Corporate Counsel, Tilt
$170-200k
+ Equity
Credit health & financial management app
Job no longer available
Credit health & financial management app
201-500 employees
Job no longer available
$170-200k
+ Equity
201-500 employees
Company mission
To expand access to fair credit to give anyone in the world the opportunity to improve their financial security and mobility.
Role
Who you are
- Juris Doctor (JD) degree; member of at least one state bar
- 4+ years of in-house experience, including some experience at early stage startup (preferably fintech)
- Some law firm experience preferred but not required
- Experience with M&A due diligence, capital raising initiatives, and transaction management, including preparing legal documents for financing activities
- Successful negotiation of commercial contracts in a corporate setting
- Strong analytical reasoning skills
- Ability to communicate complex information clearly and concisely
What the job involves
- Empower is looking for a sharp and nimble Corporate Counsel
- You’ll tackle a broad range of strategic initiatives including capital markets transactions, M&A, and fundraising, alongside critical run-the-business functions such as commercial contracts and corporate and employment matters
- As an early legal hire, you’ll have a unique opportunity to help establish the structure of Empower’s legal function and autonomy to set up for success as we scale
- And you’ll report directly to the General Counsel, making your impact highly visible to company leadership
- Empower is a fast-paced, high growth environment–if you’re our ideal candidate, you excel in rolling up your sleeves, crafting structure within ambiguity and juggling multiple projects
- You approach problems from first principles to find novel solutions
- You can work autonomously and make judgment calls with confidence
- You’ll interface directly with various cross-functional partners, so clear and concise communication of legal principles is a must
- Empower is a remote-first company
- We drive connectivity through regular company offsites
- Travel for company offsites is expected at a minimum 2 times a year
- Capital Markets: Support Empower’s capital markets team in negotiating, operationalizing and maintaining financing facilities to support our product suite (e.g. venture debt, warehouse facilities and asset-backed securities issuances) and providing related advice to internal stakeholders
- M&A: Manage the structuring, negotiation, and execution of strategic M&A opportunities, including identifying material diligence issues to leadership and liaising with outside counsel to prepare and finalize deal documentation. Establish structure/process for M&A initiatives to ensure transactions progress smoothly
- Commercial Contracts: Draft, revise and negotiate commercial contracts with vendors and partners, providing analysis and advice on risks and terms. Engage with relevant stakeholders to ensure contractual obligations are socialized and operationalized as needed
- Employment Law: Support and advise Empower’s people team on various aspects of employment law as they arise, including recruitment, employee relations, terminations, and workplace safety. Collaborate with the people team to further develop and mature relevant policies, training materials and templates
- Corporate: Take the lead on drafting and maintaining internal corporate documentation including approvals, committee charters and intercompany agreements
Our take
An individual’s credit score greatly influences their life, affecting their ability to rent, receive loans, buy a house, and access affordable interest rates. But you have to have credit to build credit, leaving a lot of people in a catch-22 situation. Tilt (formerly Empower Financial) is a mobile-only app that makes credit more inclusive and accessible, helping customers achieve their credit health goals regardless of their credit history (or lack thereof).
Though other FinTech companies such as Mint or Personal Capital also offer impressive financial tracking for their customers, Tilt’s comprehensive set of personal finance features including cash advance and automatic savings offerings make it a better choice for people who want to use a single app to manage their finances.
By empowering people to take control of their money through its range of financial services, Tilt is working to break the cycle of paycheck-to-paycheck living. Backed by Blisce, Defy Ventures and Quiet Capital, the company has been significantly growing its revenue in recent years and was recognized in the 2022 Inc. 5000 list of the fastest-growing companies in the US.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
45% employee growth in 12 months
Trustpilot (1.9)
Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Sep 2022
$75m
LATE VC
Mar 2020
$20m
SERIES A
Total funding: $99.5m
Company benefits
- Virtual-first teamwork: Great work happens anywhere. We're collaborating across 14 countries, 12 time zones
- Full health coverage: Find flexible plans at every premium level and substantial subsidies that stand up to global standards
Company HQ
Mission District, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Warren Hogarth
(Co-Founder & CEO)Previous a Partner at Sequoia Capital and is an Early Investor/Company Builder for multiple companies.
Justin Ammerlaan
(Co-Founder & CTO)Previously founded Ammerlaan Initiatives and Co-Founded White Room Trading. Also worked as a Senior Software Engineer at SDM and a Technical Architect at Fujitsu.
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