Lead Counsel Commercial

About Semgrep

Semgrep, the leader in code security for builders, empowers invention without friction. Teams catch, flag, and fix real issues before they ship, powered by security that learns as they build. Semgrep secures code as it’s written and provides guardrails that pave the road for developers to move fast and stay secure. Built for builders and trusted by security, Semgrep lives where developers work, delivering fixes without breaking flow, and giving security teams visibility, control, and confidence. Semgrep gets smarter as you build, with AI that learns your context to cut false positives and prioritize reachable vulnerabilities, validated by 95% of security reviewers across 6M+ findings. Semgrep makes zero false positives a reality with AppSec teams triaging 80% fewer false positives across Code and Supply Chain, dramatically shrinking the backlog.

Founded in San Francisco and backed by Menlo Ventures, Felicis Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Redpoint Ventures, and Sequoia Capital, Semgrep is recognized by Gartner in Application Security Testing and is trusted by leading organizations, including Vanta, Lyft, and Dropbox. Learn more at semgrep.dev .

About the Role

Semgrep is hiring a Corporate Counsel to be an integral part of the company's legal function during a pivotal stage of growth.

This role will own and drive commercial transactions across the business, partnering closely with stakeholders to support a fast-moving, highly technical organization. This role will report to the COO and work closely with Semgrep’s Fractional General Counsel and the Legal Innovation and Contracts Manager to build scalable legal processes, improve contracting velocity, and shape how legal supports the business as the company grows.

The ideal candidate is excited to work at the forefront of AI-native software development and will leverage AI and automation thoughtfully to improve legal workflows, contracting efficiency, and legal operations.

The right person takes ownership, is highly responsive, business-minded, and comfortable operating independently.

What You’ll Do

Lead negotiation and execution of customer and vendor agreements, including SaaS agreements, MSAs, DPAs, NDAs, procurement agreements, and related commercial contracts.

Serve as a practical, solutions-oriented advisor to internal stakeholders, balancing legal risk with business priorities.

Help define how commercial legal operates at Semgrep, including contracting workflows, templates, playbooks, and approval processes.

Evaluate and implement practical uses of AI within legal workflows, including contract review, playbook development, knowledge management, and process automation.

Advise internal teams on legal issues related to SaaS, data privacy, data security, AI, and intellectual property.

Support Product, Security, and Engineering teams on customer-facing legal and compliance considerations.

Stay current on evolving legal and regulatory developments affecting AI, developer tools, cybersecurity, and open-source software.

Build strong cross-functional relationships and become a trusted advisor across the organization.

Bring a generalist mindset and the ability to flex across legal disciplines as needed.

You’re a Good Fit If You

J.D. and active membership in at least one U.S. state bar, with a preference to practice law in California.

3+ years of legal experience with a mix of law firm and in-house, preferably in a high-growth SaaS or technology company.

Understand legal issues related to data privacy, data security, software development, AI, and intellectual property.

Experience in developer tools, cybersecurity, infrastructure software, IP, and open-source software

Self-starter, solutions-oriented, problem solver, not a task manager, and comfortable operating independently while taking ownership of outcomes and driving agreements to execution.