Senior Corporate Counsel

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Gusto is a modern, online people platform that helps small businesses take care of their teams. On top of full-service payroll, Gusto offers health insurance, 401(k)s, expert HR, and team management tools. Today, Gusto offices in Denver, San Francisco, and New York serve more than 300,000 businesses nationwide.

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About the Role

We are seeking a Senior Corporate Counsel to join our growing Legal and Compliance team. The Senior Corporate Counsel will provide strategic support with respect to Gusto’s corporate governance and securities law compliance, ​​securities regulation, equity plan development, as well as broader corporate matters, including mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, tax structuring and other strategic transactions, along with other general corporate and board matters. In this newly created role, you will serve as a trusted partner to many internal teams, including our People, Finance, and Business teams, as well as support Gusto’s most strategic transactions. This is an exciting opportunity to support a late-stage private company in preparing for the next stage of growth and work on Gusto’s most strategic corporate transactions. 

Here’s what you’ll do day-to-day:

• Counsel and advise on corporate and securities laws matters, including the implementation and compliance with corporate governance policies and procedures. 
• Provide support for Gusto’s board of director and committee matters, including collaborating with internal stakeholders on board and committee meeting agendas, materials, and governance policy updates.
• Partner with Gusto’s equity team and advise on investor relations matters, including investor communications and outreach, equity transfer requests, and equity plan management. 
• Provide legal support and guidance on strategic transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, partnerships, and joint ventures, as well as corporate financing transactions, including divestitures, financings, investment transactions, tender offers and similar transactions.
• Partner with Gusto’s finance and compliance teams to provide legal support for corporate entity financial and regulatory audits and company filings.
• Advise on executive compensation and private equity grant matters.
• Manage the corporate governance of Gusto’s subsidiary and affiliate entities, and support on global expansion initiatives.
• Help build a best-in-class corporate and securities function, developing processes that will scale into future stages of company growth.
• Provide counsel on relevant commercial, operational, and intellectual property legal issues. 
• Partner with other members of Legal & Compliance on initiatives and special projects on an as-needed basis. 

Here’s what we’re looking for:

• J.D. degree with an active law license and a current member of a State bar
• 5-7 years of combined legal experience (law firm & in-house), with experience working in an in-house legal department at a technology company.
• 5+ years of experience working with M&A at a law firm or 3+ years of experience working with M&A in an in-house legal department at a technology company 
• Experience working for late-stage private companies through transition into public companies.
• Comprehensive understanding of securities law compliance, including SEC reporting and disclosure requirements. 
• Experience with equity compensation plans and executive compensation matters.
• Familiarity providing counsel on intellectual property strategy for a late-stage private or public company. 
• Superior judgment and integrity, intellectual curiosity, innovative thinking, and ability to provide practical and solution-oriented advice
• Experience creatively solving problems, taking into account legal risk and business needs.

Our cash compensation amount for this role is between $162,000 & $191,000 in Denver and most remote locations, and $191,000 to $225,000 in San Francisco & New York City. Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors including candidate location, experience and expertise and may vary from the amounts listed above.

Gusto has physical office spaces in Denver, San Francisco, and New York City. Employees who are based in those locations will be expected to work from the office on designated days approximately 2-3 days per week (or more depending on role). The same office expectations apply to all Symmetry roles, Gusto's subsidiary, whose physical office is in Scottsdale.

Note: The San Francisco office expectations encompass both the San Francisco and San Jose metro areas. 

When approved to work from a location other than a Gusto office, a secure, reliable, and consistent internet connection is required.

Our customers come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds, not just because it's the right thing to do, but because it makes our company stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for small businesses, you will find a home at Gusto. 

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