Global Commercial Counsel & Privacy VP

HackerOne; Boston (MA); Remote; USD 250,000 - 285,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Equity stock options

Retirement plans

Paid public holidays and unlimited PTO

Paid maternity and parental leave

Leaves of absence

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

HackerOne is seeking a Vice President, Deputy General Counsel to lead our global commercial legal function and own our global privacy portfolio. You will partner with the CLO to enable revenue growth, international expansion, strategic partnerships, and AI-driven product innovation.

This scale role involves handling the most complex commercial and data protection matters while building standards, systems, and a team that supports North America, EMEA, and APAC growth.

Qualifications

• UK/EU or US qualified lawyer.
• 15+ years of legal experience, including significant in-house leadership in technology or SaaS.
• Experience managing a commercial legal function or major sub-function.
• Extensive experience negotiating complex, cross-border enterprise agreements.
• Deep working knowledge of applicable privacy laws.

Responsibilities

• Shape global commercial legal strategy with the CLO, aligned to growth priorities, risk posture, and international expansion.
• Maintain enterprise-wide risk standards, escalation paths, and negotiation frameworks that support speed and disciplined decisions.
• Advise on our most complex transactions, including global enterprise agreements, regulated-industry engagements, channel partnerships, and public-sector opportunities.
• Own the global privacy program and serve as senior decision authority on data protection risk, including cross-border transfers, sub-processor terms, and impact assessments.
• Lead and develop a multi-jurisdictional team across commercial, privacy, and procurement legal support, and recommend the structure and resourcing to support long-term growth.
• Implement an AI-Native approach to legal operations, improving contract review, drafting, knowledge management, and workflow automation.

Skills

UK/EU or US qualified lawyer

15+ years of legal experience

In-house leadership in tech or SaaS

Negotiating complex cross-border ent.

Privacy law knowledge

Job description

HackerOne is seeking a Vice President, Deputy General Counsel to lead our global commercial legal function and own our global privacy portfolio. You will partner with the CLO to enable revenue growth, international expansion, strategic partnerships, and AI-driven product innovation.

This scale role involves handling the most complex commercial and data protection matters while building standards, systems, and a team that supports North America, EMEA, and APAC growth.