Vice President, Assistant General Counsel

CardWorks • Woodbury, MN

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About The Position

CardWorks Financial Group is a diversified financial services platform building ethical solutions across credit, lending, and the full customer lifecycle. Through its family of companies, CardWorks Financial Group tackles the complex challenges that larger financial institutions leave behind. The company is embedded throughout the credit card ecosystem as a lender, servicer, and merchant acquirer. Merrick Bank is the bank that builds, CardWorks Servicing provides end-to-end operational servicing functions for credit cards, secured cards, and installment loans, and Carson Smithfield provides a variety of post-charge-off debt recovery services. The VP, Assistant General Counsel in the Legal Organizational Area is responsible for providing legal advice on behalf of CardWorks Financial Group, Inc. and its subsidiaries, with expertise focused in the areas of corporate and securities laws, corporate secretarial functions, and related transactions. Reporting directly to the General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, the qualified candidate will act as in-house counsel for corporate and securities matters. This robust and highly accountable role will perform essential functions including providing strategic legal guidance, supporting the corporate secretarial function, advising on board governance and U.S. securities laws, driving and overseeing workstreams related to entity creation/maintenance/dissolution and strategic/financial transactions, and advising on new and proposed securities law and corporate governance developments.

Requirements

• Juris Doctorate from an accredited law school and a license in good standing to practice law in New York.
• 5+ years of legal experience, with significant corporate and U.S. securities law expertise working in a leading law firm and/or in-house legal department.
• Proven track record in preparing governance documentation and private/public company filings, while advising on compliance with securities reporting requirements and applicable exemptions.
• Strong corporate secretary or assistant secretary experience, including preparation of board materials, minute taking, and drafting written consents, resolutions and minutes.
• Strong knowledge of the applicable limited liability company and corporate laws of the State of Delaware.
• Excellent communications and interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate complex legal subject matters effectively to organizational stakeholders.
• Experience analyzing complex corporate governance and securities law issues, applying such analysis to produce high-quality work.
• Sound judgment; ability to make clearly reasoned decisions and recommendations.
• Self-starter with good business sense and a sense of urgency.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, highly collaborative team environment.
• Demonstrated ability to manage frequent changes in priorities, deadlines, and workload successfully.

Nice To Haves

• Experience providing guidance and support regarding matters related to executive compensation a plus

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic legal guidance in support of the company’s business objectives, partnering closely with senior leadership and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Directly support the corporate secretarial function, including preparation of notices, agendas, consents, minutes and other materials for board of directors, committee and shareholder meetings.
• Advise on matters of board governance, U.S. securities laws, compliance with regulatory requirements, drafting and editing company filings.
• Drive and oversee significant workstreams related to the creation, maintenance and dissolution of affiliated entities, including periodic reporting and compliance audits.
• Engagement with senior executives and board members as required.
• Drive and oversee significant workstreams related to various strategic and financial transactions and related due diligence, including M&A activity, equity transactions and the like.
• Advise on new and proposed securities law and corporate governance developments, best practices and trends.
• Other legal work as directed by the General Counsel/Corporate Secretary

Benefits

• Competitive Pay
• Bonus Target or Variable Pay Incentive Program
• Medical, Dental, and Vision
• 401(k) Plan with Company Match
• Short- & Long-Term Disability
• Wellness Programs
• Group Life and AD&D Insurance
• Paid Vacation, Sick Days and bank Holidays
• Employee Engagement Activities including Employee Appreciation Day, DEI Employee Resource Groups, Corporate Social Responsibility, Service Recognition

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Executive
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree