Assistant General Counsel, Public Sector and Enterprise

At Vanta, our mission is to help businesses earn and prove trust. We believe that security should be monitored and verified continuously, and we empower companies to practice better security and prove it with ease. Vanta has a kind and talented team, and while some have prior security experience, many have been successful at Vanta without it. As Vanta’s Assistant General Counsel, Public Sector and Enterprise, you’ll be Vanta’s go-to commercial lawyer for our Vanta for Government team, working closely with go to market and procurement to manage Vanta’s contract negotiations and processes with public sector and government vendor segments as we continue to grow our customer base, as well as pitching in on strategic enterprise customer negotiations. The Assistant General Counsel will be responsible for overseeing and negotiating key deals and relationships, developing new processes and improving existing ones, acting as a trusted business partner, and managing the commercial team. Reporting to the General Counsel, your responsibilities will include ownership of all aspects of Vanta’s negotiations with government and public sector customers and vendors and associated processes, instituting policies and processes while maintaining hypergrowth, and oversight of legal operations. The ideal candidate will have significant experience executing and negotiating commercial transactions and contracts with governmental entities and strategic enterprise prospects while supporting a company through hypergrowth.