Global Public Sector Transactions Attorney

Cloudflare; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Cloudflare is seeking a Global PubSec Transaction Attorney to support public sector commercial transactions across the U.S. federal, state, and local markets, with exposure to APAC and EMEA opportunities.

The attorney will partner with Sales, Public Sector, Finance, and other teams to structure, negotiate, and close complex deals with government customers. The role requires a JD and active bar membership, with 5+ years of experience in public sector transactions.

Qualifications

• JD from an accredited law school and active bar membership in at least one jurisdiction.
• 5+ years of legal experience, with substantial time spent on public sector transactions.

Responsibilities

• Advise on and negotiate public sector commercial agreements, including federal, state, local, and quasi-government contracts.
• Support transaction strategy for public sector deals in the U.S., APAC, and EMEA, coordinating with regional legal and sales teams as needed.
• Draft, review, and negotiate MSAs, order forms, amendments, DPAs, security exhibits, procurement terms, and related transactional documents.
• Identify and resolve commercial, legal, privacy, data protection, security, and compliance issues in a practical, business-oriented way.
• Partner with internal teams to create and improve scalable contracting processes, playbooks, templates, and approvals.
• Help evaluate RFPs, RFIs, security questionnaires, and other procurement materials.
• Escalate issues appropriately and provide crisp risk-based recommendations to business partners.
• Build strong working relationships with cross-functional stakeholders in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.
• Help translate negotiated terms and procurement requirements into a complete post-award handoff: obligation, accountable owner, due date or cadence, required evidence, and escalation path for compliance management.

Skills

Public sector contracting

Contract negotiation

Contract drafting

MSA drafting

DPAs drafting

Regulatory compliance

Education

Juris Doctor (JD) from an accredited law school

Active bar membership

Job description

Cloudflare is seeking a Global PubSec Transaction Attorney to support public sector commercial transactions across the U.S. federal, state, and local markets, with exposure to APAC and EMEA opportunities.

The attorney will partner with Sales, Public Sector, Finance, and other teams to structure, negotiate, and close complex deals with government customers. The role requires a JD and active bar membership, with 5+ years of experience in public sector transactions.