Chainguard · 1 month ago
Legal Counsel, Procurement
United States
Full-time
Remote
Mid, Senior Level
$127K/yr - $150K/yr
5+ years expChainguard is a fast-growing company looking for a Procurement Attorney to lead their vendor and procurement contracting function. The role involves reviewing, structuring, and negotiating agreements while building scalable processes to enhance vendor experiences and protect the company's interests.
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Responsibilities
Lead vendor and procurement contracts from front to back. Review, analyze, and negotiate agreements with a customer-obsessed mindset so vendors have a smooth, transparent experience while Chainguard’s interests stay protected
Keep deals moving instead of getting stuck in redlines. Bring intentional action to negotiations, focus on the risk that actually matters, and clear the path so our teams and vendors can get to “yes” without unnecessary delays
Be a true partner to the business. Work closely with procurement, security, finance, and business leaders to structure deals that are legally sound, practical to operate, and aligned with how Chainguard runs
Design and improve legal workflows from the ground up. Build and refine vendor-friendly processes for intake, review, and approval so internal teams and vendors know what’s happening and what’s next
Create the playbooks and tools others will rely on. Draft templates, playbooks, fallback positions, and guidance that scale your expertise across the company, including training materials that help non-lawyers move faster with confidence
Streamline onboarding and lifecycle management. Partner on smarter ways to onboard vendors and manage contracts through their full lifecycle, from initial review through renewals and offboarding.Serve as a pragmatic, approachable legal advisor. Show up as a collaborator who helps the business hit its goals, not a gatekeeper who slows things down, even when the issues are complex
Balance risk and momentum. Identify and mitigate legal, privacy, security, and regulatory risks in ways that are practical, right-sized, and actually implementable
Qualification
Required
Seasoned commercial contracts experience with 5+ years focused on commercial, procurement, or vendor agreements, ideally including both drafting and negotiating in a high-volume environment
In-house background at a SaaS or technology company (or comparable environment) where you've supported fast-moving teams and learned how to balance risk with speed
J.D. from an accredited law school and active bar admission in at least one U.S. jurisdiction
Builder mindset for legal processes. You've created or significantly improved legal workflows, templates, or playbooks from scratch, not just followed what was already there
Strong business acumen. You're comfortable talking about tradeoffs, pricing, SLAs, and operational realities, and can right-size your advice to the stage and needs of the business
Excellent communicator and collaborator. You explain complex issues clearly, listen well, and build trust with stakeholders across legal, security, finance, procurement, and operations
Comfort with fast-paced, evolving environments. You're energized by ambiguity, can prioritize in the face of changing inputs, and enjoy helping shape the processes that don't exist yet
Preferred
Experience designing vendor-friendly legal processes at a high-growth company
Background in supply chain, procurement operations, or vendor management
A track record of implementing creative legal tech or CLM solutions to streamline workflows
A clear perspective on what makes a company great to work with from a vendor's point of view
Benefits
Flexible & Remote-First Culture: Work remotely with team meetup opportunities, bi-annual destination summits, and a monthly stipend for coworking spaces, phone and internet costs.
Our Approach to Equity: Receive stock options upon hire and promotion. Plus, you can participate in secondary offerings and have 10 years to exercise your options (yes, you read that correctly: 10 years!).
100% Covered Health Insurance: We cover 100% of your health, vision and dental insurance premiums for you and your dependents. Nothing comes out of your paycheck.
∞ Flexible Time Off: Take the time you need – to do our best work, we need to recharge and reset.
18 Weeks Paid Parental Leave: We offer 18 weeks for birthing parents and 12 weeks for non-birthing parents, with the option to use it all at once or throughout your child's first year.
Company
Chainguard
Chainguard is a cloud-native development platform that provides low-to-zero CVE container images for building and running applications.
201-500 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$892MKey Investors
General CatalystSpark CapitalSequoia Capital
2025-10-23Debt Financing· $280M
2025-04-23Series D· $356M
2024-07-25Series C· $140M
Leadership Team
Dan Lorenc
Founder/CEO
Kim Lewandowski
Co-Founder
Recent News
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