Legal Compliance Attorney
You will own key elements of our legal compliance framework—from policy management and training to regulatory change management—ensuring we meet legal requirements while building practical, business-friendly controls. You will also be responsible for ensuring compliance with local laws and regulations, including employment, corporate governance and compliance, working closely with our HR and Finance teams.
This position reports to the General Counsel in Tysons, Virginia (functional manager) and the Director, Legal based in India (matrix manager).
What You Will Be Doing:
- Design, build and grow Cvent’s ethics & compliance program, including annual plans, risk assessments, monitoring, and reporting to leadership.
- Monitor and analyze changes in relevant laws and regulations and advise the company on potential impacts, including employment, privacy, data protection, corporate, anti‑bribery/anti‑corruption, competition, sanctions/export controls, and whistleblower laws.
- Advise and collaborate with HR on a variety of employee matters, including internal investigations, POSH, employment and non-compete/IP assignment agreements.
- Conduct and oversee internal investigations into potential policy or legal violations; manage intake channels/ethics hotline, documentation, and remediation.
- Drive entity-level governance readiness by maintaining compliance trackers, closure matrices and an annual compliance/filing calendar.
- Support the India corporate secretarial function and regulatory compliance management, including end-to-end Board meeting preparation, coordination and execution, managing and overseeing compliance tasks and completion, and communicating with our India directors.
- Draft, update, maintain and operationalize corporate policies, procedures and compliance programs (e.g., Code of Conduct, anti-corruption, antitrust, gifts & hospitality, conflicts of interest, sanctions/export controls, third‑party due diligence).
- Lead legal compliance training and communications, including role-based training, campaigns, and manager enablement.
- Advise on sales and marketing practices, gifts/entertainment, charitable contributions, and interactions with government officials.
- Support cross‑functional initiatives such as audits, certifications, M&A diligence and integration, and compliance technology/tooling selection.
- Develop metrics and dashboards to track program effectiveness and prepare periodic reports for leadership.
- Implement automation/AI enabled compliance tools where applicable to optimize workflow and improve productivity.
- Perform other projects and duties at the request of management team.
What You Will Need for this Position:
- Candidates must have [10+] years of relevant experience (post qualification) in legal compliance counseling and program management, including time in-house at a technology/SaaS or other regulated global company; preferably both international and domestic.
- Demonstrated experience establishing credibility and rapport with executive-level management.
- Exceptional communication skills and stakeholder management; comfortable advising senior leaders and mentoring business partners.
- Subject-matter depth across key regimes: India employment law, India corporate secretarial and regulatory compliance, FCPA/UK Bribery Act and similar global legal frameworks, OFAC and trade sanctions compliance frameworks, with strong understanding of data privacy, protection and security regulations and laws, including data protection frameworks (e.g., GDPR, CCPA/CPRA).
- Understanding of, and facility to learn, new and relevant laws and statuteshaving business and commercial impact to the organization’s operations.
- Investigations expertise, including interviewing, evidence handling, credibility assessments, and remediation planning.
- Operational mindset with strong project management skills; ability to translate legal requirements into pragmatic processes and enablement.
- Abilityto manage time efficiently, to work independently and manage multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment.
- Demonstrate inclusion and respect for all individuals regardless of gender, race, ethnicity, religion, belief, age, disability, culture, social status and/or sexuality.
- Uphold and promote the highest standards of ethics and integrity in all legal activities.
Nice to have:
- Certifications such as CCEP/CCEP‑I, CCEP‑F, CIPM, CIPP/US or CIPP/E.
- Experience with third‑party due diligence platforms, ethics hotlines, LMS/learning tools, and policy management systems.
- Background supporting global operations across the U.S., EMEA, and APAC.
- Experience interfacing with audit committees/boards and building compliance KPIs.
- Familiarity with Compliance Analytics and GRC tools.
