Legal Counsel

Rapid7 • Boston, MA

1d • $111,400 - $160,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

Rapid7’s Legal team is seeking a Legal Counsel with a primary focus on supporting our go-to-customer organization as a commercial legal counsel. In this role, you will deliver proactive, practical, and business-focused legal advice across the entire customer lifecycle while partnering closely with internal stakeholders and external customers, partners, and suppliers. This is a hybrid role based in Boston, MA, with an expectation of working from the office three days per week. The Commercial Legal Team at Rapid7 oversees all customer- and vendor-facing legal contracting. The team partners closely with Sales, Renewals, Channel & Partner teams, Procurement, and other go-to-customer stakeholders, while also collaborating with the broader Rapid7 Legal organization, which covers privacy and data protection, intellectual property, export law, corporate governance, litigation, international legal matters, employment law, regulatory matters, and compliance. As a Legal Counsel, Commercial, your primary responsibility will be to work closely with internal go-to-customer stakeholders and external customers and partners across a wide range of commercial engagements. Specifically, your focus will be to: Deliver proactive, practical, and business-focused legal advice across the entire customer lifecycle while partnering closely with internal stakeholders and external customers, partners, and suppliers. Draft, review, and negotiate a broad range of commercial agreements, including software licensing, SaaS agreements, NDAs, services agreements, SOWs, and order forms. Partner cross-functionally with Sales, Finance, Privacy, Information Security, Renewals, Channel & Partner teams, and Procurement. Support public sector procurement efforts and navigate FedRAMP-related requirements. Translate complex legal requirements into clear, practical guidance for non-legal audiences. Leverage AI-enabled tools to improve legal processes and efficiency.

Requirements

• Admission to and good standing with the Massachusetts bar (or eligibility for an in-house counsel waiver).
• 2+ years of experience drafting, reviewing, and negotiating a broad range of commercial agreements, preferably within the technology or SaaS sector.
• Experience supporting go-to-market teams on software licensing, SaaS agreements, NDAs, services agreements, SOWs, and order forms.
• Ability to drive cross-functional collaboration by building networks across Sales, Finance, Privacy, and Information Security teams to deliver sustainable business outcomes.
• Interest or experience in public sector procurement and familiarity with FedRAMP-related requirements.
• Ability to communicate complex legal requirements in a clear, concise manner that conveys rationale and fosters commitment from non-legal audiences.
• Demonstrated efficient decision-making to resolve commercial challenges and enable business momentum.
• Ability to maintain accountability by establishing clear ownership and driving outcomes across customer and vendor engagements.
• Ability to leverage AI-enabled tools to continuously refine legal processes and drive efficiency.
• Positive attitude, strong work ethic, and collaborative mindset.
• Embody core values to foster a culture of excellence that drives meaningful impact and collective success.

Responsibilities

• Deliver proactive, practical, and business-focused legal advice across the entire customer lifecycle while partnering closely with internal stakeholders and external customers, partners, and suppliers.
• Draft, review, and negotiate a broad range of commercial agreements, including software licensing, SaaS agreements, NDAs, services agreements, SOWs, and order forms.
• Partner cross-functionally with Sales, Finance, Privacy, Information Security, Renewals, Channel & Partner teams, and Procurement.
• Support public sector procurement efforts and navigate FedRAMP-related requirements.
• Translate complex legal requirements into clear, practical guidance for non-legal audiences.
• Leverage AI-enabled tools to improve legal processes and efficiency.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed