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Associate General Counsel, Corporate

Rippling· Legal & Compliance
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San Francisco, CA$295k - $365kfull-timePosted 3w ago

About the role

Senior in-house corporate and securities counsel responsible for building and operating a scaled governance and securities compliance function for a fast-growing global company, with additional support on corporate development, strategic transactions, and subsidiary governance.

Responsibilities

  • Help build and operate scalable corporate governance, securities compliance, disclosure readiness, and board processes for a complex, global private company.
  • Develop governance and disclosure infrastructure designed to support increasing scale and future public-company caliber obligations, including reporting calendars, review processes, disclosure controls, diligence and tie-out procedures, and cross-functional operating rhythms.
  • Prepare and coordinate materials for the Board of Directors and Board committees, including agendas, board books, committee presentations, minutes, consents, resolutions, calendars, and follow-up items.
  • Support the maturation of audit committee, insurance regulatory committee, and compensation committee processes, including materials related to financial reporting readiness, risk oversight, related-party transactions, equity plans, executive compensation governance, and other committee matters.
  • Draft, maintain, and improve corporate governance documents and processes, including board and committee charters, governance policies, D&O questionnaires, related-party transaction processes, insider trading policies, equity policies, corporate approvals, and governance playbooks.
  • Support securities, equity, financing, and capitalization matters, including outstanding securities, cap table processes, equity compensation plans, secondary transactions, private financings, tender offers, investor disclosure materials, and global EOR equity program.
  • Oversee subsidiary governance and entity management globally, including corporate filings, international reporting requirements, inter-company transactions, and corporate record-keeping.
  • Review and advise on investor presentations, offering materials, financing materials, public announcements, internal communications, and other materials involving securities, governance, corporate, or transactional matters.
  • Partner with corporate development on acquisitions, investments, financings, tender offers, and other strategic transactions, including due diligence, transaction documentation, outside counsel management, and post-transaction governance or integration matters.

Qualifications

  • 10+ years of relevant corporate and securities legal experience, including experience in regulated fintech, financial services, or another highly regulated industry; prior in-house experience is strongly preferred.
  • J.D. or equivalent law degree, and admission to practice law in at least one U.S. jurisdiction.
  • Hands-on experience supporting public-company reporting and governance processes, including quarterly and annual disclosure cycles, Forms 10-Q, 10-K, and 8-K, disclosure controls, and board, audit committee, and compensation committee materials.
  • Prior in-house experience supporting an IPO, public-company readiness process, or transition to public-company reporting and governance obligations is a major plus, but not required.
  • Experience advising on securities law, corporate governance, board and committee processes, equity compensation, insider trading policies, related-party transactions, and other corporate legal matters.
  • Experience supporting private financings, tender offers, investor disclosure materials, capitalization matters, and other securities or capital markets transactions.
  • Experience supporting acquisitions, investments, or other strategic transactions, including legal diligence, transaction documentation, outside counsel management, and post-transaction integration or governance matters.
  • Ability to manage complex, detail-heavy, cross-functional processes involving legal, finance, accounting, investor relations, communications, human resources, auditors, executives, and outside counsel.
  • Excellent drafting, analytical, communication, project management, and organizational skills, with strong attention to detail and sound legal judgment.
  • Entrepreneurial, self-starting, and comfortable operating in a fast-paced, highly dynamic, global environment.
  • Sense of humor and desire to be part of a dynamic company strongly preferred.

Skills

Required:Corporate governanceSecurities compliance and disclosureStrategic transactions (acquisitions, investments, financings)

Benefits

  • A competitive salary + benefits + equity
  • Diversity and inclusion commitment; accommodations available on request
Last updated Sep 30, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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