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Director of Legal Finance in cybersecurity startup overseeing commercial legal work and cross-functional partnerships. Shaping legal function and providing guidance to leadership in high-growth environment.
Responsibilities:
- Serve as the company’s senior-most legal leader, operating as a highly autonomous IC in a fast-growing Series C environment
- Own all commercial legal work, including drafting, reviewing, and negotiating customer, partner, and vendor agreements
- Partner closely with Sales, Finance, and GTM teams to drive efficient deal execution while managing risk
- Build and scale contract templates, processes, and playbooks to support growth
- Manage external counsel across corporate, employment, and other legal areas
- Provide pragmatic, business-oriented legal guidance to leadership
Requirements:
- 10+ years of legal experience with a strong focus on commercial contracting in high-growth tech
- Cybersecurity experience preferred
- Experience in a startup or scaling environment
- Expertise negotiating complex customer agreements, ideally with enterprise clients
- Experience managing external counsel across corporate and employment matters
- Practical, business-minded approach with strong cross-functional collaboration skills
- J.D. and active U.S. bar membership
- U.S.-based; New York preferred
Benefits:
- flexible PTO
- health insurance plans (medical, dental, vision)
- a monthly stipend for phone and internet
- 401k
- flexible spending account
- a home office stipend when joining
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