Senior Counsel, Governance
OysterGlobal Employment company
SpainSenior
Stripes
Emergence Capital
Endeavor Catalyst
Silver Lake Waterman
Georgian
G2 Venture Partners
Legal & Compliance
About the role
TL;DR
Senior Counsel, Governance to lead entity formation and governance for global expansions.
- •As Senior Counsel, Governance, you will be the dedicated governance and entity-formation counsel supporting Global Expansions.
- •You will be making the structuring and licensing calls for legal entities, and then personally rolling up your sleeves to help get it formed, filed, and audit-ready.
- •Key Responsibilities Lead governance and structuring decisions for each new direct entity launch.
- •Personally drive the practical work of standing up new entities, coordinating filings and paperwork.
- •Conduct jurisdiction-specific legal and regulatory research.
- •Draft, review, and maintain foundational corporate documentation.
- •Partner closely with the Global Expansion launch team to sequence and de-risk entity launches.
- •Requirements Qualified lawyer with 7+ years' experience in corporate governance and entity formation.
- •Demonstrated experience personally establishing and maintaining corporate entities across multiple jurisdictions.
- •Comfortable holding a power of attorney to represent company directors/officers.
- •Ability to operate with significant autonomy on a fast-moving, ambiguous, high-stakes project.
Required skills
Contract ManagementRisk ManagementCompliance ManagementCross-functional Leadership
Nice-to-have skills
NotionAsana
Domain expertise
hrtech
Benefits & perks
Remote work, Paid time off, Mental health support, Wellbeing allowance, Flexible parental leave, WFH stipend
Tech stack
NotionAsana