Legal Counsel (Cybersecurity)

TL;DR

Legal Counsel (Cybersecurity): Delivering proactive, practical, and business-focused legal advice across the entire customer lifecycle with an accent on commercial legal counsel, contract negotiation, and compliance with data privacy regulations. Focus on supporting go-to-customer teams, collaborating cross-functionally, and translating complex legal requirements for non-legal audiences.

Location: Belfast, United Kingdom

Company

hirify.global is a product company focused on creating a secure digital world for its customers, industry, and communities, protecting over 11,000 customers in cybersecurity.

What you will do

• Negotiate a wide variety of commercial transactions.
• Partner and collaborate with the Channel & Partner team and Procurement.
• Deliver proactive, practical, and business-focused legal advice across the customer lifecycle.
• Support internal go-to-customer stakeholders and external customers and partners.

Requirements

• Law degree and license to practice law in your jurisdiction.
• 2+ years of experience drafting, reviewing, and negotiating commercial agreements, preferably in technology or SaaS.
• Strong knowledge of EU and UK data privacy and security regulations, including GDPR.
• Experience with software licensing, SaaS agreements, NDAs, services agreements, SOWs, and order forms.
• Demonstrated history of partnering cross-functionally with Sales, Finance, Privacy, and Information Security teams.
• Ability to support stakeholders across EMEA and collaborate effectively with U.S. based colleagues, with fluency in English.

Nice to have

• Interest in leveraging AI-enabled tools to improve legal processes and efficiency.
• Additional European languages (e.g., German).

Culture & Benefits

• Dynamic and collaborative workplace.
• Trusted and impactful business partner within the company.
• Opportunity to deepen expertise as inhouse counsel.
• Commitment to security and privacy standards.
• Support for multi-dimensional teams and diverse experiences.