Senior Corporate Counsel

Overview

This role involves serving as Senior Corporate Counsel to support the legal foundation critical to the organization's operations and growth. Responsibilities include entity governance, equity management, financing, compliance, and cross-functional legal matters. The position requires close collaboration with leadership, finance, HR, and operations teams.

Responsibilities

• Manage corporate governance for legal entities, including board and committee matters, subsidiary maintenance, and minute books.
• Assist with equity administration, including option grants, secondary transactions, and cap table coordination with finance.
• Support financing transactions such as venture rounds, debt facilities, and project finance, working with external counsel as needed.
• Oversee regulatory compliance across federal, state, and local requirements relevant to energy, construction, and data privacy.
• Draft and negotiate corporate and commercial agreements including NDAs, consulting agreements, IP assignments, and intercompany arrangements.
• Advise on employment law matters in coordination with HR, including offer letters, separation agreements, equity-related employee inquiries, and policy development.
• Manage outside counsel relationships on corporate matters, including scoping, billing oversight, and quality control.
• Develop scalable legal processes and templates, including contract playbooks, approval workflows, and entity management tools.
• Partner cross-functionally with finance, HR, operations, and leadership on strategic and time-sensitive legal issues.

Requirements

• JD from an accredited law school and active bar admission in at least one U.S. jurisdiction.
• Minimum 4 years of corporate legal experience at a law firm or in-house, with significant exposure to corporate governance, equity, and financing transactions.
• Strong generalist legal skills with the ability to triage diverse legal issues and determine when to engage outside counsel.
• Exceptional attention to detail and ability to manage multiple workstreams simultaneously.
• Clear and direct communication skills, capable of explaining legal concepts to non-lawyers and building trust across teams.
• Comfortable working in ambiguous, fast-paced, high-growth environments.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior in-house experience at a venture-backed startup or high-growth company.
• Experience with project finance, infrastructure, or energy-related transactions.
• Familiarity with equity compensation, 409A valuations, and cap table management tools such as Carta.
• Knowledge of data privacy compliance frameworks like CCPA or GDPR.
• Background supporting mergers and acquisitions or strategic investments.

Compensation & Benefits

• Subsidized health, dental, and vision insurance.
• Equity options in a rapidly growing startup.
• 401(k) plan with 4% employer match.
• Unlimited paid time off.
• Parental leave.
• Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) or Health Savings Account (HSA).
• Commuter benefits.

Location

This position is ideally based in San Francisco, Long Beach, or Houston offices. Exceptions may be made for exceptional candidates residing outside these hubs, with flexibility discussed during the hiring process.