Legal Expertise: J.D. from an accredited law school, active membership in at least one U.S. state bar in good standing, and 12+ years of corporate law experience within a nationally recognized law firm and/or sophisticated in-house legal team.
M&A Leadership: Extensive experience leading complex mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and strategic transactions, with end-to-end ownership from signing through post-closing integration.
Remote-first opportunity for US-based employees with the option to work in-person out of our Manhattan office
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We’re seeking an experienced and strategic Assistant General Counsel to join Zip’s Legal team, serving as a senior subject-matter expert across our corporate, financing, securities and strategic transaction activities. This is a highly visible role partnering with executive leadership, Finance, Group Treasury, Investor Relations, Strategy and cross-functional stakeholders to provide practical legal guidance that enables business growth while appropriately managing legal risk.
As a trusted legal advisor, you’ll play a lead role in sophisticated corporate transactions, advise on securities and disclosure matters, support complex financing initiatives, and help shape scalable legal processes that support Zip’s continued growth. You’ll combine exceptional legal judgment with strong commercial acumen to navigate complex business challenges in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.
This is a remote-first role, with occasional in-person team gatherings and the option to work from our Manhattan office.
Interesting problems you’ll get to solve
Primary legal lead for mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, strategic partnerships, and other corporate development initiatives from transaction structuring through post-closing integration.
Primary legal lead for complex financing activities, including warehouse financing arrangements, receivables financing structures, securitizations, credit facilities, capital markets transactions, guarantees, and liquidity initiatives.
Advise on U.S. securities law compliance and public company disclosure obligations, including periodic reporting, registration statements, and other filings applicable to public company or foreign private issuer frameworks.
Support the Company's corporate governance framework by preparing Board and committee materials, resolutions, governance policies, and related corporate records, while advising on governance matters and evolving best practices.
Partner with executive leadership to provide strategic legal counsel on securities laws, insider trading compliance, corporate governance, and public company disclosure requirements.
Coordinate cross-functional stakeholders and manage outside counsel throughout all phases of strategic transactions while driving efficient execution.
Identify legal risks and develop practical, commercially focused solutions that enable business objectives while appropriately managing legal risk.
Develop scalable legal processes, templates, governance practices, and operational efficiencies that support a growing and evolving legal function.
Leverage AI-assisted legal tools to enhance legal workflows, evaluate AI-enabled work products, and advise stakeholders on AI governance, privacy considerations, and legal risks associated with emerging technologies.
Mentor junior legal professionals and contribute to the continued development of a collaborative, high-performing legal team.
What you’ll bring to the team
Juris Doctor (J.D.) from an accredited law school and active membership in at least one U.S. state bar in good standing.
12+ years of experience in corporate law, including significant experience at a nationally recognized law firm and/or a sophisticated in-house legal department.
Extensive M&A experience leading complex mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and strategic transactions from signing through post-closing integration.
Deep finance expertise supporting structured finance and…