General/Corporate Counsel

MatX•Mountain View, CA

13h•Hybrid

About The Position

MatX is hiring an attorney to be our go-to legal partner. You'll work directly with leadership to handle contracts, manage risk, and build the legal infrastructure we need as we scale. The role involves liaising with outside counsel, owning vendor management, and providing practical legal guidance across governance, IP, employment, and regulatory matters. This is not a specialist role - breadth and business judgement are what MatX needs most. The role will develop strong and collaborative working relationships with internal Finance, HR, and Talent partners. The ideal candidate balances protecting the company with maintaining an employee-friendly, commercially practical approach - collaborating and finding ways to work within the rules rather than simply wielding the hammer.

Requirements

JD from an accredited law school, active bar membership in at least one US jurisdiction, and 10+ years of legal experience.
Background as a general counsel.
Strong commercial contracts and corporate governance experience
Clear communicator who can translate legal complexity into plain language
Self-directed and comfortable managing competing priorities independently
This is a hybrid role that will require you to work from our Mountain View, CA office 3 days a week, on Tuesday through Thursday

Nice To Haves

Experience advising early-to-mid-stage startups is a plus, but not required
Bar membership: California bar membership preferred
Background or experience in the semiconductor equipment and/or semiconductor industry is a plus
A technical or engineering background is a plus

Responsibilities

Draft, prepare, and negotiate complex commercial agreements, including customer contracts, vendor deals, NDAs, and partnerships.
Advise leadership on corporate governance, employment law, privacy, and regulatory compliance to achieve business objectives while protecting MatX’s confidential information and intellectual property rights
Provide strategic and transaction support and partnership to management and operations in support of the company vision and other objectives
Contribute to and assist in developing and delivering training, communications, playbooks, contract templates, and processes and procedures for providing effective and efficient legal support
Provide timely and effective legal advice on a wide variety of corporate and commercial legal issues, including but not limited to commercial law, intellectual property, data security, data privacy, antitrust law, ethics and compliance, environmental, health and safety, and product safety
Support fundraising and diligence, and other high-stakes moments as they come up.
Monitor and communicate legal developments and follow up or escalate as applicable to ensure the business has process to comply
Serve the business and our employees, and possess the nuance to understand that these are not mutually exclusive.

Benefits

A Stake in our success A cash/equity mix that fits your needs and option to do early exercise
Health & Wellness Company subsidized Health, Dental, Vision, and Life insurance; Pre-tax Health Savings Accounts with generous company contribution (even if you don’t)
Time To Recharge 4 weeks paid time off (accrued), 12 company holidays, and 3 weeks remote/flexible work per year
Support to Parents Up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave, regardless of your path to parenthood
Learning & Development $1,500 yearly towards your professional development e.g. conferences, courses, and other learning opportunities
Team Connection Team Lunches, quarterly off-sites, and regular town halls
Financial Wellbeing 401K and/or Roth IRA, with 5% company contribution, even if you don’t!
Flexible Spending Accounts Pre-tax spend accounts for medical, dental/vision, dependent care, parking, and transit expenses
Commute On Us For those commuting up to 1 hour, put your rideshare cost on our company card and reclaim the drive-time to get work done!
MatX E[x]tras $50 per month to use on the perks you care about most
Remote Perks We work remotely Monday & Friday, supported by home-tech setup, and remote wifi expense reimbursement