Corporate and Securities Counsel, Elastic
$128.2-243.3k
+ Eligible to participate in Elastic's stock program. Salary varies depending on location
Open source platform powering search, observability, security, and more
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Open source platform powering search, observability, security, and more
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$128.2-243.3k
+ Eligible to participate in Elastic's stock program. Salary varies depending on location
1001+ employees
Company mission
To help turn endless data possibilities into real results with the power of Search AI.
Role
Who you are
- We are looking for an enthusiastic forward-thinking individual with great judgement and interpersonal skills, who thrives in a distributed work environment
- The ideal candidate will manage their time, have a growth mindset and will be keen to learn and grow with us, including with the use of AI and other technology tools to help us advance faster
- A Juris Doctor degree
- A minimum of 3 - 5 years of corporate law experience with any combination of law firm and/or in house roles
- You thrive while autonomously running your own time in a dynamic environment, and can handle ambiguity and rapidly shifting priorities with flexibility, and humor
- You are tech savvy and learn quickly
- You can handle competing demands on your time. You manage your time on your own in a dynamic environment with overlapping deadlines
- You also respond well and keep track of communications
- You understand that we work in a global distributed environment that offers flexibility and requires work outside of your traditional hours from time to time
- You know how to improve your efficiency with appropriate use of AI, but do not overly rely on it in exercising your professional judgment
- Great organizational skills, detail orientation, and commitment
- Solid strategic and problem-solving capabilities
- The ability to prioritize and drive to results
- An exemplary work ethic
What the job involves
- Reporting to the Assistant General Counsel and Deputy Corporate Secretary, with a dotted line to the Director of Corporate Legal, we are looking to hire a U.S.-based Corporate and Securities Counsel to join our Corporate, M&A and Procurement legal team in this dynamic, growing and truly globally distributed company
- Reporting pursuant to and compliance with rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission such as annual and quarterly reports on forms 10-K and 10-Q, proxy statements, Form 8-Ks, Section 16 filings and other SEC filings
- Reporting pursuant to and compliance with rules and regulations of the New York Stock Exchange
- Assume responsibility for subsidiary management around the globe, overseeing and working with the team’s senior corporate paralegal and key stakeholders for execution of this work
- Assist in efforts regarding climate and sustainability reporting
- Prepare materials for Board and Committee meetings. This includes agendas, corporate governance documents, corporate resolutions, and meeting minutes. You will also prepare and maintain Diligent board books
- Prepare and maintain different corporate governance materials. This includes various policies, charters, and research. Analyze and provide advice on many corporate governance topics. Keep track of industry precedents and emerging trends
- Anticipate and identify changes in relevant laws and regulations, and develop and implement recommended actions
- Work with members from the legal, finance, investor relations, HR, stock, and compensation teams. You will complete intercompany tasks, manage tax matters, oversee treasury operations, address equity issues, and support corporate finance, M&A, and other global strategic initiatives
- Manage insider trading policy maintenance and compliance and associated 10b5-1 trading plan compliance
- Manage ongoing public company matters. This includes planning and logistics for annual shareholder meetings. You will also oversee director and officer questionnaires, related party transactions, and corporate compliance calendars
- Ensure correct reporting of data with respect to Institutional Shareholder Services evaluation and optimize scoring related thereto
- Partner with co-workers who are sharp and motivated, combined with a company culture that is inclusive, stimulating, and unequaled
Our take
Organizations are dealing with exploding data volumes increasingly sophisticated cyber threats, and the growing expectation tha ttechnology should help act on problems, not just report them. Ai is moving from experimentation into real operations, especially in security and observability where speed and context are critical. So now, both enterprises and governments are looking for simpler, shared platforms that sale easily and reduce complexity rather than add to it.
And Elastic sits at the intersection of these needs with its Search AI Platform that helps organizations turn large amounts of structured and unstructured data into clear insights and actiontions across search, security, and observability. Elastic's strength lies in its open, flexible approach, which breaks down data silos and provides a context people and AI systems need to make daster, better decisions. The goal is straightforward: help teams see what's happening, understand it quickly, and respond confidently.
Recently, the company worked with CISA to deliver a unified, cloud-based SIEM for US federal agencies, this highlights strong trust in Elastic's security and scalability. Alongside this, its AWS Agentic AI Specialization also reflects leadership in making autonomous AI system practical and reliable. Together, these milestones position Elastic well for the future, as organizations increasingly rely on shared platforms and intelligent systems to manage ris, complexity, and growth.
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Insights
8% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Jul 2016
$58m
SERIES D
Jun 2014
$70m
SERIES C
Total funding: $162m
Company benefits
- Toast to your health: Fully paid health coverage for you and your family, in many locations.
- Craft your calendar: Flexible location and schedule for most roles.
- Create space for you: Distributed by design workforce, plus generous number of vacation days each year.
- Embrace parenthood: Minimum of 16 weeks of parental leave, plus generous family formation benefits.
- Give back your time: 40 hours each year to use toward volunteering with organizations and causes you’re passionate about.
- Amplify your impact: Double your charitable giving — we match donations up to $1500 USD (or local currency equivalent).
Company HQ
Union Square, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Ashutosh Kulkarni
(CEO)Ashutosh joined Elastic in 2021 as CPO, becoming CEO in 2022. Prior to this, he was an EVP and CPO of Enterprise at McAfee, a Senior VP and GM of Web Performance and Web Security at Akamai Technologies, and a Senior VP and GM of Informatica Cloud at Informatica.
Shay Banon
(Co-Founder & CTO)Shay co-founded Elastic in 2012 and has served as the CTO since.
Navam Welihinda
(CFO)Prior to joining Elastic in 2025, Navam was the CFO at Grammarly. He also spent nearly 8 years at HashiCorp as VP of Finance and CFO and was the Head of Finance, Compose at IBM for 1 year.
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