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Rippling is seeking an Associate General Counsel, Corporate & Securities to build and operate a scaled corporate governance and securities compliance function for a high-growth, venture-backed HR/IT/Finance platform company.
In this hands-on role, you will develop and maintain public-company caliber governance infrastructure, including reporting calendars, disclosure controls, board and committee processes, and cross-functional operating rhythms. You'll prepare materials for the Board of Directors and Board committees (audit, compensation, insurance regulatory), including agendas, board books, presentations, minutes, and resolutions. You'll draft and improve corporate governance documents such as board/committee charters, governance policies, D&O questionnaires, insider trading policies, and equity policies.
You'll support securities, equity, and capitalization matters including cap table management, equity compensation plans, secondary transactions, private financings, tender offers, and investor disclosure materials. You'll oversee global subsidiary governance and entity management, including corporate filings and inter-company transactions. You'll also partner with corporate development on acquisitions, investments, financings, and strategic transactions, managing due diligence, documentation, outside counsel, and post-transaction integration.
This role requires comfort with both legal judgment and detailed execution in a fast-paced, global environment. You'll coordinate across finance, accounting, auditors, investor relations, communications, and outside counsel.
Rippling values in-office collaboration and expects employees to work in the office at least three days per week.
REQUIREMENTS:
- 10+ years of relevant corporate and securities legal experience, including experience in regulated fintech, financial services, or another highly regulated industry; prior in-house experience strongly preferred
- J.D. or equivalent law degree and admission to practice law in at least one U.S. jurisdiction
- Hands-on experience supporting public-company reporting and governance processes strongly preferred, including quarterly/annual disclosure cycles, Forms 10-Q/10-K/8-K, disclosure controls, and board/audit/compensation committee materials
- Prior in-house experience supporting an IPO, public-company readiness process, or transition to public-company obligations is a major plus but not required
- Experience advising on securities law, corporate governance, board/committee processes, equity compensation, insider trading, and related-party transactions
- Experience supporting private financings, tender offers, investor materials, capitalization matters, and capital markets transactions
- Experience supporting acquisitions, investments, and strategic transactions including diligence, documentation, and post-transaction integration
- Ability to manage complex, cross-functional processes involving legal, finance, accounting, investor relations, communications, HR, auditors, executives, and outside counsel
- Excellent drafting, analytical, communication, project management, and organizational skills with strong attention to detail and sound legal judgment
- Entrepreneurial, self-starting mindset comfortable in fast-paced, dynamic, global environment
