Associate General Counsel

About SecurityScorecard:

SecurityScorecard is the global leader in cybersecurity ratings, with over 12 million companies continuously rated, operating in 64 countries. Founded in 2013 by security and risk experts Dr. Alex Yampolskiy and Sam Kassoumeh and funded by world-class investors, SecurityScorecard’s patented rating technology is used by over 25,000 organizations for self-monitoring, third-party risk management, board reporting, and cyber insurance underwriting; making all organizations more resilient by allowing them to easily find and fix cybersecurity risks across their digital footprint. 

Headquartered in New York City, our culture has been recognized by Inc Magazine as a "Best Workplace,” by Crain’s NY as a "Best Places to Work in NYC," and as one of the 10 hottest SaaS startups in New York for two years in a row. Most recently, SecurityScorecard was named to Fast Company’s annual list of the World’s Most Innovative Companies for 2023 and to the Achievers 50 Most Engaged Workplaces in 2023 award recognizing “forward-thinking employers for their unwavering commitment to employee engagement.”  SecurityScorecard is proud to be funded by world-class investors including Silver Lake Waterman, Moody’s, Sequoia Capital, GV and Riverwood Capital.

About the Team:

SecurityScorecard, Inc. is looking for an organized, self-starting, highly-motivated, and good-humored team player with at least 5+ years of strong corporate generalist experience to join our growing Team Legal. This position will report to our General Counsel and will work closely with all members of Team Legal and other cross-functional departments to help drive the company’s rapid growth. The Associate General Counsel has a significant impact on the business and will work on diverse and complex legal and business issues and strategic initiatives that require excellent judgment, flexibility, creative thinking and a practical and business-friendly approach.

About the Role:

• Support all legal team operations and initiatives, including developing and continuously improving department processes, efficiencies, policies and playbooks. 
• Negotiate customer agreements, strategic partnership and alliance agreements, marketing, consulting, and other vendor agreements.
• Support and partner with the HR team on employment and employee benefits issues.
• Support the company in litigation, disputes, investigations and other regulatory matters.
• Provide the company with support on global privacy issues, policies and initiatives.
• Provide corporate governance and entity management support, both domestically and internationally, to help accelerate the company’s continued growth and expansion. 
• Assist in managing the company’s intellectual property portfolio.
• Assist in efficiently managing the company’s contractor and external counsel resources. 

Required Qualifications:

• At least 5 years of relevant in-house and/or law firm experience.
• Demonstrated ability to manage complex corporate and commercial matters autonomously and with superior internal customer support and responsiveness.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to build rapport and trust across the business. 
• Excellent judgement, attention to detail and commercial approach to balancing risks. 
• Able to work well under deadlines in a fast-paced emerging growth company environment and perform multiple tasks effectively and concurrently.
• Comfortable handling tasks independently and answering questions that are unfamiliar.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Prior in-house experience.
• Experience in a high-growth emerging technology company environment.

Benefits:
Specific to each country, we offer a competitive salary, stock options, Health benefits, and unlimited PTO, parental leave, tuition reimbursements, and much more!

The estimated total compensation range for this position is $200,000 - 245,000 (base plus bonus). Actual compensation for the position is based on a variety of factors, including, but not limited to affordability, skills, qualifications and experience, and may vary from the range. In addition to base salary, employees may also be eligible for annual performance-based incentive compensation awards and equity, among other company benefits. 

SecurityScorecard is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity and embraces diversity. We believe that our team is strengthened through hiring and retaining employees with diverse backgrounds, skill sets, ideas, and perspectives. We make hiring decisions based on merit and do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex or gender (including pregnancy) gender identity or expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, age, marital, veteran, disability status or any other protected category in accordance with applicable law. 

We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, in accordance with applicable law. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or accommodation due to a disability, please contact [email protected].

Any information you submit to SecurityScorecard as part of your application will be processed in accordance with the Company’s privacy policy and applicable law. 

SecurityScorecard does not accept unsolicited resumes from employment agencies.  Please note that we do not provide immigration sponsorship for this position.   #LI-DNI