Senior Legal Counsel, Sophos
$170-284k
+Bonus
Cybersecurity-as-a-Service
Be an early applicant
Cybersecurity-as-a-Service
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$170-284k
+Bonus
1001+ employees
Company mission
To develop powerful and intuitive products and services that provide the world's most effective cybersecurity for organizations of any size.
Role
Who you are
- Juris Doctor (JD) degree from an accredited US law school and licensed to practice law in the US
- A minimum of 8 years of commercial legal experience, with at least 5 years in an in-house counsel role, ideally in an IT environment
- You will be a team player with an ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
- Expertise in contract law and commercial transactions with attention to detail and a business mindset
- Strong negotiation and communication skills coupled with a risk based, pragmatic approach
- An ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities effectively, keeping calm whilst under pressure
- Strong analytical skills and solution orientated
- Demonstrated ability to build and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders
- Experience dealing with public sector contracts and tender processes, particularly in the US
- Data privacy experience
Desirable
- German language skills
What the job involves
- As Senior Legal Counsel in the commercial legal team at Sophos you will provide expert and timely legal guidance to the business on a wide range of commercial matters
- The day to day will involve negotiating, drafting, and reviewing commercial contracts including those arising from our supplier, channel, and customer streams, as well as dealing with queries and novel scenarios from the business as they arise
- You will be keen to dive in, find out more about our solutions and work with the business and will work closely with internal departments at Sophos to forge good working relationships and ensure legal risks are managed effectively
- This role demands a proactive, solution driven expert with business acumen who can think through a problem and advise in clear and succinct language
- Form a key part of a dynamic global commercial legal team providing legal support and advice to a growing cyber security business
- Negotiate a wide variety of supplier, customer and channel agreements (including DPAs) in jurisdictions globally, leveraging your legal knowledge and bringing an astute commercial approach
- Advise on legal risk on new and ongoing business projects and go to market offerings
- Manage a wide variety of internal customer queries using our Jira ticket system, prioritizing according to business need
- Draft bespoke contracts to deal with commercial issues pragmatically
- Establish and maintain relationships with different parts of the business to understand Sophos’ business needs to allow your negotiations to focus on relevant risks and enable you to provide practical solutions
- Identify areas for business improvement and work to improve processes, looking for efficiencies in systems to improve our reach and help manage the company’s overall risk
- Engage in team meetings, thriving on healthy debate in an atmosphere where we all strive to learn from each other as key contributors
Our take
Due to the fast-evolving nature of cybercrime, companies can struggle to keep their security up-to-date and resilient. Sophos provides managed cybersecurity services to identify and resolve cyberthreats within all sizes of organisations, combining cutting edge cybersecurity tech with expert support teams.
Leveraging AI and machine learning, Sophos' system automates the detection and blocking of over 99% of threats, meaning its analysts only have to hunt down and stop the most sophisticated attackers. As well as its Managed Detection and Response (MDR) product - which, serving over 15,000 customers, is the most-used on the market - the company also delivers Incident Response Services for those experiencing an active threat.
Sophos is not a new player in the cybersecurity space, but has demonstrated its dedication to innovation with continued product launches, updates, and acquisitions such as that of BAE spinout SOC.OS that have kept its tech at the front of the market. Alongside many of its peers, the effects of the economic climate have caused Sophos to cut staff as it focusses on achieving “the optimal balance of growth and profitability", but this recent hiccup does not take away from its position as a market leader continuously leading adaption in the space.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Few candidates hear
back within 2 weeks
36% female employees
-6% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (1 round)
Jul 2020
$2.5m
SEED
Total funding: $2.5m
Company benefits
- Remote-first working model & hybrid options
- We encourage teams to get together in person periodically to help facilitate teamwork
- Flexible start and end times for many roles
- Leadership development program
- Access to LinkedIn Learning
- Global internal coaching program (Coach Match)
- Periodic Sophos wellness days off for all Sophos to help employees relax and recharge
- Global wellbeing program, which offers a range of wellbeing resources, including Sophos Wellbeing Webinars, Stress Management Toolkits, and Developing Resilience Courses
- Free Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for confidential advice and counseling on a wide range of work and personal issues
- Free annual subscription to the Calm app
- Paid parental leave, caregiver leave & bereavement/compassion leave available
- We host some unforgettable social experiences for our global teams including our music festival SOPH-Fest, go-karting, Sophmudder, and incredible holiday parties!
- Our annual global fitness challenge, SOPH-Fit, sees thousands of employees taking part in our virtual global race around the world
- Each quarter, we celebrate our exceptional global team by running the Sophos Values Awards, which recognizes and rewards employees who embody the Sophos values and who we are as a company
- Health care benefits available worldwide
Company values
- Simplicity: We strive to embrace design, automation, and re-engineering across our products and business operations. We aim to create instinctive next-gen products that provide IT professionals with exactly what they need to do their jobs efficiently and effectively.
- Empowerment: We support and enable people to do great work. We trust people to take ownership, to take smart risks, and to deliver results. We encourage people to take action, to seek knowledge, and to question actions inconsistent with our mission, values, or principles.
- Passion: We care intensely about our success and our impact. We maintain high standards and continuously strive to improve. We inspire others.
- Innovation: We stay at the forefront and advance the boundaries of what is possible. If we fail, we do it quickly, learn, share the lessons learned, and move forward. We always seek better approaches to what we do.
- Authenticity: We are genuine, transparent, and honest. We admit our mistakes and strive to remain self-aware. We say what we think, even if it might be difficult.
Company HQ
Abingdon, UK
Articles
Leadership
Kris Hagerman
(CEO, not founder)Former CEO of Corel Corporation, who previously served as Group President of Data Center Management at Symantec. Was also Executive VP and GM of Storage and Server Management at Veritas Software, as well as CEO and Founder of both Bigbook and Affinia.
Share this job
View 6 more jobs at Sophos