Lead Counsel - Securities, Governance and M&A

Overview

This role involves serving as a strategic architect for public reporting and governance functions within a corporate legal team. The position requires ownership of SEC disclosures and Board corporate secretarial processes, with the ability to support M&A and other corporate legal projects. The ideal candidate will actively re-engineer workflows using AI and automation to enhance efficiency. This is a hands-on, individual contributor role reporting to the Director of Corporate Legal.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, review, and file SEC reports including Forms 10-K, 10-Q, 8-K, proxy statements, and Section 16 reports.
• Support disclosure-control processes and collaborate with Finance, Accounting, and Investor Relations on earnings releases, scripts, Q&A, and investor communications to ensure alignment of legal, financial, and narrative disclosures.
• Continuously improve disclosure processes, documentation, and controls by identifying gaps and implementing scalable solutions.
• Lead Board and committee materials preparation, including agendas, pre-reads, resolutions, and coordinate timelines.
• Support accurate and timely minutes and records for Board meetings.
• Address governance questions related to director independence, committee charters, key policies, and insider-trading compliance.
• Manage proxy and annual meeting workstreams, including stakeholder and proxy-advisor engagement and logistics.
• Draft, review, and negotiate core deal documentation for M&A and strategic investments; coordinate due diligence across teams.
• Develop repeatable M&A playbooks, checklists, and templates to improve transaction efficiency.
• Execute other corporate legal priorities such as compliance and corporate housekeeping matters.
• Pilot and refine AI- and automation-enabled workflows in disclosure drafting, governance monitoring, and board materials.
• Contribute to templates, playbooks, and self-service tools to automate and simplify complex corporate and securities work.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years of corporate and securities law experience at top law firms and/or in-house, including at least 4 years of in-house public-company disclosure work.
• Deep knowledge of Securities Act of 1933 and Securities Exchange Act of 1934 reporting, Section 16 compliance, Rule 10b5-1 plans, stock-exchange rules, and corporate governance best practices.
• Extensive experience supporting Boards and Board committees on governance, reporting, and annual meeting matters.
• Deal experience supporting M&A and strategic investments, including drafting and negotiating transaction documents and coordinating cross-functional execution.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, global technology environment and collaborate with cross-functional partners.
• Strong interest and curiosity in applying AI tools to daily legal work.
• Juris Doctor (JD) degree from an accredited law school and active bar membership in at least one U.S. jurisdiction.

Compensation & Benefits

• Annual cash compensation range: $165,600 to $265,000 USD.
• Compensation includes base salary, annual bonus targets, and may include equity awards such as restricted stock units (RSUs) depending on role eligibility.
• Some roles may be eligible for overtime pay.
• Individual compensation packages are tailored based on skills, experience, qualifications, and other job-related factors.
• Benefits and perks are provided to support employee growth and well-being.

Location

• The role supports a global technology company environment.

Additional Information

• The employer is committed to providing accommodations for candidates with disabilities during the hiring process.
• Candidates may be required to attend in-person onboarding and events depending on team assignment.
• Compliance with applicable employment laws, including prohibitions on lie detector tests in Massachusetts, is observed.
• Equal opportunity policies apply to applicants from various regions including Germany and India.

This position offers an opportunity to contribute to a corporate legal function that integrates AI and automation to enhance efficiency and governance in a public company setting.