General Counsel
UpGuard
About this role
The General Counsel will lead UpGuard’s global in-house legal function for its pre-IPO cybersecurity SaaS business. Reporting to the COO, this role provides enterprise-wide legal leadership and counsel across all areas of the company. The GC will partner closely with executive leadership and cross-functional teams to support growth while managing legal and regulatory risk. The position is fully remote within specific U.S. states and sits at the intersection of legal, technology, and business strategy.
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About UpGuard
upguard.comUpGuard is a cyber risk posture management platform that unifies vendor supply‑chain risk, external attack surface monitoring, and human workforce security into a single view. It provides continuous monitoring, vendor security assessments, security ratings, breach and exposure detection, and automation to collect evidence and drive remediation. Enterprises use UpGuard to centralize third‑party risk programs, quantify security posture, and streamline workflows across security, procurement, and compliance teams. The company positions its platform as an end‑to‑end solution for reducing supply‑chain and operational cyber risk at scale.
Recent company news
UpGuard Raises $75 Million Series C
2 weeks ago
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About UpGuard
Headquarters
San Francisco, CA
Company Size
201-500 employees
Founded
2018
Industry
Technology
Glassdoor Rating
4.2 / 5
Leadership Team
Sarah Johnson
Chief Executive Officer
Michael Chen
Chief Technology Officer
Emily Williams
VP of Engineering
David Rodriguez
VP of Product
Jessica Thompson
Chief Financial Officer
Andrew Park
VP of Sales
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Salary
$262k – $339k
per year