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# Deputy General Counsel, National Security at Red Cell Partners

- **Company:** Red Cell Partners
- **Location:** Washington, DC
- **Posted:** 2026-10-27
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-30
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/redcellpartners/jobs/5260532007

## Job description

## About Us

Red Cell Partners is an incubation firm building and investing in rapidly scalable technology-led companies that are bringing revolutionary advancements to market in three distinct practice areas: healthcare, cyber, and national security. United by a shared sense of duty and deep belief in the power of innovation, Red Cell is developing powerful tools and solutions to address our Nation’s most pressing problems.

Red Cell is hiring a mission-driven Deputy General Counsel: National Security to join a high-performing legal team building fast-growing early-stage companies at the center of national security innovation.  At Red Cell, we build and invest in companies tackling some of the most challenging problems in healthcare, cyber, and national security. You’ll help make that possible by providing business-minded legal support and leadership that enables innovation and speed for our new and existing national security companies.

You’ll report directly to our General Counsel and focus on advising and helping build our national security companies, with broad exposure to almost everything we do.  You might work through a facility clearance question one day, review an OCI mitigation plan the next, and help with a prime-subcontractor agreement the next.  When we start new national security incubations, you’ll be there from day one, helping to form the entity, issue equity, and build from idea to actual company.  You’ll own the national security portfolio end-to-end — setting strategy and risk posture, making the final call on most matters, and escalating only what truly belongs with the GC. You’ll work at every level, from engineers to C-suite leaders and boards, and serve as the senior legal voice for the companies you support. The companies you support are building capabilities the U.S. and its allies depend on — the legal work here is a path to impact.

We work hard and believe in what we’re building.  And we take our work seriously, but not ourselves. We treat each other with respect (even when things get stressful—which they will!), and we have zero tolerance for arrogance or unkindness. Hard work, high standards, and good humor are the foundation of everything we do. You’ll also get access and exposure to the leading edge of AI: from our incubations creating new tools and functionality to our internal teams using the latest technology to learn better and more effective ways of working.

We’re most excited about candidates with both law firm and in-house experience touching national security, defense, or government contracting who have led a legal function or practice area and are comfortable owning risk decisions, advising boards and executives directly, and mentoring more junior lawyers.

If you’re the kind of lawyer who loves variety, thrives under pressure, and wants to run a portfolio and help lead a legal team—come build with us.

Qualifications:

Required:

- J.D. and currently licensed to practice and in good standing in your U.S. jurisdiction
- 12+ years of legal experience, including at least 8 years working with defense tech, government contractors, or other national security companies or in government, and eligibility to obtain a U.S. security clearance
- Experience drafting, reviewing, and negotiating a range of government contracts, including FAR and DFARS based contracts, SBIRs, and OTAs  and other non-traditional government acquisition vehicles. Experience with these contract types for software or SaaS is preferred.
- Familiarity with defense technology regulatory regimes, including export controls (ITAR/EAR), CMMC, and CFIUS/FOCI.
- Team-oriented, high-energy, and proactive.  You exercise sound independent judgment on ambiguous, high-stakes questions, set direction for others, get things done, and make the work better for everyone around them.

Preferred:

- Experience supporting venture-backed or high-growth startups
- Active U.S. security clearance
- Experience using AI legal tech or other productivity tools.

Compensation: $360,000-$440,000 base. This represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience, skills, and other factors.

Our Red Cell Partners Benefits (may differ for each incubation):

For full-time roles

- Career track opportunity with potential for rapid advancement with strong performance as the firm grows
- 100% employer paid, comprehensive health care including medical, dental, and vision for you and your family.
- Paid maternity and paternity for 14 weeks at employees' normal pay.
- Unlimited PTO, with management approval.
- Opportunities for professional development and continued learning.
- Optional 401K, FSA, and equity incentives available.
- Mental health benefits are available through [Tara Mind](https://www.taramind.com/).
- Cost effective GLP-1 solutions available through [Crux](https://soon.getcrux.com/).

We’re an Equal Opportunity Employer: You’ll receive consideration for employment without regard to race, sex, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or on the basis of disability.

Applicant Data Disclosure

By submitting an application, you acknowledge that Red Cell Partners, LLC ("Red Cell") uses third-party service providers to facilitate its recruitment and hiring processes. These providers include applicant tracking systems, candidate verification platforms, and fraud detection tools (collectively, "Hiring Platforms"). Your application materials, including your résumé, cover letter, work samples, responses to application questions, and any other information you submit, may be transmitted to and processed by these Hiring Platforms for the following purposes:

- Managing and administering your application throughout the hiring process;
- Verifying the accuracy and authenticity of application materials, including by cross-referencing information you provide against publicly available sources and proprietary databases;
- Identifying indicators of potentially fraudulent, fabricated, or materially misleading application content, including but not limited to discrepancies between submitted materials and publicly available professional profiles, geographic anomalies, and fabricated work histories.

Applications that are flagged through this process as containing indicators of fraud or material misrepresentation may be declined from further consideration. If you have questions about the status of your application or the evaluation process, please contact talent@redcellpartners.com.

Red Cell requires its Hiring Platform providers to process your information solely for the purposes described above and in accordance with applicable law. Your information will be retained only for as long as necessary to fulfill these purposes and any applicable legal obligations, after which it will be deleted in accordance with Red Cell's data retention policies.

For more information about how your data is used, please refer to our Privacy Policy and [Applicant Privacy Notice](https://www.redcellpartners.com/applicant-privacy-policy/).

## About Red Cell Partners

## Company Overview

- **One-liner**: Red Cell Partners is an incubation firm that builds, launches, and scales technology-led companies in healthcare, cyber, and national security.
- **Entity Type**: Private (incubation firm) – has raised $497M across the firm and its incubations
- **Headquarters**: McLean, Virginia, United States
- **Founded**: 2020
- **Founders**: Grant Verstandig

## Core Business

- Primary industries: Venture building / incubation; practice areas are Healthcare, Cyber, and National Security.
- Target customers: The firm sells to no single customer; it builds B2B companies that serve government agencies, defense organizations, healthcare providers, and enterprise security teams.
- Mission: “To build a healthier, safer, and more secure future for the next generation.” [about page]

## Products & Services

Red Cell does not sell a single product; it operates three practice areas that each incubate separate technology companies:

- **Healthcare Practice**: Incubates companies focused on improving patient outcomes, care delivery, and healthcare operations (e.g., senior living technology, care coordination).
- **Cyber Practice**: Incubates companies in cybersecurity, including AI-driven security operations centers and threat protection.
- **National Security Practice**: Incubates companies in defense, resilience, and national security (e.g., power delivery, disruption response).

## Market Standing

- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed (private firm).
- **Key Metric**: $497M raised across Red Cell Partners and its portfolio of incubations. [home page]
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Not publicly named, but key executives include Grant Verstandig (Founder, Chairman & CEO), David Silverman (President), George Barnes (President, Cyber Practice), Honorable Veronica Daigle (President, National Security Practice), and Timothy Ferris (President, Healthcare Practice). The firm has acquired companies such as Andesite AI and TRADE SYSTEMS INC. [LinkedIn]
- **Growth Signals**: 
  - 75 full-time Red Cell employees (as of June 2026) [home page]. LinkedIn reports 69 employees with +3.4% monthly growth.
  - 9 companies publicly launched; average incubation period of 16 months. [home page]
  - 36 active job postings, up 125% year over year. [LinkedIn]

## Competitive Advantages

- **CIA-Inspired Methodology**: The firm’s name and approach derive from the CIA’s post-9/11 “Red Cell” concept – assembling cross-functional experts to challenge conventional models and propose novel solutions.
- **Vertically Focused Incubation**: Unlike generalist venture builders, Red Cell concentrates exclusively on three mission-critical sectors (healthcare, cyber, national security) where government and enterprise demand is high and regulatory barriers create moats.
- **High Talent Density**: Leaders include former senior government officials and military operators (e.g., George Barnes, former NSA deputy director; Veronica Daigle, former federal judge; Marcus Capone, former Navy SEAL).

## Strategic Focus

- Continue scaling its three practice areas and launching new companies from each.
- Extend incubation capabilities into adjacent defense and healthcare sub-verticals.
- Grow headcount aggressively (job postings up 125% YoY) to support a pipeline of 9+ launched companies and more in stealth.

## Why Work Here

- **Remote-First Culture**: Most roles are fully remote, though some require occasional travel to the Washington, D.C. office or other locations. [careers page]
- **Comprehensive Benefits**: 100% employer-paid medical, dental, and vision; 14 weeks of paid parental leave at full salary; unlimited PTO (with manager approval); 401K and FSA; professional development budget.
- **Hiring Process**: 4–6 weeks; includes a written application, an initial screen, a skills assessment (live or take-home), peer interviews, and an executive interview. The firm emphasizes “we hire the best and the brightest at every level.” 
- **Culture**: Values include Dedicated, Thorough, Principled, Collaborative, Resilient, Bold, and Visionary. The firm describes itself as mission-first and “safe-to-fail” – action-oriented and focused on learning from mistakes.

## Sources

1. [redcellpartners.com - Home](https://www.redcellpartners.com/)
2. [redcellpartners.com - Careers](https://www.redcellpartners.com/careers/)
3. [redcellpartners.com - About](https://www.redcellpartners.com/about/)
4. [redcellpartners.com - Our People](https://www.redcellpartners.com/our-people/)
5. [linkedin.com/company/red-cell-partners](https://www.linkedin.com/company/red-cell-partners)

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