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VP Legal, Corporate & Compliance

Delinea· Legal
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San Francisco, CA$280k - $320k + equityFull-timePosted 2w ago

About the role

Senior legal leader responsible for scaling Delinea's corporate legal, governance, and compliance functions in a high-growth SaaS environment. Partners with executive leadership to build scalable processes, leverage technology/AI, and protect the company while enabling growth.

Responsibilities

  • Hire, develop, and scale a corporate legal team under the CLO’s direction, fostering a high-performance, collaborative, and growth-oriented culture
  • Drive corporate governance and related processes for the U.S. operating company and global legal entities, including corporate policies and record-keeping
  • Own and operationalize corporate compliance programs and related KPIs, including governance, ethics & compliance, product compliance, and personnel conduct policies
  • Manage labor & employment matters and partner closely with HR on employment policies, guidelines, investigations, and risk mitigation
  • Oversee IP protection and enforcement, including external counsel for patent programs, trademarks, and trade secrets, and regulatory counsel
  • Take on additional responsibilities assigned by the CLO, including support for strategic corporate initiatives
  • Serve as a trusted strategic partner and co-owner of outcomes, collaborating with Product, Engineering, Finance, HR, IT, and other stakeholders to align legal guidance with business objectives
  • Translate legal and compliance requirements into practical, business-friendly solutions that protect Delinea’s interests, reduce risk, and enhance value
  • Develop and deliver training on corporate governance, legal compliance, and risk management to build awareness and accountability
  • Identify inefficiencies and build, redesign, and automate processes across corporate legal programs, using technology and AI to scale support and reduce manual work
  • Develop scalable processes, templates, and self-service resources that empower the business to move faster while staying compliant
  • Evaluate and drive legal technology use, change management, adoption and training to achieve desired outcomes for corporate legal
  • Establish KPIs and use data-driven metrics to measure program effectiveness, demonstrate impact, and continuously improve areas within your remit
  • Counsel on and oversee compliance with regulatory requirements, including anti-bribery and anti-corruption/FCPA, export compliance, data protection, records retention, and related areas
  • Design, develop, and scale global compliance policies and processes optimized for growth
  • Identify, manage, and mitigate legal and regulatory risks consistent with the company’s business philosophy, strategy, and compliance requirements
  • Support dispute resolution and litigation management, including legal holds, investigations, e-discovery, and related risk management

Qualifications

  • Juris Doctorate from an accredited law school; active member of at least one U.S. state bar
  • Twelve to fifteen plus (12–15+) years of progressive legal experience, including relevant in-house experience at a technology, software, or SaaS company
  • Demonstrated experience building, leading and developing a corporate legal team, managing personnel, and driving successful team execution against program objectives
  • Deep expertise in corporate governance, compliance, labor & employment, and intellectual property
  • Proven track record of building, redesigning, and automating legal processes and programs from the ground up, including implementing legal technology solutions
  • Strong working knowledge of data privacy and cybersecurity regulatory frameworks (GDPR, CCPA, and related regimes)
  • Experience supporting M&A transactions, corporate filings, and board-level governance activities
  • Strategic thinker with the ability to evaluate risks and make sound judgments in the face of ambiguity and uncertainty
  • Business-friendly and pragmatic problem-solver who reduces risk while enabling growth in a highly collaborative manner working with internal stakeholders
  • Driven self-starter with a strong ownership mentality and a track record of independently driving work to completion
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills; ability to present to executive audiences
  • High degree of integrity, ethics, and professionalism

Skills

Required:Corporate governanceCompliance programsData privacy & cybersecurity

Benefits

  • Competitive salaries
  • Meaningful bonus program
  • Excellent benefits, including healthcare insurance
  • Pension/retirement matching
  • Comprehensive life insurance
  • Employee assistance program
  • Time off plans
  • Paid company holidays
Last updated Oct 7, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

About Delinea

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Delinea Identity Security and Privileged Access Management

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