Darktrace is a global leader in AI for cybersecurity that keeps organizations ahead of the changing threat landscape every day. Founded in 2013, Darktrace provides the essential cybersecurity platform protecting nearly 10,000 organizations from unknown threats using its proprietary AI. The Darktrace Active AI Security Platform™ delivers a proactive approach to cyber resilience to secure the business across the entire digital estate – from network to cloud to email. Breakthrough innovations from our R&D teams have resulted in over 200 patent applications filed. Darktrace’s platform and services are supported by over 2,400 employees around the world. To learn more, visit http://www.darktrace.com.
Job Description:
Role Overview
This is an exciting opportunity for a proactive and business-minded lawyer eager to accelerate professional growth while working at the forefront of AI and cybersecurity. You will join the Americas Commercial Legal team and collaborate closely with colleagues across the global legal organization.
Key Responsibilities
- Commercial Contracts
Draft, review, and negotiate a broad range of commercial agreements, including:
- Software license and master services agreements with customers
- Reseller and distribution agreements with partners
- Data processing agreements
- Marketing, advertising, and other strategic commercial arrangements
- Operational Support
Partner cross-functionally with Global Sales, Partner Organization, Finance, and Deal Desk teams to deliver timely, practical, and scalable legal support.
- Project Management
Support and drive legal team initiatives, coordinating across stakeholders to advance key projects and improve processes as the company scales.
- Legal Research
Conduct legal research and provide guidance on a variety of issues as needed.
- Additional Legal Support
Provide support across multiple areas, including employment matters, disputes, marketing and advertising, intellectual property, and cyber incident response.
- Work Model
Hybrid role with a minimum of two to three days per week in the New York office; occasional travel may be required.
Required Experience
- Active membership in good standing with the New York Bar
- 2–6 years of relevant experience, either at a top law firm (transactional practice) or within a fast-paced in-house legal department, or ideally both.
- Familiarity working with Legal AI tools and comfort with complex issues in a fast moving, dynamic environment.
Key Competencies
- Strong work ethic with the ability to thrive in a high-growth, fast-paced environment
- Ability to work independently and proactively manage multiple priorities and deadlines
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Strong attention to detail with the ability to deliver high-quality work under tight timelines
- Commercially minded with responsiveness to business needs and objectives
- Proven ability to build relationships and collaborate effectively across teams and levels of the organization
Salary: $150,000 - $170,000 (depending on experience), plus bonus
Benefits:
- 100% medical, dental, and vision insurance, plus dependents
- Paid parental leave
- Pet insurance discount
- Life insurance
- Commuter benefits
- 401(k)
- Employee Assistance Program
Darktrace proudly supports diversity, equity, and inclusion. We are committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment free from discrimination and harassment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other protected characteristic.
Join us on our mission to free the world of cyber disruption.
Benefits:
100% medical, dental and vision insurance, plus dependents
Paid parental leave
Pet insurance Discount
Life insurance
Commuter benefits
401(k)
Employee Assistance Program
Skills Required
- Active membership in good standing with the New York Bar
- 2-6 years of relevant transactional experience at a top law firm or in-house legal department
- Familiarity working with Legal AI tools and comfort with complex, fast-moving issues
- Ability to work hybrid with minimum two to three days per week in the New York office; occasional travel
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, strong attention to detail, and ability to manage multiple priorities
- Commercially minded with ability to build relationships and collaborate across teams
Darktrace Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Darktrace and has not been reviewed or approved by Darktrace.
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare coverage is considered strong in the U.S., with employer-paid medical, dental, and vision noted alongside good networks. Plan quality stands out as a core strength of the package.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time off typically includes around 20–21 days of PTO plus paid holidays, with mentions of an additional birthday day. Parental and family leave are also described as part of the offering.
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Affordable Benefits — Employer-paid health coverage for employees—often extended to dependents—reduces premium costs. This makes core medical benefits more financially accessible.
Darktrace Insights
What We Do
Darktrace, a global leader in cyber security AI, delivers world-class technology that protects over 5,500 customers worldwide from advanced threats, including ransomware and cloud and SaaS attacks. The company’s fundamentally different approach applies Self-Learning AI to enable machines to understand the business in order to autonomously defend it. Headquartered in Cambridge, UK, the company has 1,500 employees and over 30 offices worldwide. Darktrace was named one of TIME magazine’s ‘Most Influential Companies’ for 2021.
