Legal Counsel

Keeper Security, Inc.; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Keeper Security, Inc. in Chicago, IL seeks a Legal Counsel to support our corporate legal team on employment, litigation and commercial contracting matters.

The role collaborates with HR, Compliance, Infosec, and Engineering; you will provide actionable legal guidance and help scale privacy and security initiatives while aligning with company goals. This is a hybrid role for local candidates.

Qualifications

• Juris Doctor with bar admission in at least one US state.
• 3+ years in-house legal experience across employment, litigation and commercial contracting.
• Experience with SaaS, IP and privacy matters is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Manage and resolve employment-related legal matters, advising HR on hiring, performance management and investigations.
• Oversee litigation and dispute resolution, including managing outside counsel and strategy.
• Review service provider engagements, agreements and privacy/compliance requirements for commercial deals.
• Advise on deal structures and negotiate SaaS, partnerships, licensing and services agreements.
• Support other legal matters and cross-functional initiatives as assigned.
• Collaborate with internal teams to identify and mitigate cross-functional risks and disputes.
• Drive improvements to Keeper's legal processes, policies and templates.
• Coordinate with business stakeholders to align legal matters with company goals.

Skills

Legal experience

In-house experience

SaaS & IP awareness

Communication

Analytical thinking

Time management

Education

Law degree

Bar admission in US

Job description

Keeper Security is hiring a Legal Counsel to support our corporate legal team. The Legal Counsel will play a key cross-functional role in supporting efforts including employment, litigation and disputes as well as supporting commercial contracting needs. This position is hybrid for those within a commutable distance to our Chicago, IL office.

Keeper’s cybersecurity software is trusted by millions of users and thousands of organizations, globally. Join one of the fastest-growing cybersecurity companies and be responsible for providing legal support across a range of legal matters.

About Keeper

Keeper Security is one of the fastest-growing cybersecurity software companies that protects thousands of organizations and millions of people in over 150 countries. Keeper is a pioneer of zero-knowledge and zero-trust security built for any IT environment. Its core offering, KeeperPAM®, is an AI-enabled, cloud-native platform that protects all users, devices and infrastructure from cyber attacks. Recognized for its innovation in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Privileged Access Management (PAM), Keeper secures passwords and passkeys, infrastructure secrets, remote connections and endpoints with role-based enforcement policies, least privilege and just-in-time access. Learn why Keeper is trusted by leading organizations to defend against modern adversaries at KeeperSecurity.com.

Job Summary

As a Legal Counsel with Keeper, you will serve as a key advisor to the entire company, working closely with the HR, Marketing, Infosec, Compliance and Engineering teams on day to day and strategic legal matters. This is a highly collaborative role, requiring excellent legal acumen, strong communication skills, and the ability to manage multiple priorities.

Responsibilities

• Manage and resolve employment-related legal matters, including advising HR on hiring, performance management, internal investigations and compliance with employment laws
• Oversee litigation and dispute resolution efforts, including managing outside counsel, developing litigation strategy and resolving pre-litigation disputes
• Coordinate and support commercial procurement by reviewing and advising on service provider engagements, agreements and compliance requirements; collaborate with procurement and business teams on process improvements
• Advise internal stakeholders on deal structures and contribute to negotiating commercial contracts, including SaaS, partnerships, licensing and services agreements
• Support other legal matters and strategic initiatives as assigned
• Collaborate with and support all internal teams to identify, mitigate, resolve and elevate cross-functional risks and disputes
• Drive continuous improvements to Keeper's legal processes, policies and templates
• Work closely with business stakeholders and other departments to ensure alignment between legal matters and company goals

Requirements

• Law degree and bar membership in good standing in at least one U.S. state
• 3+ years of experience in an in-house legal role, with experience supporting a broad range of matters, particularly employment, litigation and disputes as well as being able to support commercial contracting
• Experience with SaaS technology, IP, partner ecosystems and privacy matters a plus
• Proactive, analytical, interpersonal and problem-solving skills
• Strong attention to detail, outstanding communication and critical thinking skills - able to understand and distill complex legal issues clearly and concisely
• Strong organizational and time management skills to balance multiple priorities under tight deadlines

Benefits

• Medical, Dental & Vision (inclusive of domestic partnerships)
• Employer Paid Life Insurance & Employee/Spouse/Child Supplemental life
• Voluntary Short/Long Term Disability Insurance
• 401K (Roth/Traditional)
• A generous PTO plan that celebrates your commitment and seniority (including paid Bereavement/Jury Duty, etc)
• Above market annual bonuses

Keeper Security, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and participant in the U.S. Federal E-Verify program. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Classification: Exempt

Keeper Candidate Privacy Notice

This notice explains how Keeper Security processes your personal data during recruitment. Depending on the role and location, the Controller of personal data (the organization responsible for determining why and how personal data is processed) will be Keeper Security Inc. (US), Keeper Security EMEA Ltd. (Ireland), or Keeper Security APAC K.K (Japan).

Data We Collect

• Data We Collect

Information You Provide

• Contact details, CV/resume, cover letter
• Employment history, qualifications, work eligibility
• Application responses and uploaded documents

Information We Generate

• Interview notes, assessments, communications
• Scheduling information

Information From Others

• Recruiter/referral information who submit your profile
• References (with your consent, before final offer)
• Public professional profiles
• Background verification (post offer)

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• We may ask you to voluntarily provide diversity information including race/ethnicity, gender, disability status and veteran status (US). Providing this information is optional and Keeper collects this data in order to comply with EEOC and similar requirements
• How We Use Your Data
• Assess your application and suitability
• Manage interviews and recruitment workflow
• Consider you for other/future roles (we may seek your consent to keep your information on our systems beyond the retention period specified)
• Comply with employment law obligations
• Legal Basis
• Legitimate Interests (recruitment management, security and integrity of the hiring process)
• Contracting steps (for progressed candidates)
• Legal and regulatory compliance obligations; explicit consent where required
• Who We Share Information With

Internal

• HR, hiring managers, interviewers*, IT support for system administration
• Note - diversity and equal opportunity data is not shared with hiring managers.

Third Parties

• Service providers who assist with:
• Applicant tracking, recruitment systems and assessment providers
• Background verification vendors (post offer)
• Recruitment agencies (where applicable)
• Tools to support communication, collaboration and to securely store your data

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Your data may be accessed from Keeper entities globally as needed for the purposes of hiring and decision making. We protect any such data transfer between Keeper entities using appropriate safeguards under applicable data protection laws.

Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your data, consistent with our industry leading security standards.

Retention

We keep your data for 24 months from your last application activity, then delete or anonymize it.

Exceptions

• You opt into our talent database for further retention by providing consent (extended retention)
• You're hired (transfers to employee records)

Your Rights

You have the following rights and can contact us at the email below to exercise them:

• Access, correct, or delete your data, subject to applicable law and retention requirements
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• Request data portability
• Lodge a complaint with your data protection authority

Automated Decisions

Keeper does not make hiring decisions using solely automated processing.

Contact

Candidates can send privacy questions to: [e-mail]