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About the Role
Plaid is seeking a corporate generalist for its Business Legal team to manage all areas of corporate law and governance, including board support, transactions, entity management, and regulatory compliance. The role requires providing practical advice and collaborating with cross-functional teams.
Responsibilities
- Support the company’s corporate governance framework and Board of Directors activities, including preparing board and committee meeting materials and maintaining corporate records.
- Organize documentation for board meetings and implement governance practices for a late-stage private company.
- Assist in preparing for a potential initial public offering and collaborate with internal teams and external counsel.
- Ensure compliance with applicable securities laws and SEC regulations, and help establish corporate governance structures for a public company.
- Assist in preparation and review of periodic SEC filings, compliance with SEC and exchange rules, and quarterly earnings materials post-IPO.
- Provide legal support for strategic corporate transactions and financing events.
- Assist with due diligence efforts, drafting of transaction documents, and coordination of deal closings.
- Manage the company’s subsidiaries and affiliated entities, including coordinating formation and dissolution of entities.
- Support changes in corporate structure.
- Monitor evolving corporate and securities laws and advise on potential impacts to the company.
- Develop, implement, and maintain internal corporate policies and governance programs.
- Work closely with cross-functional teams (e.g. Finance, HR/People, Stock Administration, and Compliance) to address legal needs and support company initiatives.
- Undertake special projects and ad hoc legal tasks as needed.
Requirements
- 4+ years of relevant experience at a law firm or in-house counsel
- Strong interest in fintech
- US Bar admission in at least one state
- Strong communication (both written and verbal) skills
- Excellent legal and business judgment
- Experience working with senior management
- Ability to work well with various teams in a fast-paced environment
- Comfortable with a daily high volume of tasks and projects
- Ability to quickly shift priorities as needed
- Humble, proactive, resourceful, highly organized, with great attention to detail
- Strong ability to execute
- Flexibility to handle a variety of projects
Location
- San Francisco
- New York
- Seattle
- Washington D.C.
- Raleigh
- London
- Amsterdam
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- 4+ years of relevant experience
Education Level
- JD degree required
Benefits
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- 401(k)
About the Company
- Plaid empowers the transformation of how people interact with their finances by building tools and experiences for developers.
- Plaid's tools are used by millions of people to manage their financial health.
- Plaid works with thousands of companies, including Venmo, SoFi, Fortune 500 companies, and large banks.
- Plaid's network covers 12,000 financial institutions across the US, Canada, UK, and Europe.
- Founded in 2013, the company is headquartered in San Francisco with offices in New York, Seattle, Washington D.C., Raleigh, London, and Amsterdam.
- The Business Legal team provides centralized legal support across all Plaid functions.
- The team's mission is to craft empathetic, forward-looking solutions that empower stakeholders and drive innovation.
Equal Opportunity
- Plaid is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and values diversity at our company.
- We do not discriminate based on race, color, national origin, ethnicity, religion or religious belief, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, military or veteran status, disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.
- We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state, and local laws.
- Plaid is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities in our recruiting process.
- If you need any assistance with your application or interviews due to a disability, please let us know at accommodations@plaid.com.