Director, Business & Legal Affairs

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage M&A transactions from inception to completion, including transaction structure, due diligence, negotiation, and execution of agreements
• Advises clients on legal and business issues related to mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, and other strategic transactions
• Draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of legal documents supporting strategic transactions, including term sheets, purchase agreements, operating agreements, diligence requests, and non-disclosure agreements, as well as business operations, including for commercial goods and services, real estate, construction, and facilities operations, maintenance, and improvements
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including corporate development and strategy, finance, tax, privacy and information security, intellectual property, litigation, facilities management, global sourcing, real estate, human resources, and compliance to ensure seamless transaction execution and optimal post-closing integration
• Provide overall project management for complex and often multi-jurisdictional transactions
• Build and maintain strong relationships with clients and other transaction and business operations stakeholders

Requirements

• Juris Doctor degree
• 4-6+ years of transactional legal experience
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail
• Strong understanding of mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, investments, and related agreements, with a proven track record of successfully managing complex M&A transactions
• Familiarity with a variety of commercial and real estate contracts, including strategic sourcing transactions, and technology-driven solutions (e.g., SaaS platforms)
• Working knowledge of intellectual property, privacy, and data security law
• Adequate negotiation, reasoning, and verbal and written communication skills
• Adept at effectively working with individuals from a variety of fields, backgrounds, and levels, and collaborating with clients, peers, and multiple subject matter experts
• Advanced proficiency using Word

Qualifications

• Active member of the California bar; will consider those eligible for Registered In-House Counsel status (Rule 9.46)
• Experience with DeltaView and iManage

Skills

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Attention to detail
• Understanding of mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, investments, and related agreements
• Familiarity with a variety of commercial and real estate contracts
• Intellectual property, privacy, and data security law
• Negotiation, reasoning, and communication skills
• Advanced proficiency using Word

Benefits

Pursuant to state and local pay disclosure requirements, the pay rate/range for this role, with final offer amount dependent on education, skills, experience, and location is $128,000.00-175,000.00 annually. This role is also eligible for an annual discretionary bonus, various benefits, including medical/dental/vision, insurance, a 401(k) plan, paid time off, and other benefits in accordance with applicable plan documents. Benefits for Union represented employees will be in accordance with the applicable collective bargaining agreement.