Corporate Counsel

Description:

At An American Financial Technology and Financial Services Company we look after the financial best interest of the up-and-coming. We are innovators. We make bold decisions. We stay curious, inspiring one another to push past all previous thresholds of possibility. We are one team and are building a diverse community of team members, partners, and customers from all walks of life to foster creativity, challenge conventional thinking, and put the tools of wealth-making in everyone's hands.

We are looking for missionaries who are rooted in purpose, to join our team. We can achieve our goals if we are a team of missionaries working toward a shared purpose and mission.

Our mission? With benevolence and courage, we look after the financial best interests of the up-and-coming; beginning with the empowering, proud step of micro-investing.

How do we accomplish our mission? Our values.

Lead With Heart
With compassion, integrity, and tenacity, inspire yourself and others to move past all previous thresholds of possibility

Make Bold Decisions
We are creating a new world. Be optimistic, adventurous, and courageous. Leap fearlessly into the future

Always Build Trust
Say what you mean, mean what you say, and do what you say you're going to do. We are all owners. We are one team

Never Stop Growing
Change IS the constant. Stay hungry and curious. Be relentless in the pursuit of progress

Find a way
Never settle, no excuses, nothing is impossible. Just make it happen

Our values guide us, and our mission drives us.

Come join us and help deliver financial wellness for the whole family, creating compound growth at every life stage.

Corporate Counsel | An American Financial Technology and Financial Services Company
An American Financial Technology and Financial Services Company is seeking an enthusiastic self-starter to add to our Legal team. We are a company populated with creative and solution-driven individuals, and the Legal team is no exception. The [Associate] Corporate Counsel will report directly to the General Counsel & Corporate Secretary and collaborate closely with teams throughout the organization, as well as engage with the leadership team and our broker-dealer, registered investment advisor, and European subsidiaries.

This role has the option to be remote or based in our Irvine, CA offices.

Within 1 month, you will:

• Introduce yourself to the legal team members, stakeholders, and collaborators
• Familiarize yourself with An American Financial Technology and Financial Services Company legal tools and processes
• Complete An American Financial Technology and Financial Services Company' best-in-class onboarding, An American Financial Technology and Financial Services Company' Seedling Program
• Participate in a virtual coffee session hosted by An American Financial Technology and Financial Services Company' CEO, Noah Kerner
• Attend your first community-wide virtual all-hands meeting

• Own the drafting, negotiation, and structuring of a variety of global commercial agreements, including MSAs (including SaaS agreements), influencer agreements, vendor agreements, and DPAs.
• Review and provide clear, actionable advice regarding advertising materials, offers, disclaimers, sweepstakes, and other marketing initiatives
• Assist in development and implementation of various legal templates, forms, communications, and operational systems to improve the delivery and scalability of legal resources to a global, distributed employee and customer base.
• Assist in the maintaining of corporate records, filings, and compliance documentation.
• Review your 30-60-90 day goals and accomplishments with your manager
• Engage with GoHenry & PixPay team members on substantive global projects and matters.

• Collaborate with internal stakeholders, including finance, product development, and compliance teams, to provide strategic legal guidance and support business objectives.
• Act as legal point of contact / project manager on complex transactions and global projects
• Support corporate governance matters, including board meetings, resolutions, and corporate governance best practices.
• Be the primary point of contact for equity administration matters
• Proactively communicate issues back to global leadership and drive thoughtful business, legal, and operational processes, and practices throughout the organization.
• Conduct legal research and analysis to ensure compliance with relevant laws, regulations, and industry standards.
• Handle other legal matters and projects as assigned.

• 2+ years of relevant legal work experience in a law firm and/or in-house, preferably in corporate securities / capital financing, M&A, technology transactions, investor relations, corporate governance and equity compensation.
• Ideally broad corporate and business law experience with a concentration in corporate and commercial transactions as well as experience advising clients on a variety of general business matters
• JD with strong academic credentials from accredited U.S. law school
• Admission in good standing with at least one state bar, preferably California or New York
• Clear communicator with excellent writing, analytical and interpersonal skills
• Highly organized, detail-oriented and execution-focused, with the ability to work independently and with a cross-functional team on numerous complex matters simultaneously and prioritize tasks in line with business goals.
• Experience partnering (and developing rapport) with business teams in an evolving environment that requires sound judgment, excellent counseling skills, and ability to prioritize matters.
• Experience working with equity management and corporate governance is a plus.
• An understanding of or deep interest in data protection/privacy requirements, including GLBA, GDPR and other data protection/privacy regimes, is a plus
• In-house experience with a global fintech or financial services company a plus

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