Associate General Counsel

iCOUNTER • Washington, DC

8d • $200,000 - $250,000

About The Position

iCOUNTER is seeking an operationally minded Associate General Counsel to join its growing legal team and report directly to the Chief Legal Officer. The AGC will advise senior leadership and independently manage a broad portfolio of legal matters, partnering with Sales, Product, Engineering, Security, Finance, Operations, and executive leadership. The role covers commercial, technology, data, privacy, cybersecurity, corporate, and strategic matters. The successful candidate will exercise sound legal judgment, communicate clearly, operate autonomously in a high-growth environment, and provide practical recommendations that help the business make informed decisions.

The AGC will draft, review, negotiate, and manage commercial agreements; support complex enterprise transactions; advise on technology, data, cybersecurity, privacy, and emerging technology issues; assist with governance and strategic transactions; coordinate outside counsel; and build scalable legal processes and risk-management frameworks. The role also includes maintaining the contract lifecycle management system and improving legal workflows and cross-functional collaboration.

Requirements

• J.D. from an ABA-accredited law school.
• Active license and good standing in at least one U.S. jurisdiction.
• 7–10+ years of relevant legal experience, preferably combining law firm and meaningful in-house experience.
• Strong experience drafting, reviewing, and negotiating sophisticated commercial and technology agreements.
• Ability to independently manage complex legal matters from issue identification through resolution.
• Strong understanding of commercial, technology, data, privacy, cybersecurity, and/or technology-related legal issues.
• Excellent legal judgment and ability to distinguish material risk from manageable risk.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including explaining complex legal concepts clearly to non-legal audiences.
• Practical, solutions-oriented approach to legal risk.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to prioritize multiple high-impact matters in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to work effectively with outside counsel and manage legal resources.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in cybersecurity, threat intelligence, risk intelligence, SaaS, data, AI, or another technology company.
• Experience with privacy, data protection, information security, emerging technology, or cybersecurity matters.
• Experience in a high-growth, venture-backed, or private equity-backed company.
• Experience with M&A, strategic transactions, financing, or corporate governance.
• Prior law firm experience at a nationally recognized or Am Law firm.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a trusted legal advisor to senior leaders and cross-functional business teams.
• Draft, review, negotiate, and manage commercial agreements, including master services, subscription, vendor, partnership, reseller, data processing, and licensing agreements and amendments.
• Partner with Sales and business development to facilitate complex enterprise transactions while managing legal and commercial risk.
• Develop and maintain contract playbooks, templates, fallback positions, and processes to improve contracting efficiency and consistency.
• Provide practical guidance on contractual risk, liability, indemnification, intellectual property, confidentiality, data use, security, and related commercial issues.
• Advise on legal issues related to technology, data, cybersecurity, privacy, and emerging technologies.
• Work with internal stakeholders to identify and manage legal and regulatory risks associated with company products and services.
• Support the development and implementation of scalable policies, processes, and legal frameworks related to data and technology.
• Monitor legal and regulatory developments affecting cybersecurity, technology, data, AI, privacy, and cyber risk intelligence.
• Support the CLO and executive leadership on corporate, strategic, and other complex legal matters.
• Assist with corporate governance, strategic transactions, investments, M&A, financing activities, and other corporate initiatives as needed.
• Support board, investor, and executive-level matters as appropriate.
• Coordinate with and manage outside counsel on specialized legal matters, and help determine which matters to handle internally or escalate.
• Build and scale legal processes suitable for a rapidly growing organization.
• Maintain the contract lifecycle management system.
• Identify opportunities to improve legal workflows, contracting processes, and cross-functional collaboration.
• Develop practical frameworks for identifying, prioritizing, and mitigating legal and business risk.
• Maintain organization and accountability across assigned legal matters.

Benefits

• Full health, dental, and vision coverage, with 100% of employee premiums and 90% of dependent premiums covered on base plans.
• 401(k), HSA, and FSA plans.
• Flexible PTO.
• Meaningful equity ownership.
• Company holidays and paid sick days.
• Monthly home-office stipend for internet, equipment, or other technology needs.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree