Founded in 2011 and headquartered in Herndon, Virginia, GuidePoint Security furnishes commercial and federal organizations with customized information security
Commercial Counsel
Location
United States
Posted
1 day ago
Salary
0
Seniority
Senior
Job Description
Commercial Counsel
GuidePoint Security
• Draft, review, and negotiate a broad range of commercial agreements, including master agreements with GuidePoint customers, reseller agreements, and data processing agreements. • Manage complex negotiations with sophisticated enterprise customers and technology partners. • Provide clear, practical, bottom-line guidance that enables the business to move forward — not just identify risk. You must be finding solutions. • Partner closely with our Director of Legal Operations to develop, refine, and maintain contract templates, standardized forms, negotiation playbooks and fallback positions. • Advise on data privacy and security terms embedded in commercial agreements, including cybersecurity-specific contractual requirements. • Partner with internal security and compliance teams to ensure contractual commitments align with GuidePoint's security posture.
Job Requirements
- Business-oriented mindset — you translate legal complexity into clear, actionable guidance. This is the most important requirement for a reason.
- J.D. from an accredited law school and active bar membership in good standing in at least one U.S. state
- 3-8 years of relevant legal experience, with strong preference for in-house experience at a technology company
- Demonstrated ability to independently draft and negotiate complex commercial agreements with minimal oversight
- Experience supporting sales and GTM teams in a technology company environment
- Exposure to AI-related contractual and regulatory issues preferred
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills — concise, direct, and audience-aware
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities independently
- Comfort operating remotely and asynchronously across time zones
- A collaborative, team-first mindset — you work with people, not around them
- Prior experience at a cybersecurity company or reseller preferred
- Experience negotiating enterprise agreements with Fortune 500 legal and procurement counterparties preferred
- Familiarity with channel and partner agreements, including reseller and MSP structures preferred
Benefits
- Group Medical Insurance options: Zero Deductible PPO Plan (GuidePoint pays 90% of the premium for employees and 70% for family plans (spouse/children/family) or High Deductible Health Plan with HSA (GuidePoint pays 100% of the employees premiums and 75% for family plans (spouse/children/family). If you choose the High Deductible / HSA plan, GPS will contribute in 4 equal quarterly installments: ($850 per EE annually / $1750 per family annually (includes spouse/children/family options)
- Group Dental Insurance: GuidePoint pays 100% of the premium for employees and 75% of family plans
- 12 corporate holidays and a Flexible Time Off (FTO) program
- Healthy mobile phone and home internet allowance
- Eligibility for retirement plan after 2 months at open enrollment
- Pet Benefit Option
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