Senior Corporate Counsel

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Location

Texas

Posted

5 days ago

Salary

0

Seniority

Senior

Postgraduate Degree4 yrs expEnglish

Job Description

Senior Corporate Counsel

Giga Energy

• Support corporate governance across Giga’s legal entities, including board and committee matters, subsidiary maintenance, and minute books. • Assist with equity administration and related legal work, including option grants, secondary transactions, and cap table matters in coordination with finance. • Support financing transactions, including venture rounds, debt facilities, and project finance structures, working alongside external counsel as needed. • Support regulatory compliance efforts across federal, state, and local requirements relevant to Giga’s business, including energy, construction, and data privacy. • Draft and negotiate corporate and general commercial agreements including NDAs, consulting agreements, IP assignments, and intercompany arrangements. • Advise on employment law matters in coordination with HR, including offer letters, separation agreements, equity-related employee questions, and policy development. • Manage and coordinate outside counsel relationships on corporate matters, including scoping, billing oversight, and quality control. • Build scalable legal processes and templates as Giga grows, including contract playbooks, approval workflows, and entity management tools. • Partner cross-functionally with finance, HR, operations, and leadership on strategic and time-sensitive legal matters.

Job Requirements

  • JD from an accredited law school and active bar admission in at least one U.S. jurisdiction.
  • 4+ years of corporate legal experience at a law firm or in-house, with meaningful exposure to corporate governance, equity, and financing transactions.
  • Strong generalist instincts — you can triage a broad range of legal issues and know when to go deep vs. when to bring in outside help.
  • Exceptional attention to detail with the ability to manage multiple workstreams simultaneously without dropping the ball.
  • Clear, direct communicator who can explain legal concepts to non-lawyers and earn trust quickly across teams.
  • Comfortable with ambiguity and energized by building in a fast-moving, high-growth environment.

Benefits

  • Subsidized health, dental, and vision insurance
  • Equity (options) in a rapidly growing startup
  • 401(k) with 4% employer match
  • Unlimited PTO
  • Parental leave
  • Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) or Health Savings Account (HSA)
  • Commuter benefits

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