Corporate Counsel, Kong
Commercial
$143k
More information about location
Microservice API gateway
Be an early applicant
Microservice API gateway
501-1000 employees
Be an early applicant
$143k
More information about location
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To build the nervous system that will safely and reliably connect all of humankind!
Role
Who you are
- Law degree, and member in good standing of the California state bar or, if remote, a major U.S. state legal jurisdiction
- Minimum 4-5 years of technology transactions experience, either practicing law at a major US law firm and/or in-house (preferably with experience supporting technology companies)
- Demonstrated experience in drafting, negotiating and closing complex software and SaaS contracts with large, sophisticated customers
- Great judgment, and an ability to build and maintain strong professional relationships within the company, with customers, and others
- Working knowledge of intellectual property, data governance and privacy matters
- High professional and personal standards, and a commitment to inclusiveness
- Attention to detail and an ability to view legal issues within the context of business objectives
- Practical yet creative problem–solving approach to address Kong’s business needs while protecting Kong’s interest
- A passion for teamwork and customer success - at Kong we win together and work as One Team
What the job involves
- We are looking for a mid-level commercial attorney to join as an early member of Kong’s legal team, responsible for helping support Kong’s sales growth
- In this role, you will be a trusted partner to the Americas revenue teams. You will also have the opportunity to support our ANZ sales team. You will draft, structure and negotiate customer contracts with some of the world’s biggest brands in financial services, technology, e-commerce and other industries
- You will be called on to assess legal and business risks, make sound decisions, and provide advice on a broad range of issues in areas such as software licensing, SaaS, privacy, security, alliances, open-source software and intellectual property, and assist with other issues as they come up
- You will also partner with the wider Kong Legal team to address other corporate, compliance and other legal issues, and help develop scalable, global processes
- You will report to Kong’s Director, Legal, Americas
- Serve as a trusted advisor and business partner to Kong’s Americas sales team
- Support our ANZ sales team as needed
- Lead complex cross-border commercial transactions with sophisticated counterparties located across the Americas and ANZ
- Review, draft, and negotiate a wide variety of other commercial agreements
- Help ensure compliance with a variety of laws and regulations impacting our enterprise software and SaaS offerings, including intellectual property, privacy, security and government contracting
- Partner with Finance, Sales Ops and Deal Ops to support the end-to-end contract negotiation and close process
- Advise internal teams on legal matters and provide general commercial legal advice, as well as providing training and enablement to our growing go-to-market organization
- And any additional challenges and tasks to help support Kong’s growth
Our take
Kong provides a cutting-edge API and service lifecycle management platform tailored for modern architectures, such as microservices, containers, cloud, and serverless environments. With a focus on flexibility, scalability, speed, and performance, Kong allows developers and Global 5000 enterprises to securely connect and orchestrate microservice APIs for today's sophisticated applications.
The core products offered by Kong include Kong, an open-source API and Microservices management solution Galileo, a platform for API analytics and debugging; Gelato, a platform for creating developed portals for PIs and Microservices; and API Marketplace, a hub for discovering and publishing cloud APIs. Additionally, the recent introduction of a new collection of AI plug-ins in Kong Gateway 3.6 enhances the platform's capabilities further, reinforcing its commitment to innovation and advancement.
In pursuit of growth, the company is prioritizing expanding its marketing efforts, bolstering its customer service team, and accelerating product development. By focusing on these key areas, Kong aims to continue providing unparalleled solutions and support to its ever-expanding user base in the rapidly evolving landscape of modern application development.
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Company Specialist
Insights
Few candidates hear
back within 2 weeks
23% female employees
2% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 7 rounds)
Aug 2024
$80m
SERIES E
Feb 2021
$100m
SERIES D
Total funding: $249.1m
Company benefits
- Flexible time off: Take time to take care of yourself and the things that matter most
- Stock options: We want you to share in our success. That's why stock options are offered to most Kongers
- U-First Fridays: Get 4 hours a month for continuous learning with a book, podcast, or course of your choice
- Virtual events: Stay connected with Donut chats, trivia, fitness challenges, guided meditations, and more
- Dedicated unplug days: Silence those notifications. Enjoy some well-deserved long weekend where the entire team unplugs
- Home office stipend: Build a home office environment tailored to support your productivity
Company values
- Global: Be inclusive. We work together from anywhere to achieve our common goals. Our differences make us stronger
- Real: Be authentic. We are genuine, principled and confident without arrogance. Show respect and kindness, especially in tough moments
- Unstoppable: Be relentlessly resourceful. We work with purpose, obsession and grit. It takes muscle to do hard things and doing hard things build muscle
- Champions: Be customer obsessed. We care. Customers are everything, we put them at the center of everything you do. We are all empowered to make an impact
- Explorers: Be curious. We value ideas over hierarchy. Never accept the status quo. We make bold bets, fail, and learn everyday. There is always a way
- Own it: Be an owner. We are drivers not passengers and own the quality and outcomes of our work
Company HQ
The East Cut, San Francisco, CA
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Leadership
Augusto Marietti
(CEO)Previously founded Mashape API Marketplace. Before Mashape, Augusto was an SF homeless immigrant from Italy.
Janet Phillips
(Vice President of People)Previously Director at SonicWALL for 5 years and Senior Director at Symantec for 7 years.
Marco Palladino
(CTO)Previously co-founded MemboxX, an online service for storing documents and small pieces of personal data.
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