Senior Counsel, Corporate Governance and Compliance

Position Overview

• Location Type: Remote
• Job Type: Full-Time
• Salary: Not specified

Cohere's mission is to scale intelligence to serve humanity by training and deploying frontier models for developers and enterprises. We are seeking a skilled Senior Counsel, Corporate Governance and Compliance to join our Legal team. This role will be pivotal in scaling Cohere’s compliance management processes and advising the organization on corporate governance and compliance matters.

Requirements

• Law degree from an accredited law school and member of the bar in the relevant jurisdiction.
• Minimum of 7+ years of experience in corporate law, with a focus on governance and compliance.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to simplify complex legal concepts for a non-legal audience.
• Ability to collaborate effectively across teams and levels of the organization.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, with a proactive approach to identifying and mitigating legal risks.
• Proven ability and experience managing compliance programs.
• Proven ability and experience working effectively with business and technical teams, including go-to-market, customer support, information security, and product teams.
• Experience navigating corporate governance matters for global expansion and export control compliance will be considered an asset.
• Experience advising on and managing contracting and compliance programs in the public sector or highly regulated industries, such as finance, health.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert advice and counsel to the VP, Legal and executive team on corporate law and governance matters, including corporate structuring and global expansion.
• Oversee the implementation of corporate governance practices to ensure they are followed consistently across the organization.
• Monitor compliance with company codes of conduct, responsible for reporting commitments, governance policies and conduct regular reviews, ensuring that any violations are addressed promptly and effectively.
• Prepare board meeting agendas, ensuring compliance with procedural requirements, and supporting the VP, Legal as required.
• Advise and collaborate closely with the Public Sector and Government Affairs and Public Policy teams to implement and manage procurement processes and related corporate governance matters associated with complex contractual arrangements in the public sector and regulated industries.
• Work collaboratively with customer support and sales teams to scale and automate customer compliance and security requests, including by developing and maintaining up-to-date compliance documentation reflecting Cohere’s practices.
• Partner closely with information security to manage third-party audits and certification attainment (e.g. SOC 2 Type 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA).
• Work collaboratively with Cohere’s information security, product, engineering, and AI risk management teams to design and implement robust and cross-functional regulatory compliance strategies.
• Advise and provide insights on emerging legal and regulatory trends to key teams, including the Public Sector and Government Affairs and Public Policy teams.

Company Information

Cohere is a team of researchers, engineers, designers, and more, who are passionate about their craft. Each person is one of the best in the world at what they do. We believe that a diverse range of perspectives is a requirement for building great products. Join us on our mission and shape the future!