Legal Counsel

Novee Security; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 200,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Opportunity to build legal function

Direct partnership with leadership

Ambitious cybersecurity startup

Competitive compensation

Job summary

Novee Security in New York City is seeking its first Legal Counsel to build and lead the legal function, overseeing Commercial, Privacy, and AI matters.

Reporting to the Head of Operations, you will support enterprise transactions, advise on product and security issues, and develop scalable templates, processes, and governance to sustain fast growth.

Qualifications

• J.D. or equivalent law degree; active NY bar membership; authorization to serve as in-house counsel in NY.
• 5+ years of relevant legal experience, incl. commercial, privacy, data protection, and AI matters.
• In-house experience at a cybersecurity company.
• Experience building legal infrastructure, templates, processes, and playbooks.
• Experience negotiating complex technology agreements with US B2B enterprise customers.
• Strong commercial judgment and drafting/negotiation skills.
• Hands-on, ownership mindset, able to manage competing priorities in a fast-growing startup.
• Based in New York City or surrounding area, NY.
• Experience as first/sole counsel is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Draft and negotiate commercial agreements, including SaaS agreements, MSAs, DPAs, NDAs, and partner and vendor contracts.
• Partner with Sales and Finance to move complex B2B enterprise transactions forward.
• Advise Product, R&D, and Security on privacy, AI, data use, intellectual property, and technology licensing.
• Build contract templates, negotiation playbooks, approval workflows, and escalation processes.
• Support the legal aspects of GRC and compliance initiatives, including SOC 2 and ISO 27001, in collaboration with Security.
• Support corporate governance, employment matters, and internal policies.
• Manage external legal counsel and coordinate specialist advice as needed.

Skills

Commercial contracts

Negotiation

Privacy

Data protection

AI law

In-house experience

Startup experience

Legal infrastructure

US B2B contracts

Education

J.D. or equivalent law degree

Job description

About Us

Novee is the AI penetration testing platform built for a world where attackers operate at machine speed. Founded in Tel Aviv in April 2025 by a team with decades of nation‑state offensive security experience-including veterans of Unit 8200, Iron Dome, and elite zero‑day research-we’re turning that expertise into a platform that thinks like a real attacker, runs continuously, and uncovers the novel vulnerabilities that manual testers and scanners miss.

We raised $51.5M in four months, backed by top investors YL Ventures, Canaan Partners, and Oren Zeev, one of the fastest funding trajectories in offensive security. Our proprietary AI model outperforms frontier LLMs by over 55% on real exploitation benchmarks, and we’re just getting started.

We’re looking for exceptional people to join our mission: making continuous, intelligent offensive security the new standard.

Location: New York City (Hybrid)

Annual Base Salary: $200,000–$250,000

Reports to: Head of Operations

About The Role

We’re looking for Novee’s first Legal Counsel to build and lead our legal function, with ownership across Commercial, Privacy, and AI.

Reporting to the Head of Operations, you’ll work closely with leadership and our US and Israel teams to support enterprise transactions, advise on product-related legal matters, and build the legal infrastructure for our growth.

This is a hands‑on role for a commercially minded lawyer with in‑house cybersecurity experience who can manage day‑to‑day legal work while establishing clear processes.

Responsibilities

• Draft and negotiate commercial agreements, including SaaS agreements, MSAs, DPAs, NDAs, and partner and vendor contracts.
• Partner with Sales and Finance to move complex B2B enterprise transactions forward.
• Advise Product, R&D, and Security on privacy, AI, data use, intellectual property, and technology licensing.
• Build contract templates, negotiation playbooks, approval workflows, and escalation processes.
• Support the legal aspects of GRC and compliance initiatives, including SOC 2 and ISO 27001, in collaboration with Security.
• Support corporate governance, employment matters, and internal policies.
• Manage external legal counsel and coordinate specialist advice as needed.

Requirements

• J.D. or equivalent law degree, active bar membership in good standing, and authorization to serve as in‑house counsel in New York or eligibility for the required registration.
• 5+ years of relevant legal experience, including substantial commercial experience and hands‑on experience in privacy, data protection, and AI‑related legal matters.
• Prior in‑house legal experience at a cybersecurity company.
• Proven experience building legal infrastructure, including templates, processes, and playbooks.
• Significant experience negotiating complex technology agreements with US B2B enterprise customers.
• Strong commercial judgment, excellent drafting and negotiation skills, and the ability to provide practical solutions.
• A hands‑on approach, strong ownership, and the ability to manage competing priorities independently in a fast‑growing startup.
• Based in New York City or the immediately surrounding area.
• Experience as the first or sole legal counsel in a startup is an advantage.

What We Offer

• The opportunity to build and lead Novee’s legal function.
• Direct partnership with leadership and meaningful influence on business decisions.
• Broad ownership in an ambitious cybersecurity startup working at the intersection of AI and offensive security.
• Competitive compensation and opportunities for professional growth.