Legal Counsel - Corporate Governance, Securities, M&A

About the role

Texas Instruments is a leading U.S.-based multinational semiconductor company with approximately 30,000 employees worldwide and operations spanning across North America, Asia-Pacific, and Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA). We are seeking a highly motivated, proactive, and business-oriented Legal Counsel to join our worldwide Corporate Governance, Securities, M&A legal team. Based in Dallas, this role will provide expert legal counsel on matters relating to securities regulation, public-company compliance, and corporate governance.

Responsibilities

• Draft, review, and advise on periodic SEC reports (Forms 10-K, 10-Q, 8-K, 20-F, etc.), proxy statements, annual reports, and other shareholder communications.
• Anticipate regulatory changes and advise on advocacy opportunities; align legal advice with corporate objectives.
• Facilitate well-informed and legally sound Board decision-making and compliance with governance best practices and fiduciary duties.
• Maintain corporate records, minute books, and statutory filings.
• Implement and monitor the securities compliance program (Rule 10b-5, insider-trading policies).
• Manage worldwide entity corporate governance.
• Advisory on earnings guidance, analyst briefings, and shareholder activism responses.

Qualifications

• Law degree from a recognized institution and licensed to practice in Texas (or will be licensed in Texas within 1 year from start date).
• Minimum 4 years of experience in U.S. securities law compliance, preferably with a top-tier law firm and/or in-house legal department of a multinational public company.
• Understanding of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Sarbanes-Oxley Act, Dodd-Frank Act, and related SEC rules (Reg S-K, Reg S-X, Reg FD).
• Familiarity with FINRA, NASDAQ listing standards, and insider-trading policies.

About Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments Incorporated (Nasdaq: TXN) is a global semiconductor company that designs, manufactures, and sells analog and embedded processing chips for markets such as industrial, automotive, data center, personal electronics, and communications equipment. At our core, we have a passion to create a better world by making electronics more affordable through semiconductors. This passion is alive today as each generation of innovation builds upon the last to make our technology more reliable, more affordable, and lower power, making it possible for semiconductors to go into electronics everywhere.

We are an equal opportunity employer and support a diverse, inclusive work environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, disability, genetic information, national origin, gender, gender identity and expression, age, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.