Overview
This role involves serving as Legal Counsel, Corporate Securities, reporting to the senior corporate securities counsel. The position focuses on securities law compliance, public disclosure oversight, equity program legal administration, and corporate governance support.
Responsibilities
- Ensure compliance with securities laws, rules, and regulations, and Nasdaq listing requirements
- Provide legal oversight of public disclosures, including 10-Ks, 10-Qs, 8-Ks, earnings calls, investor relations-related disclosures, and corporate press releases
- Support administration of equity programs, including preclearance processes, corporate and insider 10b5-1 plans, insider trading compliance, dual-class stock matters, and Form S-8 and Section 16 filings
- Support processes related to quarterly and ad hoc Board and Committee meetings and ensure corporate governance best practices
- Manage planning and execution of the annual stockholder meeting, including preparation of proxy statements, and advise on shareholder-related matters
- Assist with registered and unregistered securities offerings and complex strategic initiatives
- Support corporate-related tasks, including developing and implementing corporate policies and procedures, drafting compliance certificates, and advising on director & officer matters
- Provide general advice and counsel to business partners across Finance, Accounting, Equity Administration, Compensation, Corporate Development, Tax, Insurance, and Investor Relations
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience as a corporate securities and/or executive compensation and benefits lawyer, working in-house at a public company, at a law firm, or a combination of both
- Experience with equity programs and processes, including unique equity award structures, related reporting requirements, and coordination with Equity Administration teams
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to synthesize and present complex ideas clearly to employees at all levels and to external stakeholders
- Commitment to fostering a diverse, equitable, and inclusive work environment, with experience prioritizing participation in DEI initiatives in past roles
- Ability to bring clarity and focus to priorities, mitigate significant risks, and deliver the greatest return on time and resources
- Ability to foster empathy, collaboration, and mutual respect; assumes good intentions about others
- Comfort working in a fast-paced, high-energy environment and navigating ambiguity
- Intellectual curiosity and humility; embraces development and use of AI to drive efficiencies and build leverage
Preferred Qualifications
Compensation & Benefits
Base salary (United States, including Illinois and Colorado): $183,600—$270,000 USD
- Starting pay falls within the pay range based on job-related factors, including skills, experience, qualifications, work location, and market conditions.
- Base salary is localized according to work location.
- Base pay ranges are market-dependent and may be modified in the future.
Equity: Opportunities for equity grants are included; talk to your recruiter for more information.
Benefits for regular employees include:
- 401(k) plan with employer matching
- 16 weeks of paid parental leave
- Wellness benefits
- Commuter benefits match
- Paid time off and paid sick leave in compliance with applicable laws (e.g., Colorado Healthy Families and Workplaces Act)
- Medical, dental, and vision benefits
- 11 paid holidays
- Disability and basic life insurance
- Family-forming assistance
- Mental health program
Paid time off details:
- Salaried roles: flexible paid time off/vacation, plus 80 hours of paid sick time per year
- Hourly roles: vacation accrued at about 1 hour for every 25.97 hours worked (e.g., about 6.7 hours/month if working 40 hours/week; about 3.4 hours/month if working 20 hours/week), and paid sick time accrued at 1 hour for every 30 hours worked (e.g., about 5.8 hours/month if working 40 hours/week; about 2.9 hours/month if working 20 hours/week)
Location
United States, including Illinois and Colorado.
Additional Information
- Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and any other state or local hiring regulations, qualified applicants—including those with arrest and conviction records—will be considered in a manner consistent with applicable regulations.
- If accommodations are needed, inform the recruiting contact upon initial connection.
- For jobs located in NYC or remote jobs associated with an office in NYC only: Covey was used as part of the hiring and/or promotional process during the following periods for NYC inbound—August 21, 2023 through December 21, 2023, and again June 29, 2024 through April 30, 2026. The Covey tool has been reviewed by an independent auditor; results of the audit may be viewed through a linked resource.