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Summary

As Senior Corporate Counsel, you will play a key role in supporting Vroom as a public company. Your primary areas of focus will include SEC filings, NASDAQ compliance, corporate governance, corporate transactions, general corporate law, and contract negotiation and review. Also, because we are a small legal team, we need a team player who is flexible and relishes the opportunity to roll up your sleeves and help cover the broad range of day-to-day legal needs of the organization. There is an amazing opportunity to learn and grow in this role.

Responsibilities

• Prepare SEC filings such as 10-Ks, 10-Qs, 8-Ks, Proxy Statements, Section 16 Reports, and other SEC-related documents and assist in NASDAQ compliance
• Assist with Vroom corporate governance, including Board and committee processes
• Assist with public company communications, including press releases and investor presentations
• Manage all aspects of subsidiary governance, including maintaining and updating corporate governance documents for Vroom’s subsidiaries
• Assist with other general corporate matters, including entity formation and management, contract review and administration, vendor relationships, licensing, and intercompany arrangements
• Work on capital markets transactions, including equity and debt offerings, and other financing transactions
• Draft, review and negotiate a variety of commercial agreements, including SaaS subscription, technology, vendor and strategic partnership agreements
• Assist with the development of form agreements and standard template language for contract playbooks
• Work on M&A, joint ventures and other strategic corporate transactions, should they arise
• Provide support to the HR team.
• Collaborate with and manage outside counsel where applicable
• Supervise corporate paralegal

Key Competencies

Candidates for this role must display exceptional professional interpersonal skills and the ability to effectively interact and collaborate with attorneys, management, business colleagues, and outside parties. We seek someone who can work independently but also be highly collaborative and a team player.

Qualifications

• J.D. from an accredited law school
• Member in good standing of the bar, preferably in TX or NY but not required.
• 6-10 years of relevant experience
• Both law firm and in-house experience required
• Knowledge of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware
• Experience with financing, capital markets and other corporate transactions
• Experience with M&A, joint venture or other strategic transactions a plus
• Experience with corporate governance; experience with subsidiary governance preferred
• Experience with drafting, reviewing and negotiating a variety of commercial and technology-related business agreements
• Skilled at developing pragmatic, business oriented, approaches to legal challenges
• Demonstrated ability and desire to quickly learn new areas of law and regulation
• Ability to multitask, work independently and carry out important projects with limited oversight
• Ability to work collaboratively and provide strategic legal advice in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent problem-solving capabilities, judgment, communication and interpersonal skills
• Superior organizational skills and attention to detail

Preferred Skills

• Previous law firm and in-house experience is preferred.

Location

• Prefer NY or TX-based, not required. Workplace is remote, but attendance at periodic in person meetings expected

Benefits

This full-time role offers competitive compensation; health, dental, and vision insurance; a 401k plan; fully company-paid short-term disability, long-term disability, and life insurance; access to a healthcare concierge service with virtual visits; and 15 annualized days of paid vacation.