move faster with less legal friction
  • Maintain familiarity with applicable US federal and state privacy laws (including CCPA/CPRA, state data breach notification requirements, and sector-specific frameworks) as they relate to commercial contracting
  • Partner closely with Product and Security, and other cross-functional teams to align legal guidance with business and technical objectives
  • Own US quarter-end and month-end closing cycles, ensuring the team has what it needs to get deals across the line on time

Requirements

  • 10+ years of commercial legal experience, ideally combining law firm and in-house technology company experience
  • Strong communication skills, with the ability to distill complex legal and business issues into clear, actionable guidance for sales leaders and senior stakeholders
  • Working knowledge of open source licensing and compliance considerations
  • Proven ability to balance legal risk with business objectives while maintaining deal velocity
  • Comfort leading a team through pressure, particularly during month-end and quarter-end closing periods
  • You are organized, decisive, and business-minded, equally capable of coaching a team member through a difficult negotiation and closing a deal yourself.
  • You thrive in high-growth environments, operate with a strong degree of autonomy, and bring the judgment and credibility to earn the trust of both your team and your sales partners.

Nice to have

  • Experience in cybersecurity, cloud infrastructure, or related technology sectors strongly preferred

Compensation

  • $221,000 - $260,000 USD

Benefits

  • Own the overall health, output, and velocity of the US commercial legal function, ensuring the team is well-resourced, well-coordinated, and operating at a high level
  • Negotiate directly with sophisticated customer counsel, including those at financial services, insurance, healthcare, defense, and pharmaceutical organizations

Company info

  • We are customer obsessed - We focus on delivering solutions to our customers that create value and make their lives better.
  • We have a bias for intentional action - We prioritize, plan, try things, and fail fast.
  • We don't take ourselves too seriously (but we do serious work) - We are solving an important problem which takes focus, but we also like to enjoy the journey.
  • We trust each other and assume good intentions - We're transparent with decisions to empower team members to make well informed decisions.
  • We live and breathe our company values:
  • A few of the benefits we offer:
  • Flexible & Remote-First Culture: Work remotely with team meetup opportunities, bi-annual destination summits, and a 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:
  • Work remotely with team meetup opportunities, bi-annual destination summits, and a monthly stipend for coworking spaces, phone and internet costs.
  • What We're Looking For
  • 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 you
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