Senior Corporate Counsel

The role

This person will lead corporate, securities, M&A, and governance work. They will provide strategic advice to operations teams to help the company run smoothly globally.

What you will do

• Lead all areas related to the company's global securities laws matters and related compliance.
• Manage the network of global subsidiaries.
• Assist with board agendas and materials and keep records of meetings and corporate actions.
• Oversee the stock plan for Automatticians and execute stock sale transactions.
• Lead deal execution for fundraising and M&A transactions.
• Manage the investment portfolio and lead deal execution for venture investments.
• Design legal and business processes to enable international scaling.

Required qualifications

• JD from a US-accredited law school
• 5+ years' experience in legal practice
• Well versed in issues relevant to the business, including advising on securities law compliance and corporate governance; managing international subsidiaries; structuring and negotiating financing, M&
• Experience working on multiple complex transactions simultaneously, such as tender offers, fund formations, public offerings, etc.
• Can write clear, concise, and informative documentation.
• Operate independently.
• Excel at understanding complex topics and explaining them to others in clear, concise terms, as well as finding streamlined solutions to complex issues.

Nice to have

• breadth of experience outside the US

Benefits

• open vacation policy

About the company

Automattic is the company behind WordPress.com, Jetpack, Tumblr, and WooCommerce. It is a distributed company with more than 1500 Automatticians in nearly every corner of the globe.