Senior Legal Counsel

Overview

BreachLock is seeking a Senior Legal Counsel to serve as in-house legal advisor across its global business, based in Pune and advising leadership and teams in the US, Europe and Asia.

What you'll do

• Draft, review and negotiate customer, partner, reseller and vendor agreements, including MSAs, SaaS subscription terms, SOWs, NDAs and DPAs.
• Build and maintain contract templates, playbooks and approval workflows so sales and procurement can move quickly.
• Advise on liability, indemnity, security commitments and service levels typical of cybersecurity engagements, including penetration testing authorizations and rules of engagement.
• Support corporate secretarial and governance work across group entities in India, the US and other jurisdictions.
• Support financing, investment and strategic transactions alongside external counsel.
• Maintain entity records, intercompany agreements and board documentation.
• Advise on privacy and data protection laws, including India's Digital Personal Data Protection Act, GDPR, UK GDPR and US state privacy laws.
• Advise on Indian IT Act and CERT-In requirements, export controls and other regulations relevant to a global cybersecurity business.
• Support customer security and compliance questionnaires, audits and certifications from a legal perspective.
• Advise on employment matters across jurisdictions, including contracts, policies, restrictive covenants and terminations, working with HR.
• Protect BreachLock's trademarks, software and confidential information, and advise on open-source use.
• Manage pre-litigation disputes, claims and collections, and oversee outside counsel on any litigation or arbitration.
• Identify legal risks early and give practical, business-focused advice.
• Train teams on contracting, privacy and compliance basics.

What you'll need

• LLB or BA LLB (Hons) from a reputed law school (National Law University preferred), enrolled with a State Bar Council.
• 5–10 years of post-qualification experience, with at least 3 years at a leading Indian law firm with a strong cross-border practice, or at an international law firm.
• Strong experience in commercial contracts and technology transactions.
• Working knowledge of data protection laws in India, the EU and the US.
• Experience advising clients or businesses across multiple jurisdictions and coordinating with foreign counsel.
• Excellent drafting and negotiation skills in English, and the ability to explain legal risk clearly to non-lawyers.
• Comfort working across time zones with US and European colleagues.

Nice to have

• SaaS, IT services or cybersecurity exposure.
• An LLM, foreign qualification (for example, New York Bar or England and Wales) or CIPP/E or CIPP/US certification.

Details

• Location: Pune, Maharashtra, India.
• Fixed pay plus performance bonus.