The 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. 
• 5+ 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. 

What we offer you: 

• Outstanding Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage to meet all your healthcare needs. 
• Wellness benefits to help you focus on what’s most important.
• “Take What You Need” time off policy.
•  Extensive development and training offerings to help you grow your career at Veracode.
• Generous 401k match to help save for your future.
• Amazing community of professionals who take pride in what we do every day.

Compensation Transparency

In accordance with U.S. pay transparency laws, Veracode provides compensation transparency for roles based in the United States. Click here to view our compensation ranges by grade. Please note, specific compensation may be influenced by various factors including candidates experience, education, and work location.

Job Grade: Senior

Employment opportunities are available to all applicants without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

The Commercial Counsel serves as a key legal partner to the Sales, Customer Success, Finance, and Product teams, supporting the company’s SaaS revenue operations. This role is primarily responsible for drafting, reviewing, and negotiating customer-facing commercial agreements while balancing risk mitigation with business enablement.

The ideal candidate brings strong experience in SaaS contracting, data privacy, and enterprise sales support within a fast-paced technology environment.

Key Responsibilities:

Commercial Contracting & Revenue Support

• Draft, review, and negotiate SaaS subscription agreements, MSAs, order forms, DPAs, NDAs, partner agreements, and related commercial documents.
• Partner closely with Sales and Customer Success teams to support deal strategy and contract negotiations.
• Provide practical, risk-balanced guidance to accelerate deal cycles while protecting the company’s interests.
• Develop and maintain standardized contract templates, fallback positions, and playbooks.
• Support RFP and security questionnaire responses in coordination with cross-functional teams.

Data Privacy & Compliance

• Advise on data processing terms, data protection addenda (DPAs), and cross-border data transfer mechanisms.
• Ensure customer agreements align with applicable data protection and cybersecurity laws (e.g., GDPR, CCPA).
• Collaborate with Information Security and Product teams to ensure contractual commitments align with operational capabilities.

Risk Management & Policy Development

• Identify contractual risk trends and recommend scalable solutions.
• Provide training to Sales and internal stakeholders on contracting processes and risk awareness.
• Assist in maintaining internal contracting workflows and approval processes.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Partner with Finance on revenue recognition considerations and commercial terms.
• Support Product and Engineering teams with customer commitments and service descriptions.
• Manage outside counsel as necessary for specialized commercial matters.

Required Qualifications

• Juris Doctor (JD) from an accredited law school and active admission to practice law.
• 5–8+ years of legal experience, with significant in-house or law firm experience focused on commercial technology transactions.
• Strong experience negotiating SaaS subscription agreements and enterprise customer contracts.
• Working knowledge of data privacy laws and common SaaS regulatory considerations.
• Ability to operate in a fast-paced, sales-driven environment with sound business judgment.
• Excellent drafting, negotiation, and communication skills.

What we offer you: 

• Outstanding Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage to meet all your healthcare needs. 

• Wellness benefits to help you focus on what’s most important.

• “Take What You Need” time off policy.

•  Extensive development and training offerings to help you grow your career at Veracode.

• Generous 401k match to help save for your future.

• Amazing community of professionals who take pride in what we do every day.

Compensation Transparency

In accordance with U.S. pay transparency laws, Veracode provides compensation transparency for roles based in the United States. Click here to view our compensation ranges by grade. Please note, specific compensation may be influenced by various factors including candidates experience, education, and work location.

Job Grade: Senior

Employment opportunities are available to all applicants without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

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. 

What we offer you: 

• Outstanding Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage to meet all your healthcare needs. 
• Wellness benefits to help you focus on what’s most important.
• “Take What You Need” time off policy.
•  Extensive development and training offerings to help you grow your career at Veracode.
• Generous 401k match to help save for your future.
• Amazing community of professionals who take pride in what we do every day.

Compensation Transparency

In accordance with U.S. pay transparency laws, Veracode provides compensation transparency for roles based in the United States. Click here to view our compensation ranges by grade. Please note, specific compensation may be influenced by various factors including candidates experience, education, and work location.

Job Grade: Principal

Employment opportunities are available to all applicants without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.