Senior Corporate Counsel
Content + Source + Freshness • 11 Dec 2025 • 95% confidence
Offer value
The position provides a solid legal career path in a high-growth industry with a focus on technology, but candidate experience requirements are demanding.
- Legal advisory position in a technology firm
- Engagement with key cybersecurity laws
- Requires substantial experience (10+ years)
- Opportunity for strategic involvement at executive levels
Pros
- Engagement with cutting-edge technology and cybersecurity issues.
- Opportunity for growth in a rapidly evolving sector.
- Collaboration with executive leadership on high-impact decisions.
Cons
- High experience requirement (10+ years) may limit candidate pool.
- Work intensity may lead to high-pressure situations.
- Flexibility in work arrangements may be limited.
Who it's for
Senior-level • Primarily on-site, potential for hybrid
Good fit
- Senior attorneys with expertise in technology law
- Professionals interested in cutting-edge legal compliance
- Candidates who thrive in fast-paced environments
Not recommended for
- Entry-level legal professionals
- Individuals seeking strictly predictable work environments
- Candidates with a preference for extensive remote opportunities
Motivation fit
Key skills
About the job
Looking for an innovative, high-growth, multi-award-winning company in one of the hottest segments of the security market? Look no further than Veracode!
Veracode is a global leader in Application Risk Management for the AI era. Powered by trillions of lines of code scans and a proprietary AI-generated remediation engine, the Veracode platform is trusted by organizations worldwide to build and maintain secure software from code creation to cloud deployment.
Learn more at www.veracode.com, on the Veracode blog, and on LinkedIn and Twitter.
The Sr. Corporate Counsel will serve as a legal advisor, providing guidance on all legal, regulatory, compliance, and contractual matters. You will work closely with executive leadership, product teams, HR, and sales to mitigate risk, support growth, and ensure compliance with laws and regulations, especially those related to cybersecurity, data privacy, and international operations.
What you will be responsible for:
- Advise leadership on corporate governance, risk management, and legal strategy.
- Performing corporate secretarial duties.
- Ensure compliance with relevant cybersecurity, privacy, and data protection laws (e.g., GDPR, CCPA, HIPAA, NIST).
- Draft, review, and negotiate complex contracts including customer agreements and support corporate Go-To-Market efforts.
- Oversee legal aspects of product development to ensure privacy-by-design and secure-by-design principles are embedded.
- Advise on regulatory compliance efforts and internal policies, including training and enforcement.
- Advise the Company’s People Success function on domestic and international employment law and the creation of employment contracts and internal policies.
- Manage legal issues related to IP, employment, litigation, and international expansion.
- Collaborate with external counsel as necessary and manage the company’s legal budget.
- Lead incident response from a legal perspective, including breach notifications, communications, and coordination with regulators.
- Provide legal support for mergers and acquisitions, financing rounds, and other corporate transactions.
- Support the strategic oversight of the information security program (InfoSec), including security operations, governance, risk, and compliance, and the alignment of organizational goals with risk and compliance requirements.
Required Skills:
- JD from an accredited law school and admission to practice law.
- 10+ years of legal experience, with significant in-house counsel experience in a technology or cybersecurity environment.
- Knowledge of data protection laws and cybersecurity regulations.
- Ability to manage complex legal matters in a fast-paced, growth-oriented environment.
- Experience working with government contracts a plus.
- Strong leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills.
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