Assistant General Counsel

About OffSec

Founded in 2006 by the creators of Kali Linux, OffSec (formerly known as Offensive Security) is the leading provider of continuous professional and workforce development, training, and education for cybersecurity practitioners. OffSec’s distinct pedagogy and practical, hands-on learning help organizations fill the infosec talent gap by training their teams on today’s most critical skills. Become a part of our global presence and work from anywhere! With customers in 150+ countries and team members across 40+ countries, OffSec fosters a global, remote-first culture that values innovation and diversity. Our team includes internationally recognized cybersecurity experts, speakers, and professionals from top enterprises and government agencies.

About The Job

The Assistant General Counsel (AGC) serves as a senior member of the Legal & Compliance function, providing broad-based legal counsel to the organization across commercial, transactional, litigation, and regulatory matters. Reporting to the CFO, the AGC partners closely with business leaders across the enterprise to identify legal risk, protect corporate interests, and enable strategic growth. In addition to commercial contracting, the AGC will be responsible for litigation management, compliance, M&A activity, and ongoing HR support. This is a high-visibility, high-impact role for a sophisticated attorney who thrives in a dynamic, fast-paced, fully remote, globally distributed, private-equity backed company environment and can operate with significant autonomy while functioning as a trusted advisor to senior leadership.

Duties And Responsibilities

• Draft, review, and negotiate a broad range of commercial agreements including SaaS agreements, data privacy agreements, partnership agreements, and vendor contracts, NDAs.
• Develop and maintain contract templates, playbooks, and standard terms to improve contracting speed and consistency.
• Advise business units on contract risk and deal structuring in a pragmatic, business-friendly manner.
• Provide day-to-day legal guidance to business partners across Finance, HR, Operations, Sales, and Product.
• Manage and optimize outside counsel engagements and legal spend.
• Assist with IP portfolio management, including trademark filings, licensing, and enforcement matters.
• Support the CFO with Board and executive-level communications and presentations.
• Manage pre-litigation matters and disputes.

Qualifications

• J.D. from an ABA-accredited law school (or foreign equivalent); active bar membership in good standing.
• Minimum 6 years of legal experience, with a combination of law firm and in-house counsel experience.
• Demonstrated experience across commercial contracting with global fortune 1000 companies, non-profits, and public sector clients.
• Experience with data privacy law and compliance programs (CCPA, GDPR).
• Strong working knowledge of corporate and commercial law, regulatory compliance, and risk management principles.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills; ability to translate complex legal concepts into clear business guidance.
• Proven ability to manage multiple competing priorities in a fast-paced environment with minimal oversight.
• High degree of professional integrity, sound judgment, and collaborative working style.

Preferred Experience

• Supporting private equity-backed or high-growth private companies.
• Familiarity with cybersecurity.
• M&A experience.
• Exposure to employment law matters and HR-adjacent legal issues.