Global Commercial Attorney (Public Sector)

About this role

About Us

At Cloudflare, we are on a mission to help build a better Internet. Today the company runs one of the world’s largest networks that powers millions of websites and other Internet properties for customers ranging from individual bloggers to SMBs to Fortune 500 companies. Cloudflare protects and accelerates any Internet application online without adding hardware, installing software, or changing a line of code. Internet properties powered by Cloudflare all have web traffic routed through its intelligent global network, which gets smarter with every request. As a result, they see significant improvement in performance and a decrease in spam and other attacks. Cloudflare was named to Entrepreneur Magazine’s Top Company Cultures list and ranked among the World’s Most Innovative Companies by Fast Company.

At Cloudflare, we’re not looking for people who wait for a polished roadmap; we’re looking for the builders who see the cracks in the Internet that everyone else has simply learned to live with. We value candidates who have the instinct to spot a "normalized" problem and the AI-native curiosity to create a solution using the latest tools. Our culture is built on iteration, leveraging AI to ship faster today to make it better tomorrow, while ensuring that every improvement, no matter how small, is shared across the team to lift everyone up. If you’re the type of person who values curiosity over bureaucracy, and that AI is a partner in solving tough problems to keep the Internet moving forward, you’ll fit right in.

Available Locations:

Austin, TX

Washington D.C.

Role summary

Cloudflare is hiring a Global PubSec Transaction Attorney to support our public sector commercial transactions across the U.S. federal market, U.S. state and local government, and select APAC and EMEA opportunities. This attorney will partner closely with Sales, Public Sector, Finance, Deal Desk, Security, Privacy, Product, and other legal and operational stakeholders to structure, negotiate, and close complex transactions with government customers and public sector partners.

This is a hands-on role for a lawyer who can move quickly, think commercially, and bring judgment to high-volume, high-stakes deals. The right candidate combines deep public sector contracting experience with practical familiarity with cloud, software, or technology transactions; disciplined management of deadlines, dependencies, and decisions; and the ability to operate across time zones and legal regimes.

What you will do

• Advise on and negotiate public sector commercial agreements, including federal, state, local, and quasi-government contracts.

• Support transaction strategy for public sector deals in the U.S., APAC, and EMEA, coordinating with regional legal and sales teams as needed.

• Draft, review, and negotiate MSAs, order forms, amendments, DPAs, security exhibits, procurement terms, and related transactional documents.

• Identify and resolve commercial, legal, privacy, data protection, security, and compliance issues in a practical, business-oriented way.

• Partner with internal teams to create and improve scalable contracting processes, playbooks, templates, and approvals.

• Help evaluate RFPs, RFIs, security questionnaires, and other procurement materials.

• Escalate issues appropriately and provide crisp risk-based recommendations to business partners.

• Build strong working relationships with cross-functional stakeholders in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.

• Help translate negotiated terms and procurement requirements into a complete post-award handoff: obligation, accountable owner, due date or cadence, required evidence, and escalation path for compliance management.

What you need to succeed

• JD from an accredited law school and active bar membership in at least one jurisdiction.

• 5+ years of legal experience, with substantial time spent on public sector transactions.

• Strong experience negotiating U.S. federal and/or state and local government contracts.

• Working knowledge of APAC and/or EMEA public sector or regulated commercial contracting preferred.

• Experience with SaaS, cloud services, cybersecurity, software, or technology procurement strongly preferred.

• Familiarity with government procurement concepts, public sector compliance constraints, and common deal structures.

• Excellent drafting, negotiation, and issue-spotting skills.

• Sound judgment, responsiveness, and the ability to operate independently in a highly collaborative environment.

• Eagerness to use AI in a manner that makes work more efficient but always accountable for outputs.

• Comfort balancing legal rigor with business pragmatism.

Nice to have

• Experience working at a technology company, cloud provider, or similarly fast-moving environment.

• Familiarity with global data protection frameworks and cross-border contracting issues.

• Exposure to export controls, sanctions, or public sector compliance frameworks.

• Experience creating legal enablement materials or scaling contract operations.

What success looks like

• Deals move efficiently without unnecessary friction.

• Business partners trust Legal as a practical and responsive advisor.

• Public sector contracting risks are identified early and managed consistently.

• Templates, guidance, and approvals become more scalable over time.

• The role contributes to a smoother global public sector sales motion.

Compensation

Compensation may be adjusted depending on work location.

• For Washington D.C. based hires: Estimated annual salary of $150,000 - $207,000.

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…