SlipstreamJobs tracks this role from the company's public career site. Apply directly on the employer's site.
Flexport is seeking a Corporate Paralegal to own corporate housekeeping and entity governance for its subsidiaries across the EMEA region. You will be the primary point of contact for maintaining existing entities in good standing across multiple jurisdictions and will lead the setup of new entities as Flexport expands into new countries. This role sits within the Global Legal Team and collaborates closely with in-house counsel, Finance, Tax, People teams, and external local counsel and registered agents.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage day-to-day corporate housekeeping and governance for EMEA entities, including statutory registers, minute books, organizational charts, and corporate records across multiple jurisdictions
- Prepare and maintain board and shareholder resolutions, consents, minutes, and governance documentation for subsidiary boards
- Handle statutory and regulatory filings (annual returns, director/officer changes, registered address changes, share allotments, UBO/beneficial ownership filings) with local registries and authorities across EMEA
- Support formation, licensing, and onboarding of new legal entities as Flexport expands, coordinating with local counsel, registered agents, banks, and tax advisors
- Maintain Flexport's entity management system as the single source of truth for corporate structure, ownership, and governance records
- Coordinate KYC, UBO, and due diligence requests from banks, customers, and partners across the corporate group
- Support entity rationalization projects including dissolutions, mergers, re-domiciliations, and intercompany restructurings
- Draft and administer corporate policies, powers of attorney, and officer/director appointment and resignation documentation
- Liaise with Finance, Tax, People, and Compliance teams to keep entity data, licenses, and registrations current
- Support commercial and governance matters including contract administration and NDA management as needed
- Manage budget and outside counsel relationships
- Identify and drive process improvements as the legal team scales governance operations across expanding jurisdictions
Requirements:
- 4+ years of corporate paralegal experience with strong focus on corporate housekeeping/governance for multiple entities across EMEA jurisdictions
- Hands-on experience supporting setup of new legal entities in new countries (formation, licensing, bank account opening, initial statutory filings)
- Working knowledge of corporate governance and filing requirements across major EMEA markets (UK, Netherlands, Germany, France, or similar) and comfort researching requirements in new markets
- Experience with entity management platforms (Diligent Entities, Athennian, Blueprint, or similar) and strong corporate record-keeping discipline
- Familiarity with UBO/beneficial ownership regimes and KYC processes
- Excellent organizational skills and meticulous attention to detail with ability to manage multiple entities, deadlines, and jurisdictions simultaneously
- Strong written and verbal communication skills; comfortable working directly with local counsel and government registries
- Ability to work independently in fast-paced, scaling environment with sound judgment on escalation
- High degree of professionalism and discretion with confidential information
Nice to Have:
- Additional European language skills (French, German, Dutch, Spanish, Portuguese)
- Paralegal certificate or law degree/qualification from EMEA jurisdiction
- Experience at fast-growing, multinational technology or logistics company
- Exposure to M&A, intercompany restructuring, or group simplification projects
