Corporate Counsels

About the role

Corporate Counsel

Sunnyvale, California, United States

23andMe is seeking an exceptional Corporate Counsel to join our legal team in Sunnyvale, CA. Reporting to the General Counsel you will support and advise on a broad range of corporate, governance, securities law, commercial, strategic transactions, and other matters. This role will work collaboratively with our, Finance, Corporate Development, Supply Chain, Human Resources, and other teams across the company.

What You'll Do

• General corporate and transactional work supporting the business initiatives of the company
• Support compliance with obligations under federal securities laws, NASDAQ rules and regulations, Sarbanes-Oxley requirements, and other corporate governance rules and regulations
• Support corporate development activities, including strategic collaboration and mergers and acquisitions
• Advise on equity matters, including equity plan and compensation issues
• Support board of directors corporate governance, planning, and activities
• Maintain subsidiaries, corporate books, and records
• Support maintaining and strengthening the company's disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting
• Partner across the legal team, and company, on special projects. Continuously improve processes and best practices; create and maintain templates, playbooks, policies
• Provide practical, business-oriented legal advice to stakeholders across the company
• Effectively manage outside counsel as needed

What You'll Bring

• JD with excellent academic credentials and a member of a U.S. state bar, preferably the State Bar of California
• Minimum of 4 years of relevant experience in a national law firm or in-house
• Strong corporate generalist skillset with expertise in securities law, governance, equity compensation, and M&A
• Experience in biotechnology or healthcare preferred
• Exceptional attention to detail
• Self-starter with the ability to get things done autonomously or collaboratively
• Excellent organizational and planning skills, able to and thrives in handling multiple projects simultaneously
• Effectively develops and delivers presentations and can influence others
• Demonstrated analytical skills as well as the ability to take disparate information and make strategic recommendations quickly
• Excellent interpersonal skills, including relationship building and collaboration within a diverse, cross-functional team; willingly assists colleagues to maintain balanced workloads
• Excellent verbal and written communicator; delivers concise and clear advice
• Comfortable with ambiguity and working in a fast-paced, ever-changing environment
• Ability to work 3 days onsite (Tuesday-Thursday) in our Sunnyvale, CA office

Pay Transparency

23andMe takes a market-based approach to pay, and amounts will vary depending on your geographic location. The salary range reflected here is for a candidate based in the San Francisco Bay Area. The successful candidate's starting pay will be determined based on job-related skills, experience, qualifications, work location, and market conditions. These ranges may be modified in the future.

San Francisco Bay Area Base Pay Range

$154,000-$230,000 USD