Associate General Counsel, Corporate & Securities

Rippling•San Francisco, CA

5d•$295,000 - $365,000•Hybrid

About The Position

We are seeking an Associate General Counsel, Corporate & Securities to help build and operate a scaled corporate governance and securities compliance function. This is a hands-on role for a lawyer with experience in public-company caliber reporting, governance, and board processes, including recurring quarterly and annual disclosure cycles, disclosure controls, board, audit committee, and compensation committee materials, and cross-functional coordination with finance, accounting, auditors, investor relations, communications, and outside counsel. The ideal candidate has operated in an environment with rigorous reporting timelines and mature governance expectations, and is comfortable owning both the legal judgment and the detailed execution required to support high-quality corporate governance. This role will also support corporate development and strategic transaction matters, including acquisitions, investments, financings, and tender offers, in addition to debt transactions and compliance, equity and capitalization matters, subsidiary governance, and other complex corporate initiatives as the company continues to scale. Experience with public-company reporting and governance processes is strongly preferred; experience supporting public-company readiness or a public-company transition is a major plus, but not required.

Requirements

10+ years of relevant corporate and securities legal experience, including experience in regulated fintech, financial services, or another highly regulated industry; prior in-house experience is strongly preferred.
J.D. or equivalent law degree, and admission to practice law in at least one U.S. jurisdiction.
Hands-on experience supporting public-company reporting and governance processes is strongly preferred, including recurring quarterly and annual disclosure cycles, Forms 10-Q, 10-K, and 8-K, disclosure controls, and board, audit committee, and compensation committee materials.
Prior in-house experience supporting an IPO, public-company readiness process, or transition to public-company reporting and governance obligations is a major plus, but not required.
Experience advising on securities law, corporate governance, board and committee processes, equity compensation, insider trading policies, related-party transactions, and other corporate legal matters.
Experience supporting private financings, tender offers, investor disclosure materials, capitalization matters, and other securities or capital markets transactions.
Experience supporting acquisitions, investments, or other strategic transactions, including legal diligence, transaction documentation, outside counsel management, and post-transaction integration or governance matters.
Ability to manage complex, detail-heavy, cross-functional processes involving legal, finance, accounting, investor relations, communications, human resources, auditors, executives, and outside counsel.
Excellent drafting, analytical, communication, project management, and organizational skills, with strong attention to detail and sound legal judgment.
Entrepreneurial, self-starting, and comfortable operating in a fast-paced, highly dynamic, global environment.
Sense of humor and desire to be part of a dynamic company strongly preferred.

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting public-company readiness or a public-company transition is a major plus, but not required.

Responsibilities

Help build and operate scalable corporate governance, securities compliance, disclosure readiness, and board processes for a complex, global private company.
Develop governance and disclosure infrastructure designed to support increasing scale and future public-company caliber obligations, including reporting calendars, review processes, disclosure controls, diligence and tie-out procedures, and cross-functional operating rhythms.
Prepare and coordinate materials for the Board of Directors and Board committees, including agendas, board books, committee presentations, minutes, consents, resolutions, calendars, and follow-up items.
Support the continued maturation of audit committee, insurance regulatory committee, and compensation committee processes, including materials relating to financial reporting readiness, risk oversight, related-party transactions, equity plans, executive compensation governance, and other committee matters.
Draft, maintain, and improve corporate governance documents and processes, including board and committee charters, governance policies, D&O questionnaires, related-party transaction processes, insider trading policies, equity policies, corporate approvals, and governance playbooks.
Support securities, equity, financing, and capitalization matters, including outstanding securities, cap table processes, equity compensation plans, secondary transactions, private financings, tender offers, investor disclosure materials, and Rippling’s global EOR equity program.
Oversee subsidiary governance and entity management globally, including corporate filings, international reporting requirements, inter-company transactions, and corporate record-keeping.
Review and advise on investor presentations, offering materials, financing materials, public announcements, internal communications, and other materials involving securities, governance, corporate, or transactional matters.
Partner with corporate development on acquisitions, investments, financings, tender offers, and other strategic transactions, including due diligence, transaction documentation, outside counsel management, and post-transaction governance or integration matters.