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About the Role

Superhuman is seeking a Senior Counsel, M&A to lead the structuring, negotiation, and execution of complex corporate M&A transactions. This role will also provide support on general corporate transactions, governance, and investor relations matters, partnering closely with executive, corporate development, finance, and people teams.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate cross-functionally across the company at every level on M&A, strategic transactions, and investor-related matters.
• Structure, conduct, and manage legal due diligence, engaging internal and external partners when necessary to ensure alignment.
• Draft, negotiate, socialize, and review transaction documents.
• Lead deal execution logistics, including managing post-closing integration and compliance efforts.
• Support corporate governance matters, including corporate entity management, new entity development and implementation, equity program strategic planning, insurance, and board-related matters.
• Develop strategies for handling legal issues in creative ways and build processes for scaling flexible solutions that address risk.
• Advise internal stakeholders, providing clear, concise, and thorough guidance on legal risks, obligations, and mitigations.

Requirements

• Proven background (10+ years) in leading mergers and acquisitions, strategic investments, due diligence, and integration activities.
• Training at a top-tier law firm and solid in-house experience.
• Corporate governance and fundraising experience a plus.
• Experience supporting finance (including corporate development, capital structures and fundraising) and investor relations at a high-growth and innovative technology company.
• Track record of driving alignment and delivering results on complex, cross-functional projects involving various stakeholders.
• Excellent time management skills to juggle multiple time-sensitive projects simultaneously in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.
• Comfortable independently owning end-to-end deal processes and working with cross-functional teams.
• Advising senior leaders on risk tolerance and balancing to drive the business forward.
• Communicates clearly and empathetically both face-to-face and in writing.
• Holds a JD and has been admitted to the bar, with a license to practice law in at least one US state.

Skills

• M&A
• Strategic investments
• Due diligence
• Integration activities
• Corporate governance
• Fundraising
• Finance support
• Investor relations
• Cross-functional project management
• Time management
• Deal process ownership
• Risk assessment
• Clear communication
• Empathetic communication

Location

• San Francisco Bay Area
• New York City

Work Type

• Hybrid
• Full-time

Experience Level

• Senior

Education Level

• JD
• Admitted to the bar

Benefits

• Excellent health care (medical, dental, vision, mental health, fertility benefits)
• Disability and life insurance options
• 401(k) and RRSP matching
• Paid parental leave
• 20 days of paid time off per year
• 12 days of paid holidays per year
• Two floating holidays per year
• Flexible sick time
• Generous stipends (caregiving, pet care, wellness, home office)
• Annual professional development budget and opportunities

About the Company

• Superhuman is an AI productivity platform on a mission to unlock the superhuman potential in everyone.
• The Superhuman suite of apps and agents brings AI wherever people work, integrating with over 1 million applications and websites.
• The company’s products include Grammarly’s writing assistance, Superhuman Docs's collaborative workspaces, Mail’s inbox management, and Go, the proactive AI assistant that understands context and delivers help automatically.
• Founded in 2009, Superhuman empowers over 40 million people, 50,000 organizations, and 3,000 educational institutions worldwide to eliminate busywork and focus on what matters.

Equal Opportunity

• We value our differences, and we encourage all to apply—especially those whose identities are traditionally underrepresented in tech organizations.
• We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation, ancestry, national origin, citizenship, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status, political belief, or any other characteristic protected by law.
• Superhuman is an equal opportunity employer and a participant in the US federal E-Verify program (US).
• We also abide by the Employment Equity Act (Canada).