Chainguard
Making the software supply chain secure by default.
Senior Counsel, Commercial
Location
United States
Posted
8 days ago
Salary
$175K - $210K / year
Professional Certificate5 yrs expEnglishCloudCyber SecurityOpen SourceGo
Job Description
• Serve as a primary legal partner to the Go-To-Market team, supporting customer transactions from initial structuring through execution
• Draft, review, and negotiate SaaS agreements, enterprise customer agreements, professional services agreements, NDAs, and partner/channel agreements
• Draft and maintain standard form agreements and online terms (e.g., platform terms, universal license agreements, order forms)
• Negotiate directly with sophisticated customer counsel, including those at financial services, insurance, healthcare, and pharmaceutical organizations
• Ensure commercial agreements align with open source licensing requirements and industry best practices
• Partner closely with Product, Product Legal, Security, and other cross-functional teams to align legal guidance with business and technical objectives
• Provide practical, risk-calibrated advice consistent with company policies and risk tolerance
• Support partnership initiatives as needed and contribute to scalable contracting processes as the company grows
Job Requirements
- Juris Doctor (JD) from an accredited law school and active bar membership in good standing
- 5+ years of commercial legal experience, ideally combining law firm and in-house technology company experience
- Strong experience drafting and negotiating SaaS, subscription, and professional services agreements
- Demonstrated ability to draft standard form agreements and online terms from the ground up — not solely negotiating third-party paper
- Experience negotiating with highly regulated customers and familiarity with the regulatory considerations impacting those industries
- Working knowledge of open source licensing and compliance considerations
- Experience in cybersecurity, cloud infrastructure, or related technology sectors strongly preferred
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to build strong working relationships across Sales, Product, Security, and executive stakeholders
- Sound business judgment and the ability to balance legal risk with commercial objectives
- Comfort managing multiple complex matters in a fast-paced, high-growth environment
Benefits
- 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: 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.
