Rain
Associate Counsel, Corporate
District of Columbia. Posted 3 months ago
The role
You will lead M&A execution and take a leading role in corporate development efforts. You will act as a strategic partner to leadership by identifying, structuring, negotiating, and closing acquisitions, investments, and strategic transactions.
What you will do
- Lead M&A execution including due diligence, deal structuring, and negotiation of definitive agreements
- Draft and negotiate purchase agreements, merger agreements, and ancillary documents
- Coordinate due diligence with Finance, Compliance, Risk, Product, and Engineering
- Advise on corporate structure and entity formation for international expansion
- Support regulatory approvals in M&A such as change-of-control filings
- Support general corporate matters including intercompany agreements and corporate structuring
- Collaborate with colleagues focused on licensing, compliance, and regulatory matters
Required qualifications
- 4 to 8 years of experience in corporate law, with meaningful M&A transaction experience
- Hands-on experience drafting and negotiating acquisition agreements, investment documents, and related ancillary agreements
- Strong understanding of corporate governance, entity management, and Delaware corporate law
- Ability to manage multiple workstreams and competing deadlines in a fast-paced environment
- Clear, confident communication skills
- Strong hands-on drafting skills
- JD
- Admission to at least one U.S. state bar
Nice to have
- Ability to support corporate governance
- Ability to negotiate commercial contracts
- Experience at a fintech, payments, crypto, or digital assets company
- Familiarity with cross-border M&A or international entity structuring
- Background in venture capital transactions (SAFEs, convertible notes, priced rounds)
- Experience working on inter-company agreements and corporate structuring
- SEC reporting or compliance experience
Benefits
- Unlimited time off (minimum 10 days required)
- Flexible working
- Stipend to set up a home workspace
- 95% coverage of health, dental, and vision plan costs for US Rainmakers
- 90% coverage for dependents
- 100% company-subsidized life insurance plan
- 401(k) with a 4% company match
- Equity option plan
- Monthly stipend for health and wellness spending
- In-office meals via DoorDash credit
- Team and company offsites, both domestic and international
About the company
Rain is the global stablecoin payments platform for enterprises, neobanks, platforms, developers, and AI agents. It is a hypergrowth company valued at $1.95B.