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.

Excited about our mission and what we do? Apply and join us!

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

Commercial & Contract Management

• 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.

General Legal Support

• 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. 

Regulatory & Compliance

• Monitor the evolving regulatory landscape relevant to the company's industry and proactively advise on emerging legal requirements.

• Support the development, implementation, and training related to corporate compliance programs, policies, and procedures.

• Ensure compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws including data privacy (e.g., CCPA, GDPR), employment, AI, and industry-specific regulations.

• Assist with corporate governance matters including Board preparation, subsidiary maintenance, and entity management.

Mergers & Acquisitions

• Support M&A transactions from letter of intent through closing, including due diligence coordination, purchase agreement review and negotiation, and post-close integration.

• Work with advisors, outside counsel, and internal stakeholders to manage transaction timelines and workstreams.

• Identify and escalate legal, regulatory, and reputational risks associated with prospective acquisitions or divestitures.

Qualifications

Required

• 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. Hands-on approach. 

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.

Working conditions

This role is a full-time salaried position. Work hours for this position are flexible and will be performed from a home office.

Direct reports

This position has no direct reports.

EEO

OffSec provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.