Lead Counsel, Commercial

Chainguard

Remote regions

US

Salary range

$221,000–$260,000/yr

Benefits

Unlimited PTO 18w maternity 12w paternity

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What You'll Do:

  • Lead, manage, and develop a team of US-based commercial legal professionals.
  • Own the overall health, output, and velocity of the US commercial legal function.
  • Serve as a hands-on commercial attorney, personally managing a portfolio of complex enterprise deals.

What We're Looking For:

  • Juris Doctor (JD) with 10+ years of commercial legal experience, ideally combining law firm and in-house technology company experience.
  • Currently managing a team of at least two legal professionals with a track record of developing strong talent.
  • Proven ability to independently manage a full commercial deal cycle from negotiation through close.

Why This Role:

  • This is an opportunity to lead a team and own a function at one of the most exciting companies in cybersecurity and open source.
  • You will have real authority over how the US commercial legal team operates, setting the tone, building playbooks, and developing people.

Chainguard

Chainguard is the trusted source for open source, delivering hardened, secure, and production-ready builds of open source software. We are a venture-backed company serving Fortune 500 enterprises and global industry leaders.

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