Corporate Counsel

Join Checkr, a fast-growing technology company, as a Corporate Counsel. In this role, you will be a key member of a lean, collaborative legal team, helping to deliver the corporate legal work behind Checkr's next stage of growth, including IPO readiness, M&A, securities, and corporate governance. You will own defined corporate and transactional workstreams, provide hands-on support across corporate transactional work, and advise on corporate governance matters. This position offers competitive compensation, stock options, comprehensive health plans, and flexible paid time off.

About Checkr

An A-player mindset with a strong bias for action: you raise the bar, move with urgency, stay resilient through ambiguity, and take ownership to deliver meaningful outcomes

Responsibilities

• Assumer la responsabilité de divers travaux juridiques d'entreprise et transactionnels, y compris les fusions et acquisitions, la préparation à l'introduction en bourse et la gouvernance d'entreprise.
• Collaborer avec les équipes de finance et de stratégie d'entreprise pour établir des processus et des manuels qui permettent à la fonction juridique de s'adapter à la croissance de l'entreprise.
• Fournir un soutien pratique dans le cadre de travaux transactionnels d'entreprise, y compris la structure des transactions, la diligence raisonnable, la rédaction et la négociation des accords.

Requirements

• Strong collaborator with excellent written and verbal communication skills who builds trust across teams and represents Checkr well with external parties
• Hands-on M&A transactional experience, with exposure to IPO readiness or public-company matters a strong plus
• JD degree and active membership in good standing of a state Bar
• Highly organized, able to prioritize and manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment, with strong attention to detail and discretion handling confidential information
• Solid working knowledge of corporate, securities, and transactional matters, with the judgment to spot and triage key issues and know when to escalate or engage outside counsel
• A pragmatic problem-solver who provides crisp, timely, risk-based advice and communicates it clearly to non-lawyers
• 5–8 years of corporate and securities law experience; a mix of top law firm and in-house experience is a plus

Pay

USD 188,000 - 221,000