Corporate Counsel

About the role

Altera is seeking a practical and collaborative Corporate Counsel to join its Corporate Legal team. Reporting to the Vice President, Corporate Legal, this attorney will support corporate governance, securities and disclosure, equity, talent, investor-relations, and strategic corporate matters. The role offers a strong law-firm-trained attorney the opportunity to become a trusted business partner to senior legal leadership and other key internal stakeholders.

What you will do

• Support the Board, committee, and stockholder-meeting processes, including agendas, materials, minutes, resolutions, consents, governance documents, and related corporate records.
• Lead the preparation of or assist with SEC filings, proxy materials, registration statements, Section 16 filings, disclosure controls, reporting calendars, insider-trading compliance, and related securities-law processes, as applicable.
• Provide broad legal support to Finance on financial reporting, treasury and other strategic initiatives, partnering with internal stakeholders and outside advisors as needed.
• Partner with Finance, Accounting, Investor Relations, and Communications on earnings releases, investor presentations, press releases, website disclosures, and other external communications, including Regulation FD considerations.
• Support equity and executive-compensation matters, including equity plans, award agreements, securities-law compliance, Compensation Committee materials, and related matters.
• Help develop or assist with legal processes, workflows, compliance infrastructure, and governance practices; coordinate effectively with internal stakeholders, service providers, and outside counsel.

Pay and benefits

The pay range below is for Bay Area California only. Actual salary may vary based on a number of factors including job location, job-related knowledge, skills, experiences, trainings, etc. We also offer incentive opportunities that reward employees based on individual and company performance.

$209.5K - $250.0K USD

We use artificial intelligence to screen, assess, or select applicants for the position. Applicants must be eligible for any required U.S. export authorizations.

What you will bring

• J.D. from an accredited law school and active membership in good standing in California; eligibility to practice in-house in California. - 5+ years of relevant corporate legal experience at a leading law firm, with substantive training in corporate, securities, capital markets, executive compensation, or corporate-governance matters.
• Strong foundation in corporate governance, corporate legal drafting, and managing complex matters with close attention to detail and deadlines.
• Experience with, or a demonstrated desire to develop expertise in, SEC reporting, public-company disclosure, equity compensation, executive compensation, and Board support.
• Ability to independently drive assigned workstreams, exercise sound judgment, and appropriately identify and escalate issues.
• Strong written, verbal, analytical, organizational, and project-management skills.
• Ability to build trusted relationships across functions and work effectively in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.
• Sound judgment, integrity, discretion, and the ability to handle highly confidential information.
• Ability to work from in-office location in San Jose.
• Experience with Workiva, Diligent, equity-administration platforms, or comparable corporate-legal tools.
• Job Type: Regular
• Shift: Shift 1 (United States of America)
• Primary Location: San Jose, California, United States