Senior Corporate Counsel, commercetools

• Active membership with the Law Society, or a US state bar (NY or CA preferred), or equivalent
• Positive attitude, and willingness to roll up sleeves (no job too big, no job too small)
• Collaborative team member with a high level of professionalism and outstanding business judgment
• Ability to work well in a fast-paced business and evolving legal environment and to manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Creating legal and compliance processes designed for scalability

Desirable

• We are seeking a talented attorney to join our experienced and collaborative Legal team to work on corporate transactions, M&A deals, and general company secretarial and corporate governance matters.
• You’ll work alongside and report into our General Counsel and have the opportunity to work on various corporate, legal and strategic projects. As our Senior Corporate Counsel, you should have a minimum of seven years of experience at a large international law firm or combined firm/in-house experience advising clients on a variety of corporate legal matters including M&A, IPO, corporate restructuring, and shareholding matters
• Lead legal support to the organization with corporate governance and corporate law matters across our global affiliates
• Advising and executing changes to our entity structure, implementing intercompany agreements, and assisting with local compliance requirements
• Assist with board agendas and develop and review corporate governance materials, including resolutions and other materials for board meetings
• Provide legal advice and manage a variety of complex merger and acquisition transactions or other corporate strategic transactions, including structuring, diligence, drafting and negotiating term sheets and definitive transaction documentation, and supporting closing transactions and post-closing integration
• Assist in preparation of corporate or regulatory filings, press releases and review of marketing materials, research and investor presentations, analysis of securities law obligations and listing requirements
• Help with other confidential corporate projects and such other activities as may be assigned by the General Counsel and CFO
• Maintain and support our equity program, including drafting relevant agreements
• Being the Global Legal Corporate go-to person for compliance and legal support with corporate law, working closely with our Corporate Strategy and Finance teams
• Play a key role in building and maintaining a fruitful and cooperative relationship with other departments and stakeholders