[Hiring] Lead Legal Counsel, Capital Markets @Upstart

Role Description

As the Lead Legal Counsel, Capital Markets at Upstart, you will work with counterparties across Upstart including members of the product, operations, compliance, accounting, tax, treasury and finance teams. You will work on bilateral deals, small club deals, broadly syndicated deals and everything in between.

• Support the capital markets and finance teams in purchase and sale agreements, securitization transactions, other liquidity arrangements and day-to-day operational and legal support.
• Review, draft and negotiate a variety of transactional documents opposite sophisticated institutional investors, including asset managers, private equity funds, hedge funds and pension funds.
• Manage deal flow and work with outside counsel in structuring and executing various securitization transactions, including pass-throughs and asset-backed securitizations.
• Collaborate with a variety of internal and external stakeholders (including other members of the legal team) as new products are launched, ensuring consistency across documents and providing subject matter expertise over capital markets and investor channels.
• Develop processes and maintain/improve templates for transactions to support and drive rapidly growing business.
• Partner with product-regulatory colleagues to anticipate and address regulatory cross-winds.
• Create internal education on a variety of legal risks.

Qualifications

• J.D. degree with solid academic credentials and a state bar membership.
• 10+ years of work experience, including both large law firm and in-house experience (in structured finance, debt finance or similar).
• Experienced in drafting and negotiating sophisticated transactional documents.
• Strong communication skills with a demonstrated ability to effectively and proactively provide quick, concise, and practical legal advice.
• Experience managing a team.

Requirements

• Prior experience at a fintech company focused on lending/credit markets (preferred).
• CA or NY bar membership (preferred).
• Proven ability to develop scalable processes and procedures (preferred).
• Eager to develop expertise in new or unfamiliar products and areas of law (preferred).

Benefits

• Competitive compensation, including base pay, bonus opportunities, and annual equity grants that vest quarterly.
• Retirement benefits to help you plan for the future, including a 401(k) or Group Retirement Savings Plan with a company match of $2 for every $1 contributed, up to $15,000 annually (USD in the US, CAD in Canada).
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) with discounted stock purchase options for eligible employees (US only).
• Comprehensive health coverage designed to support you and your family, including medical, dental, vision, and wellness resources for US and supplemental health coverage for Canada.
• Health Savings Account contributions from Upstart for eligible plans (US only).
• Income protection benefits, including life insurance and disability coverage for added financial security.
• Paid time off, sick leave, and company holidays, in line with local requirements.
• Paid family and parental leave to support caregiving and major life moments (duration varies by country).
• Family-centered benefits to support fertility, parenthood, and caregiving needs.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) offering mental health support and life-centered resources.
• Financial wellness resources, including access to financial planning tools and a financial concierge service (US Only).
• Annual wellness allowance to support your physical and emotional well-being and personal development, based on what matters most to you.
• Annual productivity allowance to invest in relevant tools and resources you need to do your best work, no matter where you work from.
• Connection and community through team events, all-company updates, and employee resource groups (ERGs).
• Onsite perks, including catered lunches and fully stocked micro-kitchens when working from one of our offices in the Bay Area, Austin, Columbus, and New York City.