Senior Counsel, Commercial
Chainguard
Remote, Oregon
Full-Time
$200,000
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Chainguard is the trusted source for open source. By delivering hardened, secure, and production-ready builds of all the open source software engineers and AI agents rely on, Chainguard helps organizations build faster, stay compliant, and eliminate risk.
Our customers include Fortune 500 enterprises and global industry leaders, including Anduril, Canva, Fortinet, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, OpenAI, Snap Inc., and Snowflake.
Chainguard is venture-backed by leading investors, including Amplify, IVP, Kleiner Perkins, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Mantis VC, Redpoint Ventures, Sequoia Capital, and Spark Capital.
The role in a nutshell:
We are seeking a Senior Counsel to serve as a key legal partner to our Go-To-Market organization. This is a highly visible, customer-facing role at the center of the business, enabling revenue growth while protecting the company.
The ideal candidate is a strong commercial attorney with significant drafting experience who thrives in the energy and intensity of a high-growth company. You are proactive, business-minded, and comfortable operating in fast-moving environments. You enjoy partnering closely with Sales and cross-functional teams, negotiating directly with sophisticated customer counsel, and taking full ownership of transactions from start to finish.
In addition to deep commercial expertise, this role requires experience navigating open source licensing considerations and negotiating with highly regulated customers.
Serve as a primary legal partner to the Go-To-Market team, supporting customer transactions from initial structuring through execution
Draft, review, and negotiate SaaS agreements, enterprise customer agreements, professional services agreements, NDAs, and partner/channel agreements
Draft and maintain standard form agreements and online terms (e.g., platform terms, universal license agreements, order forms)
Negotiate directly with sophisticated customer counsel, including those at financial services, insurance, healthcare, and pharmaceutical organizations
Ensure commercial agreements align with open source licensing requirements and industry best practices
Partner closely with Product, Product Legal, Security, and other cross-functional teams to align legal guidance with business and technical objectives
Provide practical, risk-calibrated advice consistent with company policies and risk tolerance
Juris Doctor (JD) from an accredited law school and active bar membership in good standing
5+ years of commercial legal experience, ideally combining law firm and in-house technology company experience
Strong experience drafting and negotiating SaaS, subscription, and professional services agreements
Demonstrated ability to draft standard form agreements and online terms from the ground up not solely negotiating third-party paper
Experience negotiating with highly regulated customers and familiarity with the regulatory considerations impacting those industries
Working knowledge of open source licensing and compliance considerations
Experience in cybersecurity, cloud infrastructure, or related technology sectors strongly preferred
Excellent communication skills with the ability to build strong working relationships across Sales, Product, Security, and executive stakeholders
Sound business judgment and the ability to balance legal risk with commercial objectives
Comfort managing multiple complex matters in a fast-paced, high-growth environment
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If your experience is close but doesn't fulfill all requirements, please apply. We're building the best team in technology and are focused on hiring "Chainguardians" with unique backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences.
Chainguard is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, reproductive health decisions, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, genetic information, political views or activity, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law.
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