Who You Are

You are highly organized, able to multitask and meet deadlines, and ready to leverage your knowledge in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment. You are a collaborative, team player with a can-do attitude and you share that energy with those around you. You have great attention to detail and you don’t miss anything important. You are technologically savvy with experience in utilizing multiple systems and software programs.

The Senior Corporate Legal Manager will manage a broad range of corporate legal matters, including corporate governance, legal entity management, and strategic transactions. You will report to the Director, Corporate & Securities Counsel and will maintain communications with people in different levels of the organization as you formalize and improve processes.

Your Success Profile

What You Will Work On

• Work closely with in-house counsel and other internal stakeholders to support corporate secretarial function, including production of Board and Committee meeting materials, calendars, trackers, consents, and minutes
• Lead the management of Justworks’ growing global legal entity footprint in coordination with local legal and finance experts
• Manage governance for Justworks’ US subsidiaries, including preparing corporate documentation such as formation documents, minutes, resolutions and powers of attorney
• Oversee relationship with registered agent and coordinate state annual report and tax filings
• Coordinate with licensing team and other internal stakeholders, as needed, on all legal entity related matters
• Collaborate with People and Finance teams on equity plan administration
• Provide deal management support for M&A, finance, and other strategic corporate transactions
• Coordinate responses to diligence and KYC requests
• Develop and maintain library of standard NDA templates
• Develop processes and practices to improve day-to-day efficiency and effectiveness of the corporate legal function
• Perform other related duties based on department and/or organizational needs

How You Will Do Your Work

As Senior Corporate Legal Manager, how results are achieved is paramount for your success and ultimately result in our success as an organization. In this role, your foundational knowledge, skills, abilities and personal attributes are anchored in the following competencies:

• Clear communication - the ability to articulate thoughts and express ideas effectively using oral, written, visual and non-verbal communication skills, as well as listening skills to gain understanding.
• Ethical practice - the ability to integrate core values, integrity and accountability throughout all organizational and business practices.
• Detail-oriented - exercises extreme attention to detail; is thorough, accurate, organized, and productive and seeks to understand both the cause and effect of a situation.
• Risk assessment - applying a logical step-by-step process to protect, and consequently minimize risks to, the organization, interests and employees.
• Manages complexity - making sense of complex, high quantity, and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems.

In addition, all Justworkers focus on aligning their behaviors to our core values known as COGIS. It stands for:

• Camaraderie - Day to day you can be seen working together toward a higher purpose. You like to have fun. You’re an active listener, treat people respectfully, and have a strong desire to know and help others.
• Openness - Your default is to be open. You're willing to share information, understand other perspectives, and consider new possibilities. You’re curious, ask open questions, and are receptive to thoughts and feedback from others.
• Grit - You demonstrate grit by having the courage to commit and persevere. You’re committed, earnest, and dive in to get the job done well with a positive attitude.
• Integrity - Simply put, do what you say and say what you'll do. You’re honest and forthright, have a strong moral compass, and strive to match your words with your actions while leading by example.
• Simplicity - Be like Einstein: “Everything should be made as simple as possible, but no simpler.”

Qualifications

• Minimum of 6 years of relevant prior work experience at a major law firm or company legal department
• Experience with Section 16 reporting, stock exchange requirements, and insider trading compliance a plus
• Experience with corporate legal technology solutions such as Diligent Boards, Workiva and Carta a plus
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Demonstrated time management, organizational and analytical skills
• Detail-oriented
• Collaborative team player with a positive attitude

The base wage range for this position based in our New York City Office is targeted at $137,500.00 to $151,250.00 per year.

#LI-Hybrid #LI-AG1