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About the Role

Meta is seeking a corporate governance lawyer to lead the design, alignment, and operationalization of board-level governance frameworks for Meta’s international entities, with a focus on Irish holding and operating companies and related group entities. The successful candidate will navigate ambiguous, cross-functional environments and partner with multiple stakeholders to understand perspectives and facilitate decision-making by identifying key issues and tradeoffs.

Responsibilities

Draft board-level governance frameworks, manage cross-functional alignment, and oversee end-to-end board approval processes.
Partner with legal specialist teams, finance, tax, treasury, risk, compliance, and external counsel to resolve issues and facilitate board decision-making.
Manage the output of a globally distributed team to ensure timely delivery of corporate governance solutions.
Collaborate with Corporate Responsibility & Non-Financial Reporting, Finance, and other cross-functional teams on Meta’s global reporting program.
Coordinate director briefings, support entity-specific audits, and conduct periodic evaluations of governance roles and committees.
Provide corporate legal advice on group-wide reorganizations and other ad hoc projects.

Requirements

Must possess a law degree or equivalent certificate permitting the practice of law.
Must be appropriately licensed and authorized to practice law for the company in their assigned work location.
Must hold a current practicing certificate or local law equivalent bar registration/license.
Qualified as a solicitor permitted to practice in Ireland or the United Kingdom.
4+ years of post-qualification experience in corporate, corporate governance, and/or regulatory practice at a law firm or in-house in a multinational environment.
Experienced in cross-functional collaboration with finance, tax, treasury, risk & compliance, and external advisors on various issues.
Demonstrated written and verbal communication skills with a proactive approach.
Ability to distill complex and novel issues into concise documents for leadership and boards.
Experience in quickly and accurately assessing legal, practical, and business risks.
Ability to present advice succinctly and in a timely manner.

Skills

AI skill development (e.g., prompt/context engineering, agent orchestration)
Project management skills (trackers, timelines, stakeholder alignment)
Experience in high-growth tech, telco or fintech industries
Post-graduate governance qualification and/or associate membership of a recognized governance institute (e.g., Chartered Secretary)
Experience adhering to and implementing responsible, ethical AI practices (e.g., risk assessment, bias mitigation, quality and accuracy reviews)
Ability to integrate AI tools to optimize/redesign workflows and drive measurable impact
Experience building and operationalizing board-level governance frameworks
Translating new legal obligations into regulated/quasi-regulated contexts

Location

Ireland
United Kingdom

Work Type

Full-time

Experience Level

4+ years post-qualification experience

Education Level

Law degree or equivalent certificate
Post-graduate governance qualification