Corporate Counsel

Corporate Counsel | Acorns

Employment Type: Full-Time Location Type: Remote Salary: [Salary information not provided]

Position Overview

Acorns is seeking an enthusiastic self-starter to join our Legal team. We are a company comprised of creative and solution-driven individuals, and the Legal team is no exception. The Corporate Counsel will report directly to the General Counsel & Corporate Secretary and collaborate closely with teams throughout the organization, as well as engage with the leadership team and our broker-dealer, registered investment advisor, and European subsidiaries.

Acorns is a remote-first organization, offering the flexibility to work remotely while providing optional access to office space in New York, NY or Irvine, CA.

Responsibilities

• Partner with finance and HR to oversee equity administration matters including the grant, transfer, sale, and ongoing management of equity.
• Support corporate governance matters, including board meetings, resolutions, corporate records, filings, and compliance documentation.
• Engage with Acorns, Acorns Early, and GoHenry stakeholders on substantive global projects and matters.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders, including finance, product development, and compliance teams, to provide strategic legal guidance and support business objectives.
• Act as legal point of contact / project manager on complex transactions and matters.
• Proactively communicate issues back to global leadership and drive thoughtful business, legal, and operational processes, and practices throughout the organization.
• Conduct legal research and analysis to ensure compliance with relevant laws, regulations, and industry standards.
• Handle other legal matters and projects as assigned.

Requirements

• 3+ years of relevant legal work experience in a law firm and/or in-house, preferably in securities/capital financing, M&A, investor relations, corporate governance, or equity compensation.
• Ideally, broad corporate and business law experience with a concentration in corporate transactions and governance, as well as experience advising clients on a variety of general business matters.
• Juris Doctor (JD) with strong academic credentials from an accredited U.S. law school.
• Admission in good standing with at least one state bar, preferably California or New York.
• Clear communicator with excellent writing, analytical, and interpersonal skills.
• Highly organized, detail-oriented, and execution-focused, with the ability to work independently and with a cross-functional team on numerous complex matters simultaneously and prioritize tasks in line with business goals.
• Experience partnering (and developing rapport) with business teams in an evolving environment that requires sound judgment, excellent counseling skills, and the ability to prioritize matters.
• Experience working with equity management and corporate governance is a plus.
• In-house experience with a global fintech or financial services company is a plus.
• Hunger to deliver game-changing products.
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About Acorns

At Acorns, our mission is to look after the financial best interests of the up-and-coming, beginning with the empowering, proud step of micro-investing. How do we accomplish our mission? Our values.

• Lead With Heart: With compassion, integrity, and tenacity, inspire yourself and others to move past all previous thresholds of possibility.
• Make Bold Decisions: We are creating a new world. Be optimistic, adventurous, and courageous. Leap fearlessly into the future.
• Always Build Trust: Say what you mean, mean what you say, and do what you say you’re going to do. We are all owners. We are one team.
• Never Stop Growing: Change IS the constant. Stay hungry and curious. Be relentless in the pursuit of progress.
• Find a Way: Never settle, no excuses, nothing is impossible. Just make it happen.

Our values guide us, and our mission drives us. Come join us and help deliver financial wellness for the whole family, putting the tools of wealth-making into everyone’s hands.