Senior Corporate Counsel

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Texas.

📋 Description

• Provide support for corporate governance within Giga’s legal entities, addressing board and committee issues, subsidiary management, and maintaining minute books.

• Assist in equity administration and associated legal tasks, encompassing option grants, secondary transactions, and cap table matters in collaboration with the finance team.

• Facilitate financing transactions, including venture funding rounds, debt facilities, and project finance structures, working in conjunction with external legal counsel as necessary.

• Aid in regulatory compliance efforts across federal, state, and local regulations pertinent to Giga’s operations, including those related to energy, construction, and data privacy.

• Draft and negotiate corporate and general commercial agreements such as NDAs, consulting contracts, IP assignments, and intercompany arrangements.

• Provide guidance on employment law issues in collaboration with HR, including offer letters, separation agreements, equity-related employee inquiries, and policy development.

• Oversee and manage relationships with outside counsel on corporate issues, including scoping, billing oversight, and ensuring quality control.

• Develop scalable legal processes and templates as Giga expands, including contract playbooks, approval workflows, and tools for entity management.

• Collaborate cross-functionally with finance, HR, operations, and leadership on strategic and urgent legal matters.

⛳️ Requirements

• Juris Doctor (JD) from an accredited law school and active bar admission in at least one U.S. jurisdiction.

• Minimum of 4 years of corporate legal experience, either in a law firm or in-house, with substantial exposure to corporate governance, equity, and financing transactions.

• Strong generalist instincts — capable of triaging a wide range of legal issues while knowing when to delve deeper or when to seek external assistance.

• Exceptional attention to detail, with the ability to manage multiple workstreams concurrently without oversight.

• Clear and direct communicator who can articulate legal concepts to non-lawyers and quickly build trust across teams.

• Comfortable navigating ambiguity and motivated by the prospect of building in a dynamic, fast-growing environment.

🏝️ Benefits

• Subsidized health, dental, and vision insurance

• Equity (options) in a rapidly growing startup

• 401(k) with a 4% employer match

• Unlimited PTO

• Parental leave

• Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) or Health Savings Account (HSA)

• Commuter benefits