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About The Position

Requirements

• J.D. and active license to practice law in the United States (Massachusetts bar admission or ability to obtain one preferred).
• 5+ years of relevant legal experience, including in-house experience at a SaaS or technology company and/or law firm experience supporting similar clients.
• Strong commercial contracting experience, including drafting and negotiating customer, vendor, and partner agreements.
• Working knowledge of privacy and data protection law relevant to SaaS and security companies (e.g., GDPR, CCPA).
• Comfortable operating with a high degree of autonomy and prioritizing a high-volume workload in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong business judgment, with the ability to communicate legal risk clearly and pragmatically to non-lawyers.
• Excellent drafting, negotiation, and communication skills.
• Based in or near Boston, MA, with the ability to work a hybrid schedule.

Nice To Haves

• Experience supporting SOC 2, ISO 27001, or other security/compliance certification processes.
• Experience advising on cybersecurity incident response or breach notification requirements.
• Experience supporting fundraising rounds, board governance, and cap table matters at a venture-backed startup.
• Experience negotiating enterprise software agreements with regulated-industry customers (financial services, healthcare, insurance).
• Familiarity with export control or other regulatory considerations relevant to security software sold nationally or internationally.
• Prior experience as the first or one of the first in-house attorneys at a growing company, comfortable building process from scratch.

Responsibilities

• Draft, review, and negotiate a high volume of commercial contracts, including customer agreements, MSAs, DPAs, NDAs, and vendor/partner agreements.
• Partner closely with Sales to structure and close enterprise deals, balancing legal risk with deal velocity.
• Support corporate governance matters, including board materials, equity administration, and corporate housekeeping.
• Advise on privacy and data protection matters relevant to a security company, including compliance with frameworks such as GDPR, CCPA, and industry-specific regulations.
• Support security and compliance certifications (e.g., SOC 2, ISO 27001) from a legal and contractual perspective, working closely with Security and Engineering.
• Manage outside counsel relationships and legal spend for specialized matters (litigation, IP, employment, international).
• Advise People/HR on employment-related matters, policies, and compliance requirements.
• Help build and maintain scalable contract templates, playbooks, and processes to support the business as it grows.
• Support fundraising, M&A, and other strategic transactions as needed, partnering with Finance and outside counsel.
• Provide practical, business-oriented legal guidance across the company, helping teams understand and manage risk without slowing down execution.