Legal Counsel, Procurement
Chainguard
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $127,000 - $150,000 per year
Job Level
Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- Lead vendor and procurement contracts from front to back.
- Keep deals moving instead of getting stuck in redlines.
- Be a true partner to the business.
- Design and improve legal workflows from the ground up.
- Create the playbooks and tools others will rely on.
- Streamline onboarding and lifecycle management.
- Balance risk and momentum.
Requirements
- Seasoned commercial contracts experience with 5+ years focused on commercial, procurement, or vendor agreements, ideally including both drafting and negotiating in a high-volume environment.
- In-house background at a SaaS or technology company (or comparable environment) where you’ve supported fast-moving teams and learned how to balance risk with speed.
- J.D. from an accredited law school and active bar admission in at least one U.S. jurisdiction.
- Builder mindset for legal processes. You’ve created or significantly improved legal workflows, templates, or playbooks from scratch, not just followed what was already there.
- Strong business acumen.
- Excellent communicator and collaborator.
- Comfort with fast-paced, evolving environments.
Benefits
- Flexible & Remote-First Culture: Work remotely with team meetup opportunities, bi-annual destination summits, and a monthly stipend for coworking spaces, phone and internet costs.
- Our Approach to Equity: Receive stock options upon hire and promotion. Plus, you can participate in secondary offerings and have 10 years to exercise your options (yes, you read that correctly: 10 years!).
- 100% Covered Health Insurance: We cover 100% of your health, vision and dental insurance premiums for you and your dependents. Nothing comes out of your paycheck.
- ∞ Flexible Time Off: Take the time you need – to do our best work, we need to recharge and reset.
- 18 Weeks Paid Parental Leave: We offer 18 weeks for birthing parents and 12 weeks for non-birthing parents, with the option to use it all at once or throughout your child's first year.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
commercial contractsprocurement agreementsvendor agreementsdraftingnegotiatinglegal workflowstemplatesplaybookslifecycle managementrisk management
Soft skills
business acumencommunicationcollaborationproblem-solvingadaptabilityleadershiporganizational skillspartnershipcreativitybuilder mindset
Certifications
J.D.active bar admission