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# Senior Counsel, Employment & Compliance at HackerOne

- **Company:** HackerOne
- **Location:** Seattle, WA
- **Compensation:** $202k–$275k
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** remote
- **Posted:** 2026-11-02
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-11-06
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/hackerone/2972537a-578e-4f0e-b6e9-0f54762b261e

## Job description

HackerOne is a global leader in Continuous Threat Exposure Management (CTEM) and the only solution provider that pairs the simultaneous trust of the Fortune 500 and the world's largest community of security researchers to secure the AI-native enterprise. The H1 Platform unites agentic AI solutions with security researchers ingenuity to continuously discover, validate, prioritize, and remediate exposures across code, cloud, and AI systems. Through solutions such as agentic and human offensive security testing, AI red teaming, code security, validation, and remediation, HackerOne delivers measurable, continuous reduction of cyber risk for enterprises. Industry leaders, including Anthropic, [Crypto.com](http://Crypto.com), General Motors, Goldman Sachs, Lufthansa, Uber, UK Ministry of Defence, and the U.S. Department of Defense, trust HackerOne to safeguard their digital ecosystems. HackerOne was recognized in Gartner’s Emerging Tech Impact Radar: AI Cybersecurity Ecosystem report for its leadership in AI Security Testing.

HackerOne Values HackerOne is dedicated to fostering a strong and inclusive culture. HackerOne is Customer Obsessed and prioritizes customer outcomes in our decisions and actions. We Default to Disclosure by operating with transparency and integrity, ensuring trust and accountability. Employees, researchers, customers, and partners Win Together by fostering empowerment, inclusion, respect, and accountability.

Senior Counsel, Employment & Compliance Remote Locations U.S.: Seattle, San Francisco Bay Area, Austin, Washington DC, or Boston UK: London

Position Summary HackerOne seeks a trusted business partner and pragmatic builder with an ownership mentality to lead the Legal team’s employment, litigation, and compliance function. The Senior Counsel will co-own outcomes with business stakeholders across the company and balance legal and reputational risk with high-acceleration growth. This position reports directly to the Chief Legal Officer.

As Senior Counsel, you will be a hands-on and solutions-oriented member of the Legal team and will support the company in its mission to build a safer internet. You will be asked to own and operationalize corporate compliance programs, including governance, ethics and compliance, and workforce policies and processes, and serve as a data-driven, strategic partner in aligning legal guidance to business objectives.

At HackerOne, we embrace a Flexible Work approach that gives us the freedom to do our best work while also fostering the connections and community that make us stronger. Reflecting this philosophy, this is a remote role targeted for candidates within ~50 miles of Seattle, WA; San Francisco, CA; Austin, TX; Boston, MA, Washington, DC or London, UK. We believe this balance of proximity and flexibility gives Hackeronies the chance to occasionally come together – fostering collaboration, connection, and in-person moments that enrich our culture – while still preserving the benefits of remote work.

Primary Responsibilities

- Serve as a trusted senior advisor to executives, People team members, and cross-functional stakeholders on complex U.S. and global labor and employment matters, including hiring and recruiting, compensation, benefits, leave, accommodations, and related topics.
- Advise on and assist the People team with sensitive U.S. and global employee relations issues, including compliance, security, and EEO investigations, performance management, terminations/redundancies, and other related matters.
- Coordinate with Commercial, Product, and Revenue team members to advise on platform and marketplace legal risk, while balancing business objectives.
- Manage dispute resolution, legal process, and litigation, including legal holds, investigations, e-discovery, and subpoenas and law enforcement or regulatory investigations.
- Provide counsel on regulatory and compliance issues related to HackerOne’s platform, customers, and workforce, including conflicts of interest, third-party due diligence, Terms of Service, audits, and other areas, as needed.
- Act as an AI-forward legal partner by identifying opportunities to use AI to improve legal research, risk identification, workflow efficiency, knowledge management, and business resiliency while applying sound judgment regarding confidentiality, accuracy, bias, transparency, and human oversight.

Talent Principles At HackerOne, how we work is just as important as what we accomplish. We expect every employee of Hackerone to demonstrate our Talent Principles in their day-to-day work.

- AI Native – Thoughtfully leverage AI to improve legal research, streamline workflows, strengthen risk identification, and create scalable solutions while maintaining appropriate confidentiality, accuracy, and human oversight.
- Change Agility – Navigate evolving regulations, shifting business priorities, and ambiguity with adaptability and sound judgment, helping stakeholders respond effectively to change.
- Data-Driven Decision Making – Use relevant data, legal insights, and risk assessments to inform recommendations, prioritize actions, and support sound business decisions.
- First Principles Problem Solving – Break down complex legal and compliance challenges to identify root causes, challenge assumptions, and develop practical, sustainable solutions.

## Minimum Qualifications

- J.D. from an ABA-accredited law school or global equivalent, with active bar admission in good standing in the applicable practice jurisdiction.
- 7+ years of legal experience in a law firm or in-house legal department, including substantive experience advising on global labor and employment matters, compliance, employee relations, and investigations.
- Demonstrated experience managing complex legal matters, including litigation or dispute resolution, regulatory compliance, and cross-functional legal advisory work, with the ability to provide clear, practical guidance to business stakeholders.
- Experience independently evaluating complex legal and business risks, using evidence and sound judgment to inform decisions, adapting to changing regulatory environments, and managing multiple competing priorities through resolution.

## Preferred Qualifications

- Experience working in-house at a B2B SaaS, cybersecurity, or platform-based technology company.
- Experience advising on or overseeing anti-bribery and corruption, privacy and data security, AML, KYC, OFAC, or security incident matters.
- Experience using AI-powered legal technology or automation to improve legal research, compliance processes, risk management, or operational efficiency while maintaining appropriate professional and ethical safeguards.

## Compensation Bands

Tier A: $225,000-$275,000 Tier B: $202,000-$247,000 UK Tier: £121,000-148,000

#LI-Remote

## #LI-KM1

Job Benefits:

- Health (medical, vision, dental), life, and disability insurance*
- Equity stock options
- Retirement plans
- Paid public holidays and unlimited PTO
- Paid maternity and parental leave
- Leaves of absence (including caregiver leave and leave under CO's Healthy Families and Workplaces Act)
- Employee Assistance Program

*Eligibility may differ by country We're committed to building a global team! For certain roles outside the United States, India, the U.K., and the Netherlands, we partner with [Remote.com](https://remote.com/preemployment-faq) as our Employer of Record (EOR).

Visa/work permit sponsorship is not available.

Employment at HackerOne is contingent on a background check.

HackerOne is an Equal Opportunity Employer in the terms and conditions of employment for all employees and job applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, gender identity or gender expression, national origin, pregnancy, disability or veteran status, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by international, federal, state, or local laws.

This policy applies to all HackerOne employment practices, including hiring, recruiting, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, leave of absence, compensation, benefits, training, and apprenticeship. HackerOne makes hiring decisions based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time.

For US based roles only: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, all qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records will be considered for the position.

## About HackerOne

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: HackerOne provides a unified platform that combines AI and human insight to help organizations identify, manage, and remediate security vulnerabilities through bug bounty, pentesting, and vulnerability disclosure programs.
- **Entity Type**: Private
- **Headquarters**: San Francisco, California, USA (with hubs in eight global locations)
- **Founded**: 2012
- **Founders**: Michiel Prins, Jobert Abma, Alex Rice, Merlijn Boogaard

## Core Business
- Primary industry/industries: Cybersecurity (Vulnerability Management, Bug Bounty, Penetration Testing)
- Target customers: B2B serving Global 2000 companies, technology firms, government agencies, and open-source projects across all industries
- Mission or purpose statement: To empower the world to build a safer internet by making world-class security accessible to everyone [hackerone.com](https://www.hackerone.com/company)

## Products & Services
- **HackerOne Platform**: A unified SaaS platform that integrates bug bounty programs, vulnerability disclosure programs (VDPs), and penetration testing services. It leverages a global community of ethical hackers alongside AI-driven vulnerability detection.
- **Bug Bounty Programs**: Organizations pay rewards ("bounties") to ethical hackers for discovering and reporting security vulnerabilities. HackerOne manages the triage, validation, and remediation workflow.
- **Pentest as a Service (PTaaS)**: On-demand, managed penetration testing delivered by HackerOne's internal security experts, providing continuous testing beyond traditional point-in-time assessments.
- **Vulnerability Disclosure Program (VDP)**: A managed service for setting up a secure channel for external researchers to report security issues, reducing risk from unknown vulnerabilities.
- **HackerOne AI**: Proprietary AI tools and models that analyze vulnerability reports, reduce false positives (25% of findings are actionable), and accelerate remediation workflows [hackerone.com](https://www.hackerone.com/company).

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Approximately $2.9 billion (as of July 2025, based on secondary market reports; not officially confirmed)
- **Key Metric**: Total Funding - Over $160 million raised from notable venture capital firms.
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Valor Equity Partners, EQT Partners, Benchmark, New Enterprise Associates (NEA), Dragoneer Investment Group, and others. Strategic partnerships include the "Internet Bug Bounty" (IBB) for core internet infrastructure [hackerone.com](https://www.hackerone.com/company).
- **Growth Signals**: Over 90% of customers trust HackerOne; 1,300+ companies use the platform; 600,000+ bugs have been discovered; the company reported a 210% increase in vulnerability reports in 2025, and has published millions in AI vulnerability reports [hackerone.com](https://www.hackerone.com/company).

## Competitive Advantages
- **Global Hacker Community**: The world's largest community of elite ethical hackers providing unmatched scale and diversity of testing perspectives.
- **Unified Platform + AI**: The only platform that unifies bug bounty, VDP, and PTaaS with proprietary AI, creating a "high signal, low noise" environment (25% of findings are actionable).
- **Deep Integration with Customers**: Offers $4M+ ROI per critical vulnerability before a breach occurs, making it a high-value, sticky platform for enterprise security teams.
- **Founding Member of IBB**: Unique credibility and access to securing core internet infrastructure and open source projects [hackerone.com](https://www.hackerone.com/company).

## Strategic Focus
- **AI-Powered Security**: Continuing to invest in AI that enhances vulnerability detection, triage, and remediation, while also using AI to generate new attack simulations.
- **Expanding Enterprise Adoption**: Growing its customer base among Global 2000 companies with PTaaS and managed services.
- **Community Growth and Engagement**: Deepening relationships with ethical hackers through events, training, and increased bounty opportunities.
- **Open Source & Infrastructure Security**: Maintaining its leadership role in securing critical internet infrastructure through the IBB and other community initiatives.

## Why Work Here
- **Mission-Driven Culture**: Employees ("Hackeronies") are united by a mission to build a safer internet. The company explicitly seeks candidates who are passionate about this mission [hackerone.com](https://www.hackerone.com/careers).
- **Flexible Work Philosophy**: HackerOne embraces a "Flexible Work" model with hubs in eight global locations, emphasizing collaboration and community while providing flexibility to perform at one's best [hackerone.com](https://www.hackerone.com/careers).
- **Core Values**: The company operates on three core values: Lead with integrity, Default to disclosure (transparency builds trust), and Execute with excellence [hackerone.com](https://www.hackerone.com/careers).
- **Diversity, Equity & Inclusion**: HackerOne is committed to creating an inclusive culture where diverse teams increase creativity, belonging, and performance. They have Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) to foster community.
- **Comprehensive Benefits**: Includes generous paid time off, parental leave (maternity, paternity, family caregiver), medical coverage, retirement plans, and compensation packages linked to long-term company success [hackerone.com](https://www.hackerone.com/careers).
- **Compensation Philosophy**: Pay is based on internal equity and local market data to remain competitive, with a system focused on job duties, experience, location, and tenure [hackerone.com](https://www.hackerone.com/careers).
- **Onboarding (HATCH) Program**: New hires join a cohort-based onboarding program that covers culture, product, and tools like "Working Genius" to help employees thrive [hackerone.com](https://www.hackerone.com/blog/recruitment-process-what-expect-when-you-apply-hackerone).

## Sources
1. [HackerOne About Us Page](https://www.hackerone.com/company)
2. [HackerOne Careers Page](https://www.hackerone.com/careers)
3. [HackerOne Recruitment Process Blog](https://www.hackerone.com/blog/recruitment-process-what-expect-when-you-apply-hackerone)
4. [HackerOne LinkedIn Profile](https://www.linkedin.com/company/hackerone)
5. [HackerOne Job Board](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/hackerone)

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