VP, Legal US (Corporate and M&A)

Nscale•New York, NY

44d•$300,000 - $600,000•Remote

About The Position

Nscale is seeking a VP, Legal (Corporate and M&A) to join their Legal team and lead corporate legal workstreams for strategic transactions. Reporting to the SVP, Corporate and M&A, this role will be a lead corporate counsel responsible for M&A structuring and execution, joint ventures, equity fundraisings, restructurings, subsidiary governance, employee equity, and strategic transactions. This is a high-visibility position requiring close collaboration with senior leaders across various departments, including Corporate Development, Tax, Treasury, Finance, People, Governance, the CFO, and the CEO. The successful candidate will serve as a trusted advisor on complex corporate matters and contribute to building scalable processes, templates, and playbooks for the corporate legal function.

Requirements

12+ years of corporate legal experience, including top-tier law firm time and/or significant in-house experience.
Strong M&A and corporate transactional track record.
Confidence leading multi-stream transactions from structuring through execution.
Experience advising senior stakeholders on complex corporate matters.
Strong understanding of joint ventures, equity matters, subsidiary governance, and strategic transactions.
Ability to partner effectively with Corporate Development, Tax, Treasury, Finance, People, Governance, and executive leadership.
Qualified lawyer in the US in good standing.

Nice To Haves

Experience in fast-growth businesses is preferred but not required.
Experience scaling a corporate function in a high-growth or pre-IPO company is a plus.
Familiarity with employee equity at venture or pre-IPO stage is a plus.

Responsibilities

Lead strategic transactions, including M&A execution from term sheet through closing, structuring, due diligence, drafting, negotiation, and post-close integration.
Partner with Corporate Development, the CFO, and the CEO on strategic transactions, providing legal input on deal structuring, risk assessment, and execution.
Run strategic minority investments, including structuring investment terms, conducting due diligence, drafting and closing investment documentation, and managing ongoing investor rights and reporting obligations.
Own joint ventures and corporate structuring, leading projects end-to-end from initial structuring and governance design through negotiation of JV agreements, shareholder arrangements, and operational frameworks.
Ensure alignment across commercial, financial, and legal workstreams throughout the joint venture lifecycle.
Work with Tax, Treasury, and Finance on intra-group funding and reorganizations, ensuring legal documentation reflects commercial and tax requirements.
Lead on US materials for Board and Committee, including preparing and reviewing board resolutions, minutes, and supporting materials for M&A transactions, equity matters, governance updates, and other significant corporate actions.
Advise on equity issuances, secondary transactions, and shareholder matters.
Work on subsidiary governance and entity rationalization across an international footprint, ensuring the corporate structure scales with the business.
Support employee equity workstreams in partnership with People and Finance.
Partner closely with the Governance and Corporate Secretary function.
Contribute to building and systematizing the corporate legal function, including processes, templates, and playbooks, to ensure effective scaling.
Assist the SVP, Corporate and M&A on management of external law firms and billing, including matter scoping, engagement letters, budget management, invoice review, and ensuring cost-effective use of outside counsel.