Senior Counsel, Governance & Securities

About the role

Fortitude, backed by DCG, is an institutional-scale, vertically integrated venture mining platform operating across the Proof-of-Work ecosystem and anchored in Zcash. The Company pairs self-mining operations with an owned data center footprint, a diversified power portfolio backed by competitive long-term contracts, and disciplined capital allocation to identify and scale high-conviction opportunities in emerging Proof-of-Work protocols, beginning with its leadership position in the Zcash network. Fortitude is led by an experienced team of operators, capital markets professionals, and digital asset specialists with a track record of identifying and scaling high-conviction opportunities and building privacy-preserving digital asset infrastructure.

Position Overview: Fortitude is seeking a Senior Counsel, Governance & Securities (Director level) to join its legal team, reporting directly to the Chief Legal Officer. Fortitude recently announced a business combination aiming to bring its leading, vertically integrated Zcash mining platform to the public markets. The Senior Counsel will be a core member of the team preparing the Company to operate as a public company, with primary responsibility for supporting SEC reporting, capital markets, and corporate governance matters. This role will serve as a key legal partner to the Chief Legal Officer, the Board of Directors and its Committees, and senior management. The Senior Counsel will help build and support the Company's public company infrastructure — including SEC reporting and disclosure processes, Section 16 and insider trading compliance programs, Board and Committee processes, and governance policies. This is a hands-on role suited to an attorney who is equally comfortable drafting an SEC filing, preparing Board materials, and building the checklists, calendars, and workflows that keep a public company on track. The ideal candidate is a seventh-year or more senior securities and corporate governance attorney with strong law firm training, including meaningful practical experience with public company readiness work such as IPOs, de-SPAC transactions or other business combinations, and building reporting and governance programs for newly public companies. Location: Remote – Eastern US. Depending on location, quarterly travel to the Company's Stamford, CT location may be required; additional travel as needed to support Board meetings and other business needs.

Responsibilities

• Public Company Readiness: Support the legal workstreams for the Company's announced business combination and transition to public company status, working closely with the Chief Legal Officer, internal teams, and outside counsel. Help design and implement the Company's public company infrastructure, including SEC reporting and disclosure processes, insider trading and Section 16 compliance programs, Board Committee charters, and governance policies. Contribute to process development and refinement supporting recurring disclosure and reporting workflows, such as templates, checklists, and calendars.
• Securities & Capital Markets: Support preparation, review