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Salary: USD 229,000 - 269,000 / annual
Checkr is a data platform powering safe and fair decisions through AI verification. The company serves over 140,000 customers including Uber, Airbnb, DoorDash, and Anthropic. Checkr is recognized on the Forbes Cloud 100 2025 list and is a Y Combinator 2024 Breakthrough Company.
As Senior Corporate Counsel, you will report to the Vice President of Corporate & Commercial and serve as a key member of a lean legal team supporting Checkr's next growth phase, including IPO readiness, M&A, securities, and corporate governance. You will own defined corporate and transactional workstreams with direct guidance from the VP, providing risk-based advice and knowing when to escalate or engage outside counsel.
Key responsibilities include:
- Hands-on support for corporate transactional work including M&A and strategic transactions (deal structure, LOI input, due diligence, drafting and negotiating agreements, post-closing integration)
- IPO readiness support, including cross-functional planning and S-1 drafting assistance
- Execution of equity and debt financing transactions and ongoing compliance
- Coordination with legal, finance, and corporate strategy teams and external counsel
- Corporate governance matters including board and shareholder logistics and governance policies
- General corporate work (registrations, filings, entity administration, leases, intercompany agreements)
- Stock administration, equity matters, securities filings, and employee equity education
- Insurance and enterprise risk program management
- Support for sales leadership on variable compensation plans
- Process improvement and workflow optimization to scale with company growth
The role is based in the San Francisco office with an expectation to work in-office 3+ days per week. Checkr provides in-office perks including lunch five times weekly, commuter stipend, and snacks/beverages.
Requirements:
- JD degree and active membership in good standing of a state Bar
- 5–8 years of corporate and securities law experience; mix of top law firm and in-house experience preferred
- Hands-on M&A transactional experience, with exposure to IPO readiness or public-company matters a strong plus
- Solid working knowledge of corporate, securities, and transactional matters with judgment to spot and triage key issues
- Pragmatic problem-solver who provides crisp, timely, risk-based advice and communicates clearly to non-lawyers
- Strong collaborator with excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Highly organized, able to prioritize and manage multiple projects in fast-paced environment with strong attention to detail and discretion
- A-player mindset with strong bias for action, raises the bar, moves with urgency, stays resilient through ambiguity, takes ownership
