Keeper Security is hiring a Legal Counsel to support our corporate legal team. The Legal Counsel will play a key cross-functional role in supporting efforts including employment, litigation and disputes as well as supporting commercial contracting needs. This position is hybrid for those within a commutable distance to our Chicago, IL office. Keeper’s cybersecurity software is trusted by millions of users and thousands of organizations, globally. Join one of the fastest-growing cybersecurity companies and be responsible for providing legal support across a range of legal matters. About Keeper Keeper Security is one of the fastest-growing cybersecurity software companies that protects thousands of organizations and millions of people in over 150 countries. Keeper is a pioneer of zero-knowledge and zero-trust security built for any IT environment. Its core offering, KeeperPAM®, is an AI-enabled, cloud-native platform that protects all users, devices and infrastructure from cyber attacks. Recognized for its innovation in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Privileged Access Management (PAM), Keeper secures passwords and passkeys, infrastructure secrets, remote connections and endpoints with role-based enforcement policies, least privilege and just-in-time access. Learn why Keeper is trusted by leading organizations to defend against modern adversaries at KeeperSecurity.com . Job Summary As a Legal Counsel with Keeper, you will serve as a key advisor to the entire company, working closely with the HR, Marketing, Infosec, Compliance and Engineering teams on day to day and strategic legal matters. This is a highly collaborative role, requiring excellent legal acumen, strong communication skills, and the ability to manage multiple priorities. Responsibilities - Manage and resolve employment-related legal matters, including advising HR on hiring, performance management, internal investigations and compliance with employment laws - Oversee litigation and dispute resolution efforts, including managing outside counsel, developing litigation strategy and resolving pre-litigation disputes - Coordinate and support commercial procurement by reviewing and advising on service provider engagements, agreements and compliance requirements; collaborate with procurement and business teams on process improvements - Advise internal stakeholders on deal structures and contribute to negotiating commercial contracts, including SaaS, partnerships, licensing and services agreements - Support other legal matters and strategic initiatives as assigned - Collaborate with and support all internal teams to identify, mitigate, resolve and escalate cross-functional risks and disputes - Drive continuous improvements to Keeper's legal processes, policies and templates - Work closely with business stakeholders and other departments to ensure alignment between legal matters and company goals Requirements - Law degree and bar membership in good standing in at least one U.S. state - 3+ years of experience in an in-house legal role, with experience supporting a broad range of matters, particularly employment, litigation and disputes as well as being able to support commercial contracting - Experience with SaaS technology, IP, partner ecosystems and privacy matters a plus - Proactive, analytical, interpersonal and problem-solving skills - Strong attention to detail, outstanding communication and critical thinking skills - able to understand and distill complex legal issues clearly and concisely - Strong organizational and time management skills to balance multiple priorities under tight deadlines Benefits - Medical, Dental & Vision (inclusive of domestic partnerships) - Employer Paid Life Insurance & Employee/Spouse/Child Supplemental life - Voluntary Short/Long Term Disability Insurance - 401K (Roth/Traditional) - A generous PTO plan that celebrates your commitment and seniority (including paid Bereavement/Jury Duty, etc) - Above market annual bonuses Keeper Security, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and participant in the U.S. Federal E-Verify program. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Classification: Exempt Keeper Candidate Privacy Notice This notice explains how Keeper Security processes your personal data during recruitment. Depending on the role and location, the Controller of personal data (the organization responsible for determining why and how personal data is processed) will be Keeper Security Inc. (US), Keeper Security EMEA Ltd. (Ireland), or Keeper Security APAC K.K (Japan). 1. Data We Collect Information You provide: - Contact details, CV/resume, cover letter - Employment history, qualifications, work eligibility - Application responses and uploaded documents Information We generate: - Interview notes, assessments, communications - Scheduling information Information From Others: - Recruiter/referral information who submit your profile - References (with your consent, before final offer) - Public professional profiles - Background verification (post offer) Voluntary Diversity and Equal Opportunity Information - We may ask you to voluntarily provide diversity information including race/ethnicity, gender, disability status and veteran status (US). Providing this information is optional and Keeper collects this data in order to comply with EEOC and similar requirements 2. How We Use Your Data - Assess your application and suitability - Manage interviews and recruitment workflow - Consider you for other/future roles (we may seek your consent to keep your information on our systems beyond the retention period specified) - Comply with employment law obligations 3. Legal Basis - Legitimate Interests (recruitment management, security and integrity of the hiring process) - Contracting steps (for progressed candidates) - Legal and regulatory compliance obligations; explicit consent where required 4. Who We Share Information With Internal: - HR, hiring managers, interviewers*, IT support for system administration *Note - diversity and equal opportunity data is not shared with hiring managers. Third Parties: Service providers who assist with: - Applicant tracking, recruitment systems and assessment providers - Background verification vendors (post offer) - Recruitment agencies (where applicable) - Tools to support communication, collaboration and to securely store your data Keeper ensures that all our third parties are contractually bound to protect your personal data with adequate safeguards in place. 5. International Transfers Your data may be accessed by Keeper entities globally as needed for the purposes of hiring and decision making. We protect any such data transfer between Keeper entities using appropriate safeguards under applicable data protection laws. 6. Security We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your data, consistent with our industry leading security standards. 7. Retention We keep your data for 24 months from your last application activity, then delete or anonymize it. Exceptions: - You opt into our talent database for further retention by providing consent (extended retention) - You're hired (transfers to employee records) 8. Your Rights You have the following rights and can contact us at the email below to exercise them: - Access, correct, or delete your data, subject to applicable law and retention requirements - Object to or restrict processing - Withdraw consent (where applicable) - Request data portability - Lodge a complaint with your data protection authority If you become an employee, your rights regarding your employee record are governed by our internal Employee Privacy Notice and certain data will be retained as required under relevant laws such as employment or tax law. When you request access to your personal data, some information may be redacted if it includes the personal data of other individuals or information that we must protect in order to preserve their privacy rights. 9. Automated Decisions Keeper does not make hiring decisions using solely automated processing. 10. Contact - Candidates can send privacy questions to: privacy@keepersecurity.com