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Corporate Counsel

153k – 296kSan Francisco, CANew York, NYHybrid4+ YOE
Summary

Corporate Counsel supporting SEC reporting, corporate governance, equity matters, and general corporate legal work at a public design platform company. Requires 4+ years experience, J.D., and deep knowledge of corporate/securities law.

About the role

What you'll do at Figma:

  • Support the preparation, review, and filing of Figma's SEC reports and other corporate regulatory filings, including quarterly reports, the annual proxy statement, Section 16 filings, and beneficial ownership reports
  • Support review of public-facing corporate communications, including earnings materials and investor presentations
  • Assist with corporate governance matters, including preparing Board and Committee materials and maintaining and operationalizing public-company policies
  • Provide support on equity matters, including 10b5-1 plans and Figma's trading policy
  • Build and maintain processes using AI and other tools, such as playbooks, templates, metrics, self-serve tools, and automations, to help improve legal workflows and scale the legal function
  • Partner with and provide practical legal advice to other critical stakeholders across accounting, equity, finance, people, and communications
  • Provide legal support for transactional and general corporate matters, including financings, strategic transactions, and corporate initiatives as they arise

We'd love to hear from you if you have:

  • 4+ years of legal experience at a top tier law firm and in-house legal department; you should have a J.D. and be a current member in good standing of at least one U.S. state bar
  • Deep knowledge of corporate and securities laws and SEC reporting requirements
  • Excellent interpersonal skills and business judgment, with the ability to distill complex issues and communicate them clearly to stakeholders
  • Proactive and adaptable, with the ability to prioritize across multiple projects and recalibrate advice in response to shifting priorities, legal developments, and risk tolerance
  • Strong self-awareness around what you know and what you don't know, and a sense of curiosity and desire to learn what you don't

Compensation and Benefits

Figma offers equity to employees, as well a competitive package of additional benefits, including health, dental & vision, retirement with company contribution, parental leave & reproductive or family planning support, mental health & wellness benefits, generous PTO, company recharge days, a learning & development stipend, a work from home stipend, and cell phone reimbursement. Figma also offers sales incentive pay for most sales roles and an annual bonus plan for eligible non-sales roles.

Skills
Corporate LawSecurities LawSEC ReportingCorporate GovernanceEquity Compensation10b5-1 PlansRegulatory FilingsBoard MaterialsLegal Process AutomationJ.D.
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