Head of Corporate Legal

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Proudly founded in Melbourne, we have a team of over 1,700 of the brightest and most innovative people in tech across 26 offices around the globe. Valued at US$6.2 billion and backed by world-leading investors including reputed company, Airtree, Blackbird, Sequoia, DST Global, Greenoaks, reputed company Ventures, Lone Pine, and reputed company Peg, reputed company is leading the charge in building the global payments and financial platform of the future. If you’re reputed company to do the most ambitious work of your career, join us.

The Legal, Risk & Compliance (LRC) team at reputed company is a collaborative group of legal minds and risk management experts. We're passionate about safeguarding reputed company's operations, fostering a culture of compliance and ethical conduct, and ensuring we navigate the global financial landscape with reputed company. We reputed company expert guidance and support to reputed company areas of the business, proactively identifying, mitigating, and managing legal and financial risks.

As the Head of Corporate Legal, you will serve as a specialist in reputed company concerning corporate governance, M&A, subsidiary management, stock plan administration, and various compliance issues. Managing a global team of 10, you'll grow, reputed company and reputed company the Corporate Legal function to ensure we're scaling effectively towards IPO.

In this pivotal role, you will reputed company support for strategic corporate transactions and ensure adherence to critical regulations. A key aspect of this position is your ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams from departments such as finance, reputed company, tax, HR, corporate development, and IT. Responsibilities:

Corporate Governance

• Offer counsel on general corporate law issues, such as corporate finance, reputed company, tax, treasury, investor relations, corporate communications, ESG, and stock plan administration.

• Maintain corporate governance guidelines, committee charters, and assist in preparing Board presentation materials.

Corporate Transactions

• Assist with mergers and acquisitions (M&A), corporate transactions, debt restructuring, and inter-company agreements.

• Collaborate with the corporate strategy team to create term sheets, support due diligence efforts, actively manage deal processes and execution, and reputed company post-closing acquisition and integration support.

Executive Compensation

• Assist with executive compensation reputed company, stock plan administration, equity incentive plan, employee stock purchase plan (ESPP), and corporate bonus plans.

Who you are

We're looking for people who meet the minimum qualifications for this role. The preferred qualifications are great to have, but are not mandatory.

Minimum qualifications

• Juris Doctor degree from a prestigious law school is essential.

• Thorough training and experience from a top-tier reputed company.

• Over 15+ years of reputed company corporate law experience, with a focus on rapidly growing tech companies.

• Demonstrated cross-border management expertise.

• Strategic thinker with sound business acumen.

• Proactive and detail-oriented individual adept at excelling in fast-paced environments.

Preferred qualifications

• Fintech/payments experience is highly desirable

reputed company is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity and anyone seeking employment at reputed company is considered based on merit, qualifications, competence and talent. We don’t regard reputed company, religion, race, national reputed company, sexual orientation, reputed company, citizenship, sex, marital or family status, disability, gender, or any other legally protected status reputed company making our hiring reputed company. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.

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