Lead Legal Counsel (Corporate)

Join GitLab, a growing public technology company, as the Lead Legal Counsel (Corporate). In this role, you will be responsible for securities, public company reporting, and corporate governance work. You will work closely with various internal stakeholders and external auditors, providing legal guidance on complex entity matters and supporting mergers and acquisitions. You will also engage and manage outside counsel, identify legal and business risks, and build and improve legal resources. This position offers flexibility in schedule, equity compensation, and generous paid time off.

Please note that we welcome interest from candidates with varying levels of experience; many successful candidates do not meet every single requirement. Additionally, studies have shown that people from underrepresented groups are less likely to apply to a job unless they meet every single qualification. If you're excited about this role, please apply and allow our recruiters to assess your application

Responsibilities

• Assumer la responsabilité des questions relatives aux valeurs mobilières et aux rapports d'entreprise publique, en travaillant avec les parties prenantes internes et les auditeurs externes sur les dépôts auprès de la SEC.
• Conseiller sur la gouvernance d'entreprise, y compris les processus du conseil d'administration et des comités, l'assemblée annuelle des actionnaires, les approbations d'entreprise, les questions relatives aux plans d'équité.
• Fournir des conseils juridiques sur des questions complexes liées aux entités dans différentes juridictions, y compris la formation, le maintien, les réorganisations, les accords interentreprises.
• Experience improving legal processes, templates, policies, or other scalable resources
• The ability to independently manage complex legal matters and cross-functional projects, prioritize competing needs, and drive work to completion with limited direction

Requirements

• A Juris Doctor (JD) degree and active admission to a US state bar
• Clear written and verbal communication, including the ability to explain technical legal issues to non-lawyers and senior leaders and build trusted working relationships
• Helpful but not required: in-house work at a public software-as-a-service (SaaS), software, or open core company; M&A cross-border corporate matters; outside counsel management; or legal technology that helps scale legal work
• The ability to investigate unfamiliar legal questions, weigh risks against business objectives, and turn recommendations into action
• The ability to collaborate in a remote, globally distributed team across time zones and cultures, and willingness to use GitLab in your day-to-day work
• 6+ years of demonstrated relevant legal experience, including law firm experience advising US-listed public companies on securities law, corporate governance, and public company reporting. Prior in-house experience is a plus

Pay

USD 168,000 - 285,600