Percona is hiring a General Counsel to provide comprehensive legal guidance and strategic advice to our global, remote-first organization. You will be a key partner to our executive team, managing risks, ensuring compliance, and supporting our mission to Keep Open Source Open.

What You'll Do

Lead and manage the compliance, privacy, and contracts functions for a team of 5.
Be responsible for operational planning, budgeting, and staff development.
Develop strong, trusted relationships with executives in all company departments.
Provide training to executives, business stakeholders, and staff members on legal topics.
Collaborate cross-functionally to identify and address product, regulatory, privacy, and other legal risks.
Identify and analyze legal risks across the company and devise creative solutions.
Design and implement company policies and procedures to foster legal compliance.
Advise executives and board members on potential legal risks and mitigation strategies.
Provide concise and commercially astute counsel to Percona’s Go-to-Market and Product teams.
Draft, negotiate, and review a broad range of commercial, revenue-generating contracts.
Support internal procurement by reviewing agreements for vendors, partners, events, employment, and real estate.
Act as Privacy Officer, overseeing privacy requirements and processes.
Manage the company’s privacy and compliance practices, including external audits.
Act as Assistant Secretary, handling Board documentation and legal entity matters.
Provide strategic legal entity advice for a complex organizational structure.
Manage Percona’s IP portfolio, including trademarks, patents, copyrights, and open-source licenses.
Support continuous improvements of forms, policies, and processes to streamline deals.
Liaise with external counsel and coordinate projects between external counsel and internal stakeholders.
Partner with HR on employment agreements, hiring practices, and labor & employment compliance.
Stay up to date with global regulatory and legal requirements affecting the company.

What We're Looking For

A law degree from an ABA-accredited university.
8-10+ years of experience practicing law in a corporate setting, with a mix of in-house and law firm experience.
Strong interpersonal and presentation skills, with the ability to communicate effectively at all organizational levels.
Experience negotiating legal, commercial, and financial agreements with international customers, vendors, and partners.
Knowledge of international personal data and privacy laws (GDPR, CCPA, HIPAA) and common compliance standards (SOC 2, ISO 27001, PCI-DSS).
Experience with open-source software and FOSS license models.
Experience in technology, SaaS, and commercial transactions.
Skilled at assessing real-world risk and negotiating in fast-paced situations.

Nice to Have

A mix of both startup/in-house and law firm experience.
Knowledge of the open source software market and experience with a company providing professional technical services and open source software.
Understanding the business side of a growing technology company serving international customers.
Experience managing a geographically distributed remote team.
A willingness to take ownership of the process and execute with excellence.
Strong organizational skills and experience managing requests from internal and external stakeholders.

Team & Environment

You will lead a team of 5 within the Finance/Legal department and report directly to the CFO.

Benefits & Compensation

Flexible work hours and paid time off.
All equipment for your remote office.
Funds for career development (external training, certifications, conferences).
Opportunity to participate in an equity incentive plan.
Ongoing connectivity allowances.
Benefits supporting work/life balance such as The Percona Adventure Team, Work-from-Anywhere, FlowDays, FryDays.