Senior Legal Counsel
About The Position
Black Duck Software, Inc. helps organizations build secure, high-quality software, minimizing risks while maximizing speed and productivity. Black Duck, a recognized pioneer in application security, provides SAST, SCA, and DAST solutions that enable teams to quickly find and fix vulnerabilities and defects in proprietary code, open source components, and application behavior. With a combination of industry-leading tools, services, and expertise, only Black Duck helps organizations maximize security and quality in DevSecOps and throughout the software development life cycle. Senior Legal Counsel, Contracts & Licensing (North America) Black Duck is seeking a Senior Legal Counsel to join our North America Contracts & Licensing team , supporting a cybersecurity native business where legal judgment directly shapes how security, product, and revenue come together. This role is purpose built for an experienced inhouse attorney with deep familiarity in cybersecurity, software licensing, and security driven customer negotiations — someone who understands that contracts are not just legal documents, but extensions of a company’s security posture, risk tolerance, and credibility in the market. The Role As Senior Legal Counsel, you will support complex licensing transactions across the NAM region, advising on deals where security commitments, data protection, and customer trust are core to every discussion. You’ll operate with autonomy, partnering closely with senior stakeholders to move business forward thoughtfully and responsibly.
Requirements
- An experienced in-house cybersecurity or SaaS commercial counsel who understands security not just legally, but operationally.
- Strong familiarity with how security programs, compliance frameworks, and customer due diligence influence contracting.
- Confidence advising senior leaders on tradeoffs between speed, security, and risk.
- A practical, business forward mindset—focused on enabling deals while protecting long term trust.
- Ability to work independently, manage complex deal flow, and exercise sound judgment without excessive escalation.
Responsibilities
- Draft, review, and negotiate sophisticated commercial agreements, including on premise license agreements, SaaS agreements, services agreements and SOWs, channel partner agreements, vendor agreements, and other strategic contracts in a security driven environment.
- Serve as a trusted advisor to NAM sales executives and internal stakeholders on security representations, contractual risk, audit rights, data protection terms, and liability frameworks.
- Translate cybersecurity risk into clear, business actionable legal guidance—particularly in enterprise and regulated customer negotiations.
- Partner cross functionally with Sales, Revenue Operations, Finance, Procurement, Security, Product, and Customer Success to ensure contractual commitments align with Black Duck’s security practices and risk posture.
- Support procurement matters as needed, bringing consistency to vendor risk and contractual protections.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
1-10 employees
