Corporate Counsel, Strategic Investments

The role

You will provide solutions-based counseling to internal clients on complex legal and business issues. You will support Finance and Engineering teams on corporate transactions and strategic investments.

What you will do

• Support Finance and Engineering teams on corporate transactions and strategic investments
• Own all legal aspects of transactions including legal diligence, negotiation, deal execution, and integration planning
• Draft and implement transaction playbooks and integration checklists
• Manage the company's and its subsidiaries' corporate legal affairs domestically and internationally
• Draft, negotiate, and review a broad range of commercial agreements
• Collaborate with the stock administration team on employee stock plan documents, award agreements, and related communications
• Support training efforts to educate internal teams on legal standards and regulatory expectations
• Work cross functionally with business teams to analyze legal risks and develop advisor relationships

Required qualifications

• JD from an ABA-accredited law school
• 5+ years of corporate law experience
• Must be admitted to the bar, in good standing, in at least one U.S. State

Nice to have

• In-house counsel experience
• Ability to register as in-house counsel in California
• Experience working for a top-tier law firm
• Experience representing mature private and public companies
• Experience with complex corporate structures and transactions, including cross-border transactions
• Ability to adapt and be responsive to rapid developments and changes in direction as well as work with technologies, products, and on novel legal issues

Benefits

• Long-term incentives in the form of company stock or long-term cash awards
• Potential discretionary bonuses
• Ability to purchase additional stock at a discount through an Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Short and long-term disability insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid parental leave
• 3 weeks of paid vacation
• 10 or more paid holidays per year
• Paid sick leave

Before you apply

• Applicant must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. lawful, permanent resident, Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from

About the company

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