General Counsel - Santa Clara, CA - Hybrid

Gigamon is seeking a General Counsel to lead its legal function, reporting directly to the CEO. This role involves advising the executive leadership and board, shaping corporate legal strategy, managing risk, and supporting company growth through commercial transactions and M&A. The ideal candidate will possess strong business acumen, deep expertise in corporate law, and the ability to collaborate cross-functionally to ensure legal compliance and protect Gigamon’s interests in its mission to protect hybrid networks and data.

Must Have

• Lead Gigamon’s legal function and oversee a high-performing team.
• Serve as a key advisor to executive leadership and board of directors.
• Shape corporate legal strategy, manage risk, and support M&A activities.
• Develop and execute corporate legal strategy aligned with business objectives.
• Oversee legal services and resources to support corporate goals.
• Structure, draft, and negotiate a wide range of commercial agreements.
• Lead and mentor the legal team.
• Support corporate M&A activities, including due diligence and integration.
• Advise on legal and corporate governance matters.
• Ensure compliance with local, state, federal, and international laws and regulations, including data privacy and GDPR.
• Manage legal compliance functions and implement ethical conduct standards.
• Oversee interactions with governmental bodies, regulators, and external stakeholders.
• Manage the legal department budget and outside counsel costs.
• Practicing attorney with in-house and law firm experience.
• Expertise in corporate law, commercial contracts, M&A, and regulatory compliance.
• Experience advising executive leadership and boards on legal, governance, and risk management.
• In-depth knowledge of antitrust, employment, contract, intellectual property, data privacy, and data security.
• Juris Doctor (JD) degree and active license to practice law in an applicable U.S. state.
• Experience working in a Private Equity–backed environment.

Good to Have

• Strategic leader with excellent management and mentoring skills.
• Collaborative team player who works effectively with stakeholders.
• High integrity, sound judgment, and strong organizational skills.
• Able to manage multiple complex projects under tight deadlines.
• Flexible, adaptable, and committed to upholding Gigamon’s standards.

Description

At Gigamon, our purpose is to protect the hybrid networks and data of the largest, most complex organizations on the planet. Certified as a Great Place to Work, we offer a deep observability pipeline that efficiently delivers network-derived intelligence to cloud, security, and observability tools. This helps our customers to eliminate security blind spots, optimize network traffic, and dramatically reduce tool cost and complexity, enabling them to better secure and manage their hybrid cloud infrastructure. Gigamon has served more than 4,000 customers worldwide, including over 80 percent of Fortune 100 enterprises, 9 of the 10 largest mobile network providers, and hundreds of governments and educational organizations.

As General Counsel, you will lead Gigamon’s legal function, overseeing a small and high-performing team and report directly to the CEO. You will be serving as a key advisor to the executive leadership team and board of directors. You will play a critical role in shaping corporate legal strategy, managing risk, and supporting the company’s growth through commercial transactions and M&A activities. This role requires strong business acumen, deep expertise in corporate law, and the ability to collaborate cross-functionally to ensure legal compliance and protect Gigamon’s interests.

What you’ll do

• Develop and execute corporate legal strategy aligned with Gigamon’s business objectives.
• Oversee the delivery of legal services and resources to support corporate goals, strategies, and priorities.
• Structure, draft, and negotiate a wide range of commercial agreements.
• Lead and mentor the legal team, directing day-to-day activities and professional development.
• Support corporate M&A activities, including due diligence and post-transaction integration.
• Advise the CEO, CFO, COO, senior executives, and board of directors on legal and corporate governance matters.
• Ensure compliance with local, state, federal, and international laws and regulations, including data privacy and GDPR.
• Manage legal compliance functions and implement standards of business and ethical conduct.
• Oversee interactions with governmental bodies, regulators, and external stakeholders.
• Manage the legal department budget, review and approve outside counsel costs, and determine legal reserves.

What you’ve done

• Practicing attorney with a combination of in-house and law firm experience.
• Demonstrated expertise in corporate law, including Delaware corporate law, commercial contracts, M&A, and regulatory compliance.
• Experience advising executive leadership and boards on legal, governance, and risk management matters.
• In-depth knowledge of antitrust, employment law, contract law, intellectual property, data privacy, and data security.
• Juris Doctor (JD) degree and active license to practice law in an applicable U.S. state.
• Experience working in a Private Equity–backed environment, including collaboration with investors and portfolio management teams.

Who you are

• Strategic leader with excellent management and mentoring skills.
• Collaborative team player who works effectively with internal and external stakeholders.
• High integrity, sound judgment, and strong organizational skills.
• Able to manage multiple complex projects under tight deadlines.
• Flexible, adaptable, and committed to upholding Gigamon’s standards of business and ethical conduct.

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