[All remote jobs](https://jobicy.com/jobs.md)[![HackerOne logo](https://jobicy.com/data/server-nyc0409/galaxy/mercury/2025/06/8937d355-221.png)](https://jobicy.com/company/hackerone.md)[HackerOne](https://jobicy.com/company/hackerone.md) # Vice President, Deputy General Counsel Review the role, location requirements, compensation details, and application process before deciding whether this opportunity fits your next career move. [Apply for this job](#job-application)[View company](https://jobicy.com/company/hackerone.md)ShareRemote from[UK](https://jobicy.com/job-region/uk.md), [USA](https://jobicy.com/job-region/usa.md)SalaryUSD 250k–320k / yrDepartment[Legal & Compliance](https://jobicy.com/categories/legal.md)EmploymentFull TimeExperienceDirectorPublished23 Oct 2026Apply before22 Nov 2026Listing views53Application actions3Application toolkit ## Make your next move. Prepare your resume, explore your fit, and draft a cover letter for this opportunity. AI Summary ## The role, at a glance. HackerOne seeks a senior legal executive to lead its global commercial legal function and global privacy portfolio. The Vice President, Deputy General Counsel will advise on complex enterprise, partnership, regulated-industry, and public-sector transactions while setting scalable legal risk standards. The role partners closely with executive leaders and Product, Security, Engineering, Sales, Finance, and GTM teams on privacy, AI product development, and revenue enablement. It also includes leading a multi-jurisdictional team and modernizing legal operations through automation, AI-enabled workflows, and performance metrics. ## Role DNA A quick view of the complexity, pace, ownership and collaboration implied by the job description. ### Job Complexity 5/5EasyHard ### Pace & Pressure 5/5RelaxedFast-paced ### Autonomy Level 5/5GuidedFull ownership ### Communication Load 5/5IndependentCollaborative AI insightThis is an executive-level role requiring 15+ years of legal experience, substantial in-house SaaS leadership, and ownership of high-risk cross-border commercial and privacy decisions. The position combines hands-on negotiation with global team leadership, regulatory judgment, and strategic operational transformation. ## Salary analysis Estimated compensation compared with the broader US market for similar roles. Estimated job median (per year)Market rate$285,000US market range (per year)$240k–$340k0$374.00k AI insightThe yearly pay period is inferred from the job context; it was not explicitly stated by the employer. The employer discloses US compensation bands of $250,000–$285,000 for Tier B locations and $280,000–$320,000 for the San Francisco Bay Area, plus equity. The posting does not explicitly state a cadence; yearly compensation is inferred from the senior US executive legal role and the stated pay levels. The estimated US annual market range for a comparable VP/Deputy General Counsel position in technology is $240,000–$340,000. ## Core skills Skills and capabilities most closely associated with this opportunity. [Commercial law](https://jobicy.com/jobs?search_keywords=Commercial%20law.md)[Privacy law](https://jobicy.com/jobs?search_keywords=Privacy%20law.md)[Data protection](https://jobicy.com/jobs?search_keywords=Data%20protection.md)[Enterprise contract negotiation](https://jobicy.com/jobs?search_keywords=Enterprise%20contract%20negotiation.md)[Cross-border transactions](https://jobicy.com/jobs?search_keywords=Cross-border%20transactions.md)[SaaS legal counsel](https://jobicy.com/jobs?search_keywords=SaaS%20legal%20counsel.md)[Legal risk management](https://jobicy.com/jobs?search_keywords=Legal%20risk%20management.md)[Legal operations](https://jobicy.com/jobs?search_keywords=Legal%20operations.md)[AI governance](https://jobicy.com/jobs?search_keywords=AI%20governance.md)[Privacy by design](https://jobicy.com/jobs?search_keywords=Privacy%20by%20design.md)[Team leadership](https://jobicy.com/jobs?search_keywords=Team%20leadership.md)[Regulatory compliance](https://jobicy.com/jobs?search_keywords=Regulatory%20compliance.md)[Vendor risk management](https://jobicy.com/jobs?search_keywords=Vendor%20risk%20management.md)[Contract lifecycle management](https://jobicy.com/jobs?search_keywords=Contract%20lifecycle%20management.md) Sample interview questionsHow have you balanced commercial velocity with legal risk management in a high-growth technology company?I establish clear risk thresholds, playbooks, and escalation paths so routine issues can move quickly while material deviations receive senior review. I also use contract and negotiation data to identify recurring friction points and improve templates, fallback positions, and stakeholder training. Describe your approach to building and operating a global privacy program. I begin with a practical data-mapping and governance framework tied to the company’s products, vendors, and operating regions. I then implement privacy-by-design reviews, transfer mechanisms, assessment processes, incident-response roles, and measurable reporting that helps business leaders make informed risk decisions. How would you advise the business on a complex enterprise customer agreement involving data protection and AI capabilities? I would identify the key business objectives, data flows, regulatory obligations, security commitments, and liability exposures early. I would provide decision-makers with clear options and tradeoffs, negotiate workable protections, and ensure the final agreement aligns with approved risk posture and product capabilities. What metrics would you use to improve a commercial legal function? I would track contract cycle time, intake volume, turnaround by deal type, deviation rates, escalation patterns, negotiation outcomes, outside-counsel spend, and stakeholder satisfaction. These measures reveal where automation, self-service, staffing, or policy changes can increase speed without weakening controls. How have you led legal teams through major organizational or regulatory change? I communicate the reason for change, define decision rights and priorities, and translate broad objectives into clear operating processes. I involve key stakeholders early, provide practical training and tools, and monitor adoption through measurable service and risk outcomes. Opportunity details ## About this role. HackerOne is a global leader in Continuous Threat Exposure Management (CTEM). The HackerOne Platform unites agentic AI solutions with the ingenuity of the world’s largest community of security researchers to continuously discover, validate, prioritize, and remediate exposures across code, cloud, and AI systems. Through solutions like bug bounty, vulnerability disclosure, agentic pentesting, AI red teaming, and code security, HackerOne delivers measurable, continuous reduction of cyber risk for enterprises. Industry leaders, including Anthropic, [Crypto.com](http://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 and has been named a Most Loved Workplace for Young Professionals (2024). HackerOne is at a pivotal inflection point in the security industry. Offensive security is no longer optional – it is the standard for forward-thinking companies that want to build trust and resilience in a world where AI-driven innovation and adversaries are moving faster than ever. With the industry shifting, HackerOne stands apart: we combine the ingenuity of the largest security research community with a best-in-class AI-powered platform, trusted by the world’s top organizations. HackerOne Values HackerOne is dedicated to fostering a strong and inclusive culture. HackerOne is 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. ### Associate General Counsel – Global Commercial Lead ### Remote Locations ### USA: Seattle, San Francisco Bay Area, Austin, Washington DC, or Boston ### UK: London ### Position Summary HackerOne is redefining offensive security for the AI era. As organizations accelerate digital transformation and AI innovation, trust has become the ultimate competitive advantage. We combine the world’s largest community of security researchers with an AI-powered platform trusted by global enterprises and governments. We are seeking a Vice President, Deputy General Counsel to lead our global commercial legal function and own our global privacy portfolio. Reporting to the Chief Legal Officer and serving on the Legal leadership team, you will set how Legal enables revenue growth, international expansion, strategic partnerships, and AI-driven product innovation. This is a scale role with a hands-on core. You will personally carry the most complex commercial and data protection matters while building the standards, systems, and team that let the function grow across North America, EMEA, and APAC. 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 any of the above locations. 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. ### What You Will Lead Global Commercial Legal * Shape global commercial legal strategy with the CLO, aligned to growth priorities, risk posture, and international expansion. * Maintain enterprise-wide risk standards, escalation paths, and negotiation frameworks that support speed and disciplined decisions. * Serve as senior decision authority on commercial legal risk within established thresholds. * Advise on our most complex transactions, including global enterprise agreements, regulated-industry engagements, channel partnerships, and public-sector opportunities. Global Privacy * Own the global privacy program and serve as senior decision authority on data protection risk, including cross-border transfers, sub-processor terms, and impact assessments. * Partner with Security, Engineering, and Product to embed privacy by design into platform and AI capabilities, and lead the privacy workstream of incident response. Executive Partnership and Risk Governance * Advise leaders across Sales, Customer Success, Finance, Product, Security, Procurement, and GTM Operations. * Surface material commercial and privacy risks to the CLO and executive team with clear options, tradeoffs, and recommendations. * Work with GTM leadership to improve deal velocity and build scalable approaches to recurring customer requirements. * Guide the organization through regulatory and market change with Change Agility, and translate strategy into measurable outcomes, demonstrating Own the Outcome at an enterprise level. .Team Leadership and Legal Operations * Lead and develop a multi-jurisdictional team across commercial, privacy, and procurement legal support, and recommend the structure and resourcing to support long-term growth. * Maintain a consistent service-delivery model with clear intake, service levels, and escalation. * Implement an AI-Native approach to legal operations, improving contract review, drafting, knowledge management, and workflow automation. * Apply First Principles Problem Solving to legacy processes, and use Data-Driven Decision Making to track contract cycle time, negotiation outcomes, risk concentration, privacy review throughput, and workload. Minimum Qualifications * UK/EU or US qualified lawyer. * 15+ years of legal experience, including significant in-house leadership in technology or SaaS. * Experience managing a commercial legal function or major sub-function. * Extensive experience negotiating complex, cross-border enterprise agreements. * Deep working knowledge of applicable privacy laws. Preferred Qualifications * Experience building global legal infrastructure in high-growth environments. * Experience implementing legal technology and AI-enabled workflow tools. * Experience managing external counsel budgets and vendor risk governance ### Compensation Bands USA * Tier A (San Francisco Bay Area) $280,000 to $320,000 + equity * Tier B: (Seattle, Austin, Washington DC, Boston) $250,000 to $285,000 + equity * #LI-KM1 ### 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](https://remote.com/preemployment-faq) 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. 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