# Senior Corporate Counsel

**Company:** [Solace](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/solace)
**Location:** Remote
**Role:** Legal
**Experience:** 3+ years
**Skills:** Corporate Law, M&A, Securities Law, Financing Transactions, Corporate Governance, Sec Reporting, Ipo Readiness, Entity Management, Drafting Agreements, Negotiation
**Posted:** 2026-07-24

> Senior Corporate Counsel to own financing, M&A, strategic transactions, and corporate governance for a fast-growing Series C healthcare startup. Build IPO readiness infrastructure while partnering cross-functionally with Corporate Development, Finance, and Compliance. Requires JD, 3+ years transactional/securities experience, and strong business judgment.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Facilitate financing and strategic transactions, including equity and debt raises, credit facilities, and other capital markets activity, from structuring through close.
- Counsel on M&A and strategic transactions, from diligence through execution and integration, including drafting and negotiating LOIs, NDAs, purchase agreements, and ancillary closing documents.
- Help build the governance and compliance infrastructure to support public company readiness.
- Support corporate governance, including board and committee materials, notices, agendas, minutes, resolutions, and consents, and help mature these processes as the company scales.
- Oversee entity management across our corporate structure, including formation, qualification, compliance, and dissolution of said entities.
- Build and maintain policies and procedures for compliance with securities regulations applicable to public companies.
- Partner closely with Corporate Development, Finance, and Compliance on transaction strategy, risk management, audits, equity plans, and internal controls.
- Build the templates, playbooks, and internal processes that let a small legal team support a fast-scaling business without reinventing the wheel every time.
- Manage relationships with outside counsel and other advisors on corporate, securities, and transactional matters.

## Requirements
- JD from an accredited law school and active bar membership in good standing.
- 3-9+ years of corporate, transactional, and securities law experience.
- Experience with financing transactions, M&A, and corporate governance.
- In-house experience strongly preferred.
- Strong instincts on risk versus velocity, and the judgment to know what needs to be escalated to leadership.
- Excellent negotiation, drafting, and project management skills, with the ability to run complex, cross-functional transactions on tight timelines.
- Applicants must be based in the United States.

## Nice-to-Haves
- IPO readiness background, with public company and SEC reporting experience.
- Healthcare, marketplace, or other regulated-industry experience.

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