Commercial Legal Counsel (Cybersecurity)

Location: Remote (Canada)

Salary: CAD 250,580–313,560 per year base salary range

Company

A fully distributed software company delivers secure networking that connects people and devices while protecting access to networks and internal tools.

What you will do

• Own and negotiate enterprise customer, vendor, partner, marketplace, technology, data protection, and confidentiality agreements.
• Advise Sales and go-to-market teams on deal structures, contracting strategy, commercial risk, and escalation paths.
• Build scalable templates, playbooks, fallback positions, approval thresholds, intake processes, and self-service legal resources.
• Partner with Security, Privacy, Product, and Engineering on data, security, product functionality, integrations, artificial intelligence, and emerging technology commitments.
• Work with Finance and Revenue Operations on pricing, revenue considerations, procurement, insurance, and related commercial matters.
• Use negotiation data to improve cycle time, consistency, and the experience of customers and internal teams.

Requirements

• Law degree and active membership in an applicable bar or equivalent authorization to practice law.
• Meaningful experience advising technology companies on commercial transactions, including in-house or equivalent technology-client experience.
• Experience scaling a legal function, contracting program, or business process in a startup or high-growth environment.
• Strong judgment, negotiation leadership, concise communication, and the ability to distinguish material business risk from practical issues.
• Ability to work independently, prioritize competing demands, and collaborate across Legal, Sales, Finance, Security, Product, and executive teams.

Nice to have

• Experience with developer tools, cloud infrastructure, networking, cybersecurity, software as a service, or open-source products.
• Background in enterprise sales, product-led growth, channel or technology partnerships, marketplaces, integrations, or application programming interfaces.
• Knowledge of privacy, data protection, security, artificial intelligence, intellectual property, or product counseling.
• Experience with global customers, multiple jurisdictions, contract lifecycle management tools, workflow automation, or commercial legal metrics.
• Experience mentoring colleagues or shaping a growing commercial legal function.

Culture & Benefits

• Remote-first and flexible work environment with virtual and in-person social events and access to a corporate co-working program.
• Base salary, equity incentive plan, and comprehensive health, vision, and dental benefits with no waiting period.
• Employer-funded retirement contributions and paid time off.
• Annual professional development budget of USD 1,500, plus mentorship, coaching, and internal promotion opportunities.
• Company-owned laptop, monthly home internet reimbursement, and USD 500 for home-office customization.
• Paid parental leave top-ups and opportunities to connect with colleagues through retreats, off-sites, and team travel.

Hiring process

• AI-assisted tools are used to help screen and assess candidates, while all hiring decisions are made by people.
• Accessible accommodations are available at any stage of the hiring process.