Sr. Legal Counsel

Illumio is the leader in ransomware and breach containment, redefining how organizations contain cyberattacks and enable operational resilience. Powered by the Illumio AI Security Graph, our breach containment platform identifies and contains threats across hybrid multi-cloud environments – stopping the spread of attacks before they become disasters.
Recognized as a Leader in the Forrester Wave™ for Microsegmentation, Illumio enables Zero Trust, strengthening cyber resilience for the infrastructure, systems, and organizations that keep the world running.

Our Legal team is committed to upholding the highest standards of legal excellence while supporting our mission as the leader in Zero Trust Segmentation. We forge strong business partnerships with key stakeholders, architect scalable infrastructure to support our rapid expansion, and craft innovation solutions while maintaining regulatory compliance.

As we stride toward a significant milestone in our growth journey, we are dedicated to fostering a collaborative environment that embodies our values, consistently delivers exceptional work, and ignites innovation. Join us in shaping the future of cybersecurity, where your contributions will illuminate the path to success for both yourself and Illumio.

We are seeking a Senior Corporate Counsel, Commercial to support Illumio’s global Go-to-Market teams and provide cross-functional legal support. Reporting directly to the VP of Legal, you will serve as the primary commercial attorney for EMEA and overflow support for the Americas (as needed) while also contributing as a legal generalist. The ideal candidate will also own a substantive specialty area (e.g., EMEA employment law, privacy, compliance). This role offers high visibility and meaningful impact on the company’s growth.

Your Impact:

• Negotiate enterprise SaaS and software agreements in close partnership with Sales and other revenue teams.

• Lead commercial legal support for EMEA (e.g., UK, Germany, France) and overfill support for deals in the Americas, including enterprise, channel, OEM, and strategic partner agreements.

• Partner closely with Human Resources and business leaders to advise on EMEA employment law matters, manage risk, and help enable compliant practices.

• Help develop and refine legal processes supporting Sales, Marketing, Channels, and Customer Success.

• Partner with Revenue Operations on customer acquisition and retention initiatives.

• Work with field operations to streamline negotiations, reduce acquisition costs, and enhance customer success.

• Negotiate complex technology transactions with a practical, risk-balanced approach.

• Prior experience supporting other practice areas such as Employment, Product, Privacy and IP highly preferred.

Your Toolkit:

• UK‑qualified solicitor (England & Wales) with strong academic credentials

• Typically 10+ years’ experience in employment law (law firm and/or in‑house); experience supporting multinational organizations preferred

• In-house experience at a high-growth technology company, ideally late-stage private or early public

• Deep commercial contracting experience in enterprise SaaS/software and cybersecurity

• Strong working knowledge of data privacy and security, and AI compliance matters applied directly to commercial contracts

• Prior experience advising on employment law matters across EMEA

• Experience with channel partner structures (distributor, reseller, MSP)

• Hands-on, efficient deal-closing approach with strong attention to detail and the big picture

• Comfortable working across multiple regions, including the Middle East and United States

• Ability to support customers in regulated industries (finance, healthcare, public sector)

• Versatility to support other practice areas and a willingness to take on whatever legal work the business needs, big or small

• Excellent judgment, communication skills, and ability to simplify complex legal concepts

• Proven ability to prioritize, operate independently, and adapt in a fast-changing environment

• A sense of humor, a collaborative spirit, and a desire to play a key role in building a world-class team

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Our Commitment

Illumio believes that an environment of unique backgrounds, experiences, viewpoints, and individual contributions creates a culture of belonging, drives our future, and makes us stronger together in support of our customers and their success.

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