Legal Counsel, Procurement

Chainguard

16d•Remote

About The Position

The role, in a nutshell Chainguard is growing fast, and we’re looking for a Procurement Attorney who’s excited to own how we work with the vendors that power our business. You’ll lead our vendor and procurement contracting function end to end, reviewing, structuring, and negotiating agreements. You will also build scalable, vendor-friendly processes that keep our teams moving quickly without taking on unnecessary risk. This is a high-impact builder role for someone who cares just as much about great stakeholder and vendor experiences as they do about clean, well-structured contracts.'

Requirements

Seasoned commercial contracts experience with 5+ years focused on commercial, procurement, or vendor agreements, ideally including both drafting and negotiating in a high-volume environment.
In-house background at a SaaS or technology company (or comparable environment) where you’ve supported fast-moving teams and learned how to balance risk with speed.
J.D. from an accredited law school and active bar admission in at least one U.S. jurisdiction.
Builder mindset for legal processes. You’ve created or significantly improved legal workflows, templates, or playbooks from scratch, not just followed what was already there.
Strong business acumen. You’re comfortable talking about tradeoffs, pricing, SLAs, and operational realities, and can right-size your advice to the stage and needs of the business.
Excellent communicator and collaborator. You explain complex issues clearly, listen well, and build trust with stakeholders across legal, security, finance, procurement, and operations.
Comfort with fast-paced, evolving environments. You’re energized by ambiguity, can prioritize in the face of changing inputs, and enjoy helping shape the processes that don’t exist yet

Nice To Haves

Experience designing vendor-friendly legal processes at a high-growth company.
Background in supply chain, procurement operations, or vendor management.
A track record of implementing creative legal tech or CLM solutions to streamline workflows.
A clear perspective on what makes a company great to work with from a vendor’s point of view.

Responsibilities

Lead vendor and procurement contracts from front to back. Review, analyze, and negotiate agreements with a customer-obsessed mindset so vendors have a smooth, transparent experience while Chainguard’s interests stay protected.'
Keep deals moving instead of getting stuck in redlines. Bring intentional action to negotiations, focus on the risk that actually matters, and clear the path so our teams and vendors can get to “yes” without unnecessary delays.
Be a true partner to the business. Work closely with procurement, security, finance, and business leaders to structure deals that are legally sound, practical to operate, and aligned with how Chainguard runs.
Design and improve legal workflows from the ground up. Build and refine vendor-friendly processes for intake, review, and approval so internal teams and vendors know what’s happening and what’s next.
Create the playbooks and tools others will rely on. Draft templates, playbooks, fallback positions, and guidance that scale your expertise across the company, including training materials that help non-lawyers move faster with confidence.
Streamline onboarding and lifecycle management. Partner on smarter ways to onboard vendors and manage contracts through their full lifecycle, from initial review through renewals and offboarding.
Serve as a pragmatic, approachable legal advisor. Show up as a collaborator who helps the business hit its goals, not a gatekeeper who slows things down, even when the issues are complex.
Balance risk and momentum. Identify and mitigate legal, privacy, security, and regulatory risks in ways that are practical, right-sized, and actually implementable.

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.

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