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Principal Counsel, Corporate

San Francisco💼 Full-time🗓 2026-08-17 → 2026-09-25

Core

Primary lawyer for corporate governance, equity, and financing matters, owning the full corporate legal lifecycle from board governance to entity management.

Role type

Principal corporate attorney (private company)

Builds

Governance infrastructure, equity administration systems, and transaction playbooks for a scaling AI company

Domain

Private technology / Corporate law / Securities

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

corporate governance, equity administration, financing structuring, secondary transactions, cap-table mechanics, charter drafting, M&A support, outside counsel management

Preferred skills

venture equity experience, high-growth tech background, audit support, internal controls

Technologies

Carta, 409A valuation tools

Responsibilities

Lead corporate governance including board meeting preparation and record keeping; Structure and negotiate equity and debt financings; Own secondary transactions and liquidity programs; Partner on equity compensation and cap-table administration; Support M&A and strategic investments; Build corporate legal infrastructure and entity management systems; Support corporate readiness for future financing or public-company requirements

Seniority

Principal, hands-on IC

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