Associate General Counsel
At Automattic, the company behind WordPress.com, Jetpack, Tumblr, and WooCommerce, we are seeking a talented attorney to lead our corporate, securities, and governance work. You’ll be an integral partner to our operations teams, giving strategic advice to help us run smoothly around the globe.
We’re looking for a US-qualified attorney who is well versed in issues relevant to our late-stage private business, including advising on securities law compliance and corporate governance;handling complex international M&A, equity, and debt transactions; establishing and managing international subsidiaries; and running employee equity programs. This position reports to our General Counsel.
We're a team that loves what we do and has an optimistic approach, and we're looking for people with the same mindset.
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 and executing changes to our entity structure, implementing intercompany agreements, and 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.
We’d love to hear from you if you:
- Have a JD from a US-accredited law school and 8+ years’ experience in legal practice (a mix of law firm and in-house experience strongly preferred), especially if you have experience building or leading a corporate legal team.
- 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); and intellectual property. Everything at Automattic is done on a global scale and in an international context; bonus points for breadth of experience outside of the US.
- 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. We don’t write a lot of memos at Automattic; we solve problems and get things done.
- 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 internet and all it stands for.
Salary range: $160,000-$300,000 USD - Please note that salary ranges are global, regardless of location, and we pay in local currency.
This isn’t your typical work-from-home job—we are a fully-remote company with an open vacation policy. Read more about our compensation philosophy. To see a full list of benefits by country, consult our Benefits Page. And check out these links to learn more about How We Hire and What We Expect from Ourselves.
About Automattic
We are the people behind WordPress.com, WooCommerce, 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 1900 Automatticians in 96 countries speaking 120+ different languages. And, even more than growth and profitability (although we’re plenty profitable), above all, we’re driven by a mission: We democratize publishing and commerce so anyone with a story can tell it, and anyone with a product can sell it, regardless of income, gender, politics, language, or country.
We believe in Open Source, and the vast majority of our work is available under the GPL.
Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion at Automattic
We’re improving diversity in the tech industry. At Automattic, we want people to love their work and show respect and empathy to all. We welcome differences and strive to increase participation from traditionally underrepresented groups. Our DEI committee involves Automatticians across the company and drives grassroots change. For example, this group has helped facilitate private online spaces for affiliated Automatticians to gather and helps run a monthly DEI People Lab series for further learning. DEI is a priority at Automattic, though our dedication influences far more than just Automatticians: We make our products freely available and translate our products into and offer customer support in numerous languages. We require unconscious bias training for our hiring teams and ensure our products are accessible across different bandwidths and devices.
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