Deputy General Counsel, National Security

The role

You will provide business-minded legal support and leadership for national security companies. You will own the national security portfolio end-to-end, including setting strategy, risk posture, and advising boards and executives.

What you will do

• Advise and help build national security companies
• Provide legal support and leadership for new and existing national security companies
• Work through facility clearance questions
• Review OCI mitigation plans
• Help with prime-subcontractor agreements
• Form new entities and issue equity
• Set strategy and risk posture for the national security portfolio
• Make final calls on most matters and escalate to the GC
• Serve as the senior legal voice for supported companies
• Mentor more junior lawyers

Required qualifications

• J.D. and currently licensed to practice and in good standing in your U.S. jurisdiction
• 12+ years of legal experience
• At least 8 years working with defense tech, government contractors, or other national security companies or in government
• 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
• Familiarity with defense technology regulatory regimes, including export controls (ITAR/EAR), CMMC, and CFIUS/FOCI
• Team-oriented, high-energy, and proactive
• Exercise sound independent judgment on ambiguous, high-stakes questions

Nice to have

• Experience with these contract types for software or SaaS
• Experience supporting venture-backed or high-growth startups
• Active U.S. security clearance
• Experience using AI legal tech or other productivity tools

Benefits

• Career track opportunity with potential for rapid advancement
• 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
• Cost effective GLP-1 solutions available through Crux

About the company

Red Cell Partners is an incubation firm building and investing in rapidly scalable technology-led companies in healthcare, cyber, and national security. They develop tools and solutions to address the Nation's most pressing problems.