Associate General Counsel – Global Commercial Lead

HackerOne

Lead and scale the global commercial legal function at HackerOne, specializing in cybersecurity legal strategies. Shape enterprise expansion and AI-driven product innovation amidst a pivotal growth phase.

Posted 6/5/2026full-timeRemote • California, District of Columbia, Massachusetts, Texas, Washington • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 £175,000 - £195,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own and scale the global commercial legal function across North America, EMEA, and APAC.
Establish clear commercial risk standards and negotiation frameworks that balance enterprise growth with disciplined governance.
Serve as the final decision authority on commercial risk within defined thresholds, partnering with the CLO on enterprise-level matters.
Support complex enterprise transactions across regulated industries and international markets.
Build and develop a high-performing, multi-jurisdictional team across commercial, privacy, and procurement legal support.
Scale leadership capability within the function, creating succession depth and operational independence.
Architect an AI First legal operations strategy that responsibly leverages AI to improve contract review, knowledge management, and workflow automation.
Embed Data-Driven Decision Making by establishing measurable KPIs for contract cycle time, risk trends, and negotiation performance.
Partner with Sales, GTM, Finance, Security, and Product leadership to accelerate deal velocity without compromising integrity.

Requirements

What you’ll need

UK/EU or US qualified lawyer.
12+ years of legal experience, including significant in-house leadership experience in technology or SaaS environments.
Demonstrated experience leading a commercial legal function or major sub-function at scale.
Extensive experience negotiating complex, cross-border enterprise agreements.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health (medical, vision, dental), life, and disability insurance
Equity stock options
Retirement plans
Paid public holidays and unlimited PTO
Paid maternity and parental leave
Leaves of absence (including caregiver leave and leave under CO's Healthy Families and Workplaces Act)
Employee Assistance Program

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Hard Skills & Tools

contract reviewnegotiation frameworkscommercial risk managementKPI establishmentworkflow automationdata-driven decision makinglegal operations strategycross-border agreementsenterprise transactionsprivacy law

Soft Skills

leadershipteam developmentstrategic thinkingcollaborationcommunicationoperational independencesuccession planningrisk assessmentproblem-solvingdecision-making

Certifications

UK/EU qualified lawyerUS qualified lawyer