Senior Corporate Counsel

Saronic Technologies•Austin, TX

About The Position

Saronic Technologies is hiring a Senior Corporate Counsel to lead mergers and acquisitions and strategic transactions. The role serves as the legal point of contact for acquisitions, strategic investments, and joint ventures, partnering closely with Corporate Development from initial discussions through integration. The counsel owns transactions end to end, including deal structure and strategy, due diligence, negotiation of definitive agreements, and post-close integration. The role also leads acquisitions involving industrial and manufacturing assets, coordinating legal issues related to facilities, suppliers, real estate, environmental matters, permitting, and workforce considerations. As a member of the Corporate & Securities team, this position supports the Associate General Counsel, Corporate & Securities on financings, equity, governance, securities compliance, and entity management. The role partners with Finance, People, Tax, Corporate Development, and senior leadership, translating legal risk into practical business recommendations. It also builds the company’s M&A infrastructure, including templates, playbooks, checklists, approval processes, and post-deal reviews.

Requirements

Juris Doctor from an accredited law school.
Active membership in good standing with at least one U.S. state bar.
At least 8 years of corporate and transactional experience, including meaningful experience in the M&A practice of a top-tier law firm.
Track record of leading M&A deals end to end as the primary day-to-day lawyer, from LOI through closing and integration.
Strong grounding in private company equity, venture financings, and corporate governance.
Sound commercial judgment and ability to make clear recommendations under time pressure and with incomplete information.
Excellent drafting, negotiation, and communication skills.
Comfort advising executives and working across functions.

Responsibilities

Serve as the lead lawyer and legal point of contact for Corporate Development on acquisitions, strategic and minority investments, joint ventures, and acqui-hires.
Triage the deal pipeline with Corporate Development and provide early advice on structure, legal risks, and potential deal-breakers.
Draft and negotiate NDAs, LOIs and term sheets, purchase and merger agreements, disclosure schedules, transition services agreements, and ancillary documents.
Advise on deal structure and economics, including stock versus asset deals, earnouts, escrows and holdbacks, rollover equity, and retention and key-employee arrangements.
Lead end-to-end due diligence by preparing scoping memoranda, managing the data room, coordinating subject-matter experts, and converting findings into deal protections and integration actions.
Lead acquisitions of industrial and manufacturing assets, coordinating real estate, environmental, permitting, and workforce issues.
Partner with Corporate Development, Finance, and People on integration, including Day 1 readiness, contract assignments and consents, entity cleanup, policy rollout, and 30/60/100-day legal integration plans.
Build M&A infrastructure, including template LOIs and purchase agreements, diligence request lists and playbooks, approval and signing matrices, deal checklists, and post-deal reviews.
Support equity and debt financings, including preferred stock rounds, convertible instruments, venture debt, and credit facilities.
Support board and committee operations, including materials, minutes, written consents, and approvals for transactions and equity issuances.
Help manage securities compliance for a late-stage private company, including Reg D and Rule 701 exemptions, secondary sales and tender offers, and insider-trading policy.
Support equity administration with Finance and People, including Carta, the 409A process, and grant approvals, as well as subsidiary and entity management across jurisdictions.
Partner with Corporate Development, Finance, Tax, People, and senior leadership on high-stakes decisions.
Translate legal risk into clear business recommendations, offering answers and options rather than memoranda.

Benefits

Comprehensive medical insurance; Saronic pays 100% of employee premiums and 80% of dependent premiums.
Dental and vision insurance; Saronic pays 100% of the basic-plan employee premium and 80% of dependent premiums.
Generous paid time off and holidays.
Paid maternity and paternity leave.
Competitive salary with opportunities for performance-based bonuses.
401(k) plan with company match.
Stock options.
Basic life insurance and short- and long-term disability coverage.
Discounted pet insurance options, including a 24/7 Telehealth helpline.
Free lunch benefit and unlimited free drinks and snacks in the office.