Associate General Counsel

Available Locations: Washington DC, Austin Texas

About the role

Cloudflare’s business requires a world class legal team to help the company deal with complex matters by anticipating complications and distractions and guiding the company around those obstacles. We’re looking for a new team member who can help foster our unique corporate philosophy and approach, in which the security and privacy of our customers are paramount. This role is ideal for someone who is a proactive self-starter and strategic thinker, who has a thirst for knowledge and continued growth, all while working as part of a great team.

We are looking for an exceptionally talented, energetic, and strategic compliance professional to join our legal team as an Associate General Counsel, Investigations & Compliance based either in Washington, DC or Austin, TX. You will play a key role in leading and managing our global legal compliance program, including internal investigations, conflicts of interest disclosures, gifts and entertainment requests, training and communications, policy management, and other cross-functional compliance initiatives. The perfect candidate is passionate about compliance and can channel that passion into solving complex problems and novel legal issues in a fast-paced environment. 

What you'll do

• Lead Cloudflare’s internal investigations program, not only conducting investigations, but acting as a thought leader setting best practices for our global, cross-functional investigative team, strategically utilizing metrics to communicate with leadership and justify resource allocation;
• Oversee the administration of Cloudflare’s compliance training and education program, including the design of company-wide compliance training content, target audience identification, and effectiveness measurement as well as conducting live and recorded training sessions;
• Own Cloudflare’s Policy Hub, overseeing annual review and approval of all company policies with stakeholders;
• Drive Cloudflare’s conflict of interest disclosure process, including review and approval of potential employee conflicts and gift and entertainment requests,as well as policy training; 
• Execution of our compliance communications strategy; 
• Conduct annual compliance program risk assessments; 
• Manage reporting and analytics of compliance initiatives including responding to auditing requests; and
• Track Cloudflare’s company compliance with new laws and regulations, specifically with regard to anti-bribery and corruption and other relevant compliance topics, working closely with our public policy, legal compliance and regional legal teams; 
• Manage a global team of talented compliance professionals;
• Establish and maintain cross-functional relationships with key stakeholders;

Lead and contribute to a variety of other cross-functional compliance initiatives

Desirable Skills, Knowledge, and Experience:

• 6+ years experience with an in-house legal department preferred; experience at a tech company, especially as part of a compliance team, is a huge plus;
• Demonstrated track record of managing people and developing talent;
• Experience conducting and participating in complex investigations;
• Detail-oriented, well-organized, and technically-adept;
• Excellent written and oral communication skills;
• Strong interpersonal skills and experience in working cross-functionally with a variety of teams, with lawyers and non-lawyers, including engineering teams, sales teams, and product teams, to establish effective solutions efficiently and in an amenable manner. 
• Experience with the following software tools helpful butt not required: Google Suite, Navex EthicsPoint, Certa, Zip, Moody's RDC, Workday LMS;
• The ability to manage multiple matters / projects for multiple teams;
• Self-starter with the ability to learn in a fast-paced environment with minimal supervision; 
• An ambitious mindset that enables you to successfully work independently with little guidance, but also to use good judgment and call out issues when needed.

Compensation

Compensation may be adjusted depending on work location.

• For Colorado, Illinois, Maryland and Minnesota based hires: Estimated annual salary of $221,000 - $270,000.
• For New York City, Washington, Washington D.C. and California (excluding Bay Area) based hires: Estimated annual salary of $243,000 - $297,000.

Equity

This role is eligible to participate in Cloudflare’s equity plan.

Benefits

Cloudflare offers a complete package of benefits and programs to support you and your family.  Our benefits programs can help you pay health care expenses, support caregiving, build capital for the future and make life a little easier and fun!  The below is a description of our benefits for employees in the United States, and benefits may vary for employees based outside the U.S.

Health & Welfare Benefits

• Medical/Rx Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Commuter Spending Accounts
• Fertility & Family Forming Benefits
• On-demand mental health support and Employee Assistance Program
• Global Travel Medical Insurance

Financial Benefits

• Short and Long Term Disability Insurance
• Life & Accident Insurance
• 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan
• Employee Stock Participation Plan

Time Off

• Flexible paid time off covering vacation and sick leave
• Leave programs, including parental, pregnancy health, medical, and bereavement leave