Why Join HYCU?
HYCU is the fastest-growing leader in the multi-cloud data protection as a service industry. By bringing true SaaS-based data backup and recovery to both on-premises and cloud-native environments, the company provides unparalleled data protection, migration, disaster recovery and ransomware protection to thousands of companies worldwide. As an award-winning and recognized visionary in the industry, HYCU solutions eliminate complexity, risk and the high cost of legacy-based solutions, providing data protection simplicity to make the world safer. With an industry-leading NPS score of 91, customers experience frictionless, cost-effective data protection, anywhere, everywhere. HYCU has raised $140M in VC funding to date and is based in Boston, Mass. Learn more at .
Overview
Are you passionate about growing your legal career with a hypergrowth B2B SaaS startup company? Do you love to build? Do you thrive in fast-paced environments? Our Legal Counsel opening could be the perfect opportunity for you!
As a Legal Counsel for HYCU, you will play a critical role in ensuring that our business operations comply with legal requirements and that our interests are protected. You will provide expert legal advice, manage contracts, mitigate risks, and contribute to strategic decision-making processes. This role requires a deep understanding of SaaS business models, intellectual property law, contract law, data protection regulations and commercial negotiations.
Location:
- Boston, MA (Hybrid; 3 days onsite/2 days remote)
What You’ll Do:
- Ensure HYCU's compliance with relevant laws and regulations governing SaaS businesses, including data protection laws, intellectual property rights, consumer protection laws and industry-specific regulations.
- Draft, review, negotiate, and finalize a wide range of contracts, including SaaS agreements, service level agreements (SLAs), terms of service, software licenses, partnership agreements, vendor contracts, SOWs and NDAs.
- Identify legal risks associated with business activities and develop strategies to mitigate those risks. Advise on risk management strategies and ensure appropriate risk allocation in contracts and agreements.
- Protect HYCU's intellectual property (IP) rights by managing trademark registrations, copyrights, patents, and trade secrets. Conduct intellectual property due diligence for new products and services.
- Provide guidance on corporate governance matters, including board meetings, corporate filings, compliance policies and corporate structuring.
- Advise on data privacy and security issues, including GDPR compliance, data processing agreements, privacy policies, etc.
- Conduct legal due diligence for mergers, acquisitions, investments, and partnerships. Assess legal risks and liabilities associated with potential transactions.
What We’re Looking For:
- Juris Doctor (JD) degree from an accredited law school (or equivalent) and member of the bar in good standing.
- Minimum of 7+ years of experience practicing law, with a focus on technology or SaaS companies strongly preferred.
- Proven experience supporting sales organizations and customer contracts is a must-have.
- In-depth knowledge of SaaS business models, including subscription agreements, licensing models and cloud computing.
- Strong understanding of intellectual property law, contract law, data protection regulations and commercial transactions.
- Strong expertise dealing with commercial contracts.
- Excellent negotiation, drafting, writing and communication skills.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.
- Curiosity about technology and a desire to learn and impact functional areas across HYCU.
- Extreme attention to detail, and ability to prioritize, think, and act quickly while juggling multiple projects.
- High level of integrity, professionalism and ethical conduct.
It’s Great if You Have:
- B2B SaaS experience.
- Experience within data protection, cloud-native, security, data storage industries is a plus.
- Drive to build with fast-growing SaaS company.
- Employment law experience is a plus.
Attributes of a Successful HYCUer:
- Takes responsibility and ownership for driving successful outcomes. You’re results-driven with a winning attitude.
- Team player! You have excellent people and management skills to interact with staff, colleagues, cross-functional teams and third parties.
- Hands-on and builders' mentality with an entrepreneurial mindset and intrinsic motivation.
- Obsessed with being customer-focused – We know our customers and are advocates for their voice and point of view across HYCU.
- Intellectual curiosity, always open for continuous learning/growth mindset.
Who We Are:
Our Core Values: Authenticity, Grit and Empathy are at the heart of everything we do at HYCU. All of us at HYCU take ownership in shaping and contributing to our culture. We pride ourselves in developing an inclusive and diverse company that supports our employees and customers to do extraordinary things.
The following is how we approach each Core Value:
- Authenticity – To be authentic means to be who we are and do it well. Focus your energy on being who YOU are. Be true to yourself.
- Grit – To win we need to want it. Every team member needs to be able to jump in and help at every turn.
- Empathy – We need to care about each other, about our clients, about our business, and about the world around us.
"We are at our best when we stay true to our Core Values." ~ Simon Taylor, CEO
What We Offer:
Come work for one of CRN’s “20 Coolest Cloud Storage Companies of the 2024 Cloud 100.” At HYCU you’ll have the opportunity to build your career with a “Visionary” B2B SaaS company from Gartner’s Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Backup. HYCU provides an excellent benefits package including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, 401K match, generous time off, and more. We offer career development programs and an inclusive global culture. All our employees participate in our equity program.
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