General Counsel

1 month ago
Full-time
Lead
Legal
UpGuard

UpGuard

UpGuard is a cybersecurity ratings platform based in Sydney, Australia, specializing in third-party risk management and attack surface monitoring to prevent data breaches and enhance IT security.

Professional Services
51-250
Founded 2012
$47M raised

Description

  • Act as a strategic legal advisor to executive leadership, proactively identifying risks and opportunities to support high-impact business decisions.
  • Build and scale a technology-enabled legal team, leveraging AI and automation to drive efficiency and optimize legal workflows.
  • Lead and manage a B2B SaaS contracting team, implementing scalable processes and metrics to accelerate deals and reduce legal risk.
  • Provide strategic product counseling to product, engineering, and go-to-market teams to enable compliant product launches.
  • Develop and oversee a scalable compliance program covering data privacy (e.g., GDPR, CCPA), OFAC/trade compliance, anti-bribery, AI governance, and ethics.
  • Manage corporate legal activities including corporate governance, equity administration, employment matters, M&A, and fundraising.
  • Direct intellectual property strategy and proactively protect and manage trademarks, copyrights, patents, and trade secrets.
  • Forge and maintain substantive relationships across the company and with external stakeholders to ensure timely resolution of legal matters.
  • Support global sales teams and ensure operations comply with applicable laws and regulations across jurisdictions.

Requirements

  • 10+ years of legal experience with a strong in-house background at an international B2B SaaS company.
  • 4+ years of experience in a leadership role managing and building legal teams.
  • Law degree and admission to, and in good standing with, the relevant local governing body.
  • Proven ability to integrate legal, technical, and business perspectives and translate complex legal issues into practical guidance.
  • Deep experience with sell-side SaaS contracting and navigating complex deals across varying sizes and buyer types.
  • Broad knowledge across commercial contracts, corporate governance, data security and privacy, AI governance, employment/HR, intellectual property, marketing (B2B), product, and regulatory/trade compliance.
  • Experience implementing AI tools and workflow automation to enhance legal operations and scale support.
  • Experience providing responsive, business-oriented legal support across global teams, time zones, cultures, and distributed (hybrid/remote) environments.
  • Must be eligible to work without visa sponsorship or relocation support; for U.S.-based hires, ability to work in one of the supported states (CA, MD, MA, IL, OR, WA, CO, TX, FL, PA, LA, MO, or DC).
  • Willingness to undergo a national police history check and reference checks prior to starting employment.

Benefits

  • Monthly lifestyle subsidy for financial, physical, and mental wellbeing (all regions).
  • Work-from-home setup allowance to equip your home office within the first three months (all regions).
  • $1,500 USD annual Learning & Development allowance for career development (all regions).
  • Generous annual leave/PTO allowances.
  • 18 weeks paid parental leave irrespective of parenting role (all regions).
  • Personal leave allowance covering sick and carer’s leave (all regions).
  • Fully remote working environment with optional physical offices in Sydney & Hobart.
  • Top-spec hardware provided and access to generative AI and automation tooling to support work.

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