[Hiring] Senior Corporate Counsel @Automattic Careers

Role Description

Automattic is seeking a talented attorney to lead our corporate, securities, M&A, and governance work. You’ll be an integral partner to our operations teams, giving strategic advice to help us run smoothly around the globe.

In this role, you will:

• Lead all areas related to the company’s global securities laws matters and related compliance.
• Manage our network of global subsidiaries, including:
  • Managing all subsidiary board meetings.
  • Advising on and executing changes to our entity structure.
  • Implementing inter-company agreements.
  • Assisting with local compliance requirements.
• Assist with board agendas and materials, and keep records of all meetings and corporate actions.
• Oversee our innovative stock plan for Automatticians, and structure, negotiate, and execute stock sale transactions.
• Lead deal execution for fundraising and M&A transactions.
• Manage our investment portfolio and lead deal execution for venture investments.
• Design legal and business processes that enable Automattic to scale internationally.

Qualifications

• Have a JD from a US-accredited law school and 5+ years’ experience in legal practice.
• Are well versed in issues relevant to our business, including:
  • Advising on securities law compliance and corporate governance.
  • Managing international subsidiaries.
  • Structuring and negotiating financing, M&A, and other strategic transactions.
  • Software integrations.
  • Licensing (especially open source licenses).
  • Intellectual property.
• Thrive in a fast-paced environment, and have experience working on multiple complex transactions simultaneously, such as tender offers, fund formations, public offerings, etc.
• Possess an agile and curious mind. You’re not afraid to ask questions or admit when you are wrong.
• Are business-minded and practical in addressing legal issues.
• Can write clear, concise, and informative documentation.
• Operate independently.
• Excel at understanding complex topics and explaining them to others in clear, concise terms, as well as finding streamlined solutions to complex issues.
• Love the open web and all it stands for.

Benefits

• Salary range: $180,000-$300,000 USD.
• Please note that salary ranges are global, regardless of location, and we pay in local currency.
• Pay will reflect the potential contribution and the impact you can bring, which may, in some cases, go beyond the range stated.
• This isn’t your typical work-from-home job—we are a fully-remote company with an open vacation policy.
• To see a full list of benefits by country, consult our Benefits Page.

Company Description

Now in our 20th year, we’re the people behind WordPress.com, WooCommerce, Beeper, Tumblr, Simplenote, Jetpack, Longreads, Day One, PocketCasts, and more. We believe in making the web a better place.

We’re a distributed company with more than 1500 Automatticians in nearly every corner of the globe, speaking over a hundred different languages. Enriched by this diversity, we’re united by a singular mission: to democratize publishing, commerce, and messaging so anyone with a story can tell it, anyone with a product can sell it, and everyone can manage their communications from a single source.

We believe in Open Source, and the vast majority of our work is available under the GPL. Automattic is a Most Loved Company, an Equal Opportunity employer, and Disability Confident Committed.