Legal Counsel - Product
Welcome to the future of cloud networking and security!
Cato Networks is the first company to converge enterprise networking and security into one centralized and global service that is delivered by cloud. It is led by networking and security pioneer Shlomo Kramer (Check Point, Imperva) and early investor (Palo Alto Networks, Exabeam, Trusteer and more). Cato’s unique technology inspired a brand-new product category, later named “SASE” by Gartner and a market expected to reach $28.5 billion by 2028.
This is your opportunity to get on the rocket ship and join a company that is building a cutting-edge enterprise network and secure cloud platform, and is on a fast track to becoming the worldwide market leader – don’t miss it!
The Legal Counsel - Product will provide practical, risk-based legal guidance across the product lifecycle, with a focus on cybersecurity, SaaS/cloud services, and regulatory compliance. The ideal candidate combines strong legal expertise with commercial judgment, a collaborative mindset, and the ability to work effectively in a fast-paced technology environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Partner with product, Engineering, R&D and security teams throughout the product lifecycle, providing practical legal guidance on product development, regulatory requirements, and emerging technologies.
- Advise on legal and regulatory implications of new products, features, services, and technologies, including cybersecurity functionalities and cloud infrastructure.
- Support the commercial legal team on product-related matters, including customer commitments, product terms, service descriptions, and customer-facing documentation.
- Develop scalable guidance, policies, training and processes that enable the business and strengthen legal and compliance awareness across the product, engineering and security teams.
- Support cybersecurity incident response, including investigations, breach notification, regulatory reporting, and engagement with external stakeholders.
- Advise on security governance, policies, standards, vulnerability management, responsible disclosure programs, and related legal risks.
Required Qualifications
- LL.B. degree or foreign equivalent, and membership in the Israeli Bar
- Mother-tongue level English with excellent written and verbal communication skills
- At least 5 years of relevant legal experience of relevent experience in a leading law firm and/or in-house counsel for cyber companies
- Strong knowledge of cybersecurity, technology and privacy regulatory frameworks.
- A creative and pragmatic team player, with strong business mindset, who quickly establishes “trusted advisor” relationships through strong interpersonal skills, to drive strategic legal and business initiatives.
- Tech-savvy and analytically minded,
- Excellent drafting, analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to provide pragmatic, business-oriented legal advice while balancing legal and commercial considerations.
- Familiarity with AI governance and AI security legal considerations.
- Experience supporting global compliance programs.
- Knowledge of security standards/frameworks such as ISO 27001, SOC 2, NIST, CIS, or FedRAMP.
- Experience handling regulatory inquiries or investigations related to cybersecurity.
- CISM, CIPP/E – advantage.