Senior Counsel, Employment & Compliance

HackerOne; Oregon; Hybrid; USD 225,000 - 275,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Equity stock options

Retirement plans

Unlimited PTO

Parental leave

Remote-friendly culture

Job summary

HackerOne seeks a trusted Senior Counsel to lead the employment, litigation, and compliance functions. You will partner with executives across the company, own workforce policies, and balance legal risk with rapid growth. The role supports governance, ethics and compliance, and ties legal guidance to business objectives.

This is a remote role intended for candidates near major U.S. tech hubs. You will engage in AI-enhanced legal research, risk assessment, and workflow improvements while

Qualifications

• Requires J.D. from ABA-accredited law school and active bar in good standing.
• 7+ years of legal experience in law firm or in-house setting.
• Experience advising on global labor and employment matters, compliance, investigations.

Responsibilities

• Advise executives and stakeholders on U.S. and global labor and employment matters.
• Oversee employee relations issues, compliance, and investigations.
• Manage litigation, regulatory compliance, and risk assessment.
• Provide counsel on platform regulatory issues and third-party diligence.
• Leverage AI to improve legal research and processes while ensuring confidentiality.

Skills

Juris Doctor (J.D.)

Bar admission

7+ years experience

Global labor and employment matters

Litigation / dispute resolution

Cross-functional legal advisory

Regulatory compliance

AI-forward legal technology

Education

ABA-accredited law school

Job description

HackerOne is a global leader in Continuous Threat Exposure Management (CTEM) and the only solution provider that pairs the simultaneous trust of the Fortune 500 and the world's largest community of security researchers to secure the AI-native enterprise. The H1 Platform unites agentic AI solutions with security researchers ingenuity to continuously discover, validate, prioritize, and remediate exposures across code, cloud, and AI systems. Through solutions such as agentic and human offensive security testing, AI red teaming, code security, validation, and remediation, HackerOne delivers measurable, continuous reduction of cyber risk for enterprises. Industry leaders, including Anthropic, Crypto.com, General Motors, Goldman Sachs, Lufthansa, Uber, UK Ministry of Defence, and the U.S. Department of Defense, trust HackerOne to safeguard their digital ecosystems. HackerOne was recognized in Gartner’s Emerging Tech Impact Radar: AI Cybersecurity Ecosystem report for its leadership in AI Security Testing.

HackerOne is dedicated to fostering a strong and inclusive culture.

Customer Obsessed

and prioritizes customer outcomes in our decisions and actions. We

Default to Disclosure

by operating with transparency and integrity, ensuring trust and accountability. Employees, researchers, customers, and partners

Win Together

by fostering empowerment, inclusion, respect, and accountability.

Job Title and Location

Senior Counsel, Employment & Compliance

Remote Locations

U.S.: Seattle, San Francisco Bay Area, Austin, Washington DC, or Boston

UK: London

Position Summary

HackerOne seeks a trusted business partner and pragmatic builder with an ownership mentality to lead the Legal team's employment, litigation, and compliance function. The Senior Counsel will co-own outcomes with business stakeholders across the company and balance legal and reputational risk with high-acceleration growth. This position reports directly to the Chief Legal Officer. As Senior Counsel, you will be a hands-on and solutions-oriented member of the Legal team and will support the company in its mission to build a safer internet. You will be asked to own and operationalize corporate compliance programs, including governance, ethics and compliance, and workforce policies and processes, and serve as a data-driven, strategic partner in aligning legal guidance to business objectives. At HackerOne, we embrace a Flexible Work approach that gives us the freedom to do our best work while also fostering the connections and community that make us stronger. Reflecting this philosophy, this is a remote role targeted for candidates within ~50 miles of Seattle, WA; San Francisco, CA; Austin, TX; Boston, MA, Washington, DC or London, UK. We believe this balance of proximity and flexibility gives Hackeronies the chance to occasionally come together - fostering collaboration, connection, and in-person moments that enrich our culture - while still preserving the benefits of remote work.

Primary Responsibilities

• Serve as a trusted senior advisor to executives, People team members, and cross-functional stakeholders on complex U.S. and global labor and employment matters, including hiring and recruiting, compensation, benefits, leave, accommodations, and related topics.
• Advise on and assist the People team with sensitive U.S. and global employee relations issues, including compliance, security, and EEO investigations, performance management, terminations/redundancies, and other related matters.
• Coordinate with Commercial, Product, and Revenue team members to advise on platform and marketplace legal risk, while balancing business objectives.
• Manage dispute resolution, legal process, and litigation, including legal holds, investigations, e-discovery, and subpoenas and law enforcement or regulatory investigations.
• Provide counsel on regulatory and compliance issues related to HackerOne’s platform, customers, and workforce, including conflicts of interest, third-party due diligence, Terms of Service, audits, and other areas, as needed.
• Act as an AI-forward legal partner by identifying opportunities to use AI to improve legal research, risk identification, workflow efficiency, knowledge management, and business resiliency while applying sound judgment regarding confidentiality, accuracy, bias, transparency, and human oversight.

Talent Principles

• AI Native - Thoughtfully leverage AI to improve legal research, streamline workflows, strengthen risk identification, and create scalable solutions while maintaining appropriate confidentiality, accuracy, and human oversight.
• Change Agility - Navigate evolving regulations, shifting business priorities, and ambiguity with adaptability and sound judgment, helping stakeholders respond effectively to change.
• Data-Driven Decision Making - Use relevant data, legal insights, and risk assessments to inform recommendations, prioritize actions, and support sound business decisions.
• First Principles Problem Solving - Break down complex legal and compliance challenges to identify root causes, challenge assumptions, and develop practical, sustainable solutions.

Minimum Qualifications

• J.D. from an ABA-accredited law school or global equivalent, with active bar admission in good standing in the applicable practice jurisdiction.
• 7+ years of legal experience in a law firm or in-house legal department, including substantive experience advising on global labor and employment matters, compliance, employee relations, and investigations.
• Demonstrated experience managing complex legal matters, including litigation or dispute resolution, regulatory compliance, and cross-functional legal advisory work, with the ability to provide clear, practical guidance to business stakeholders.
• Experience independently evaluating complex legal and business risks, using evidence and sound judgment to inform decisions, adapting to changing regulatory environments, and managing multiple competing priorities through resolution.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working in-house at a B2B SaaS, cybersecurity, or platform-based technology company.
• Experience advising on or overseeing anti-bribery and corruption, privacy and data security, AML, KYC, OFAC, or security incident matters.
• Experience using AI-powered legal technology or automation to improve legal research, compliance processes, risk management, or operational efficiency while maintaining appropriate professional and ethical safeguards.

Compensation Bands

• Tier A: $225,000-$275,000
• Tier B: $202,000-$247,000
• UK Tier: £121,000-148,000

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Job Benefits

• Health (medical, vision, dental), life, and disability insurance*
• Equity stock options
• Retirement plans
• Paid public holidays and unlimited PTO
• Paid maternity and parental leave
• Leaves of absence (including caregiver leave and leave under CO's Healthy Families and Workplaces Act)
• Employee Assistance Program

*Eligibility may differ by country

We’re committed to building a global team! For certain roles outside the United States, India, the U.K., and the Netherlands, we partner with Remote.com as our Employer of Record (EOR).

Visa/work permit sponsorship is not available.

Employment at HackerOne is contingent on a background check.

HackerOne is an Equal Opportunity Employer in the terms and conditions of employment for all employees and job applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, gender identity or gender expression, national origin, pregnancy, disability or veteran status, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by international, federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all HackerOne employment practices, including hiring, recruiting, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, leave of absence, compensation, benefits, training, and apprenticeship. HackerOne makes hiring decisions based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time.

For US based roles only: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, all qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records will be considered for the position.