General Counsel

2 hours, 3 minutes 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 and support high-impact decision-making.
  • Assess the company’s legal and compliance posture, identify gaps, and lead a prioritized roadmap to close them.
  • Lead and develop the in-house legal team by implementing scalable processes and metrics-driven practices.
  • Build and execute a compliance program covering privacy, trade compliance, anti-bribery, AI governance, and ethics.
  • Identify and mitigate legal and regulatory risks across the business and embed compliance into daily decision-making.
  • Manage corporate legal matters including governance, equity administration, and M&A or financing activity as needed.
  • Advise People and Finance teams on employment law, hiring, employee relations, equity programs, and labor law compliance.
  • Support board governance activities, including board materials, corporate records, and director obligations.
  • Provide product counseling to product, engineering, and go-to-market teams to enable compliant product launches.
  • Lead intellectual property strategy and advise on legal issues related to AI-driven features, data handling, and cybersecurity capabilities.

Requirements

  • 10+ years of legal experience, including 4+ years in a leadership role.
  • Strong in-house background at an international B2B SaaS company.
  • Law degree and admission to, and good standing with, the local governing body.
  • Proven experience building a compliance program at a scaling company.
  • Ability to communicate legal and compliance risks in business terms and drive cross-functional change.
  • Deep understanding of sell-side SaaS contracting and complex deals across multiple deal sizes and buyer types.
  • Strong interpersonal and cross-functional collaboration skills across global, distributed, hybrid, and remote teams.
  • Experience implementing AI tools and workflow automation to improve legal operations.
  • Prior experience as General Counsel or Deputy General Counsel at a comparable post-Series B/C B2B SaaS company (approximately 200–600 employees) is preferred.
  • Background in cybersecurity, data privacy, or another regulated technology sector, with certifications such as CIPP/US or CIPP/E a plus.

Benefits

  • Monthly lifestyle subsidy for financial, physical, and mental well-being.
  • WFH setup allowance within the first 3 months.
  • $1,500 USD annual learning and development allowance.
  • PTO plus two additional annual leave days.
  • 18 weeks of paid parental leave, regardless of parenting role.
  • Personal leave allowance, including sick and carer’s leave.
  • Fully remote working environment with no mandatory office attendance.
  • Top-spec laptop and access to paid generative AI tool subscriptions.
  • Health, dental, and vision insurance.
  • Stock options.
  • Employment support limited to CA, MD, MA, IL, OR, WA, CO, TX, FL, PA, LA, MO, or DC for U.S. applicants.
  • National police history check and reference checks required before starting, with no visa sponsorship or relocation support.

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