Corporate Counsel, Product & Compliance

Job
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Come Join Our Passionate Team! At Barracuda, we make the world a safer place. We believe every business deserves access to cloud-enabled, enterprise-grade security solutions that are easy to buy, deploy, and use. We protect email, networks, data and applications with innovative solutions that grow and adapt with our customers’ journey. More than 220,000 organizations worldwide trust Barracuda to protect them — in ways they may not even know they are at risk — so they can focus on taking their business to the next level.

We know a diverse workforce adds to our collective value and strength as an organization. Barracuda Networks is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to equal employment opportunity and equitable compensation regardless of race, gender, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, or disability.

Barracuda is looking for an exceptional Corporate Counsel, Product Compliance, who will support Product Management and Engineering in connection with creating and bringing to market the company’s cybersecurity products and services. This position reports to the VP, Deputy General Counsel, Product & Compliance.

You will be a critical, highly visible, and impactful member of the legal department and a true partner to the business. This is a role in which you will interact daily with Department leaders, outside counsel, senior executives, and other business stakeholders, such as leaders and executives with Product Management, Engineering, IT, Security, and Manufacturing. This role is “hands‑on” and requires that you provide a variety of compliance advice and legal services to internal clients, with a primary focus on the myriad global laws where we sell to support the company’s continued growth and expansion.

• Provide day‑to‑day guidance to Barracuda Product Management and Engineering teams regarding global regulations applicable to Barracuda cybersecurity products.
• Advise Barracuda Security team on regulatory obligations applicable to Barracuda Networks, Inc. and its products.
• Support Barracuda Security in connection with cybersecurity incidents.
• Advise Sales, Manufacturing, Procurement and others regarding product and regulatory matters.
• Address customer and partner questions regarding Barracuda products/services and regulations.
• Act as the lawyer within the Legal Department to address product‑related questions from colleagues handling trade compliance, intellectual property (IP), privacy, sales, procurement and other matters.
• Identify process improvement opportunities and work cross‑functionally to drive improvements.
• As requested, assist on or lead projects regarding compliance with regulations applicable to Barracuda products.
• Collaborate with others on various additional compliance matters, including without limitation, anti‑corruption, environmental, and other laws and associated policies and training.

• Develop and implement regulatory‑related training for various Barracuda audiences.
• Maintain professional knowledge in this fast‑paced area.

• Graduated from an accredited law school with 3-5 years of relevant in‑house experience in legal compliance.
• Business acumen, with the demonstrated ability to balance business needs and legal risks.
• Strong understanding of balancing legal concerns and compliance risks is demonstrated by a pragmatic approach to smart risk allocation.
• Proficiency in utilizing artificial intelligence tools or a readiness and eagerness to learn and responsibly apply AI to enhance daily work.
• Familiarity with a variety of compliance topics, such as cybersecurity regulations (e.g., NIS2, Cyber Resilience Act), open source, intellectual property issues (copyright, domains, and trademark), regulations applicable to the US State, Local and Education (SLED) sector, global anti‑corruption laws, and/or environmental laws affecting electronic products, including used electronic products.
• Ability to build strong working relationships with internal team members throughout the company.
• Ability to drive results across geographies.
• Excellent written and verbal communication and…