Legal Counsel

TENEX.AI

Legal Counsel working in a fast-growing cybersecurity startup. Focused on commercial contracts, data protection, and day-to-day legal operations with significant growth opportunities.

Posted 5/19/2026full-timeKansas City • Florida, Kansas, Montana • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Cyber Security

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Draft, review, and negotiate a high volume of customer, vendor, and partner agreements (including MSAs, SaaS subscription agreements, DPAs, NDAs, SOWs, and order forms), escalating complex or non-standard issues to the Senior Legal Counsel.
Support the maintenance and continuous improvement of Tenex's contract templates, playbooks, and standard positions to accelerate deal cycles and ensure consistency.
Serve as a first point of contact for the Sales, Customer Success, Marketing and Procurement teams on routine contracting questions, redlines, and approval workflows.
Assist with data protection and privacy compliance work, including assisting with customer security and privacy questionnaires and helping operationalize GDPR, CCPA, and other applicable privacy requirements.
Help manage Tenex's contract lifecycle, including intake, routing, e-signature, and post-execution recordkeeping.
Contribute to the development of internal trainings and resources on contracting standards, privacy, and compliance best practices.
Take on stretch projects and special initiatives as the legal function scales, with the support and mentorship of the Senior Legal Counsel.

Requirements

What you’ll need

5-8 years of legal experience, including a combination of law firm and/or in-house experience; experience supporting a technology, SaaS, or cybersecurity company is strongly preferred.
Solid foundation in commercial contracting, with hands-on experience drafting and negotiating SaaS, vendor, and NDA agreements.
Working knowledge of data protection and privacy frameworks (GDPR, CCPA) and familiarity with common security standards (SOC 2, NIST) and how they appear in customer contracts.
Active bar membership in at least one U.S. jurisdiction and in good standing.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance
Professional development opportunities

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Hard Skills & Tools

contract draftingcontract negotiationdata protectionprivacy complianceGDPRCCPASaaS agreementsvendor agreementsNDA agreementscontract lifecycle management

Soft Skills

communicationcollaborationproblem-solvingorganizational skillsattention to detailmentorshiptraining developmentadaptabilityinitiativecustomer service

Certifications

active bar membership