Senior Counsel, Chainguard
$175-210k
Plus stock options
More information about location
Software supply chain security
Job no longer available
Software supply chain security
501-1000 employees
Job no longer available
$175-210k
Plus stock options
More information about location
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To make the software supply chain secure by default.
Role
Who you are
- In addition to a strong privacy and commercial privacy background, this role requires a solid understanding of how to operationalize our privacy obligations to ensure our global company operates in accordance with domestic and global privacy/AI laws, regulations, and frameworks
- We are looking for an all-around rockstar who wants to work at an early-stage company and is excited by the opportunity to roll up their sleeves and make company-impacting privacy decisions
- JD from an accredited law school; active bar in at least one U.S. state (or eligible for in-house counsel registration)
- 6+ years of privacy and/or commercial privacy experience (global law firm + in-house mix ideal), familiarity with U.S. state privacy laws, and comfort with EU frameworks
- In-depth privacy expertise interpreting local and international AI laws, regulations, and frameworks. Hands-on experience building out DSAR processes, conducting DPIAs/PIAs, drafting global privacy and employee notices, and overseeing cookie compliance
- Working knowledge of, or keen interest in, open-source licensing in commercial settings
- Clear, pragmatic communicator with excellent stakeholder management; thrive in fast-moving, multi-threaded environments
- Bonus: experience in technology, cybersecurity, open source, or SaaS companies; incident-response exposure is a plus; CIPP/US and/or CIPP/E preferred
- If your experience is close but doesn’t fulfill all requirements, please apply. We’re building the best team in technology and are focused on hiring “Chainguardians'' with unique backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences
What the job involves
- We’re looking for a seasoned builder and privacy co-pilot for our small and rapidly growing Legal org
- You turn DPA redlines into signatures, translate global privacy requirements into reality, and keep our privacy program humming—without slowing the business down
- If you enjoy practical problem-solving with Sales, Security, Procurement, Product, HR, and Ops, you’ll feel right at home
- You are an experienced privacy and commercial privacy attorney who owns customer/vendor DPA and Security Addendum negotiations end to end and runs day-to-day privacy tasks (notice updates, DSARs, DPIAs/PIAs, cookies, data mapping)
- You’ll track and translate evolving frameworks (EU AI Act, NIS2, Cyber Resilience Act, DORA, and various U.S. state privacy/AI laws) into crisp guidance, templates, and playbooks that help the business move faster
- Ensure our global processing complies with all applicable data protection laws, including CCPA and GDPR
- Provide key privacy/AI insights to partner teams for vendor due diligence and third-party tooling security assessments
- Own DPA and Security Addendum negotiations; partner with Sales and other cross-functional teams to resolve complex privacy and tooling procurement challenges to close deals
- Run core privacy program work: update and draft global privacy notices, handle DSARs, complete DPIAs/PIAs, manage cookie compliance, and maintain data maps/inventories
- Track and implement regulatory requirements (EU AI Act, NIS2, Cyber Resilience Act, DORA, and various U.S. state privacy/AI laws) and turn them into practical, business-ready guidance
- Partner cross-functionally and level up our legal operations (templates, playbooks, regulatory gap assessments, sales-enablement slides to educate customers on how we are tackling new privacy challenges, and white papers)
- Jump in with general legal support as needed
- High impact at high velocity: your work directly unblocks revenue, strengthens trust, and scales our privacy posture for the future
- Builder’s mindset welcome: ship practical guidance, iterate on playbooks, and help us do more with less process
- Cross-functional by default: collaborate daily with Sales, Security, HR, Procurement, Product, and Ops to keep momentum and manage risk smartly
Our take
Developers rely on open source code and apps in their day to day work, but when the provenance of the code is unknown this creates potential weaknesses that cybercriminals can exploit. Chainguard exists to build security into the coding supply chain by making it possible for companies to enforce security policies based on auditable signatures baked into the code.
In the wake of huge cyber attacks, software supply chain security has been an area of major focus. However, most of this has surrounded the scanning and detection of threats. Chainguard's approach comes from the other end of the process, focusing on building security into the software itself.
Built by former engineers who are aware of developer workloads, Chainguard is designed to be easily installed and integrated into existing automation systems. The company has secured substantial funding, the latest of which will support more aggressive product and R&D spending as it looks to further boost sales.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
55% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)
Oct 2025
$280m
GROWTH EQUITY VC
Apr 2025
$356m
SERIES D
Total funding: $892m
Company benefits
- Equity/stock options
- Unlimited PTO
- Remote work with flexible coworking and team meetup opportunities
- Home office and internet stipend
- 100% health/dental/vision insurance coverage for you and your family
Company HQ
Everest, Kirkland, WA
Leadership
Dan Lorenc
(CEO & Co-Founder)Before co-founding Chainguard was a Software Engineer at Google, Disqus and Microsoft.
Kim Lewandowski
(CSO & Co-Founder)Prior to co-founding Chainguard was a Product Manager with Google. Before that was the Head of Product & Engineering at Brit + Co and the founder of Spotwag.
Matthew Moore
(CTO & Co-Founder)Was a Software Engineer at VMware, Google and Microsoft.
Ville Aikas
(Distinguished Engineer & Co-founder)Was a Senior Staff Engineer at VMware and a Software Engineer for Google and the University of Washingtom. Was previously Owner at VA Systems.
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