Associate General Counsel

The Company: 

At impact.com our culture is our soul. We are passionate about our people, our technology, and are obsessed with customer success. Working together enables us to grow rapidly, win, and serve the largest brands in the world. We use cutting-edge technology to solve real-world problems for our clients and continue to pull ahead of the pack as the leading SaaS platform for businesses to automate their partnerships and grow their revenue like never before. We have an entrepreneurial spirit and a culture where ambition and curiosity is rewarded. If you are looking to join a team where your opinion is valued, your contributions are noticed, and enjoy working with fun and talented people from all over the world, then this is the place for you!

impact.com, the world’s leading partnership management platform, is transforming the way businesses manage and optimize all types of partnerships—including traditional rewards affiliates, influencers, commerce content publishers, B2B, and more. The company’s powerful, purpose-built platform makes it easy for businesses to create, manage, and scale an ecosystem of partnerships with the brands and communities that customers trust to make purchases, get information, and entertain themselves at home, at work, or on the go. To learn more about how impact.com’s technology platform and partnerships marketplace is driving revenue growth for global enterprise brands such as Walmart, Uber, Shopify, Lenovo, L’Oreal, and Fanatics. Visit www.impact.com.

Your Role at impact.com:

This role will work cross-functionally with various teams throughout the company but mainly will focus on supporting our corporate, securities, and M&A (Mergers and Acquisitions) functions, and HR and operations teams. The Senior Counsel is responsible for drafting and negotiating agreements (using existing templates, improving or creating templates, drafting terms and/or contracts for unique deals and third-party paper), and for advising business teams as a partner in achieving the company’s objectives. The Senior Counsel will also be responsible for protecting the Company’s interests, including mitigating risk and liability, in areas such as confidential information, intellectual property, and revenue. This requires a lot of discretion, self-confidence, flexibility, and adaptability.

Responsibilities:

• Advising on, participating in, and managing all aspects of M&A, including deal structuring of complex transactions, due diligence, contract negotiation, and regulatory compliance, all while ensuring the transaction is legally sound while protecting the Company’s interests.
• Assisting with HR matters at all levels of the Company (Board Advisors, executives, employees and independent contractors);
• Facilitating strategic relationships on behalf of the Company by advising on deal structuring, drafting custom terms and conditions, negotiating terms and ensuring that the deals that are concluded are in accordance with the Company’s pricing and authority matrix;
• Preparing materials for Board Meetings, the corporate secretary function, and maintaining and managing the Company’s cap table; and
• Navigating continuously and developing compliance programs around the globe; 
• Collaborating cross-functionally and developing new processes and procedures to support internal clients; and
• Other duties as assigned by the Company.

Qualifications:

• Law degree from a US, ABA-accredited law school.
• Current State Bar Membership in practice jurisdiction (which may be through reciprocity, as applicable).
• Experience managing the end-to-end negotiation of high dollar value, high visibility, complex commercial agreements, including M&A, sales agreement, and strategic partnership agreements; including: 

1. 1. Transaction structuring: analyzing potential deals, advising on the best legal structure for mergers or acquisitions, and developing transaction strategies. 
   2. Due diligence: conducting thorough legal reviews of target companies, including contracts, intellectual property, regulatory compliance, and financial records to identify potential risks. 
   3. Contract drafting and negotiation: drafting and negotiating key transaction documents, such as purchase agreements, shareholder agreements, confidentiality agreements, and other ancillary agreements. 
   4. Regulatory compliance: advising the Company on relevant antitrust laws, securities regulations, and other applicable legal considerations. 
   5. Corporate law: Deep knowledge of corporate governance, securities laws, and relevant legal principles. 
   6. Analytical skills: Ability to evaluate complex legal issues, identify potential risks, and provide sound legal advice. 
   7. Negotiation skills: Excellent negotiation abilities to secure favorable terms for clients in complex transactions. 
   8. Drafting expertise: Proficiency in drafting and reviewing legal documents with precision and clarity. 
   9. Communication Skills: Effective communication with clients, colleagues, and other stakeholders, and comfortability in advising decision-makers and keeping in close communication with stakeholders, updating them on transaction progress, and addressing legal concerns. 
   10. Team collaboration: Working with other professionals including investment bankers, accountants, other legal specialists and internal teams from early term sheet conversations through deal close.
   11. Ownership: Experience with ownership over internal programs and the ability to project manage across departments.
   12. Balancing: capable of balancing workload and competing priorities while focusing on the Company's goals.

• 8+ years of experience in a law firm (or combination of law firm and in-house experience) handling comparable matters.

Work environment:

• Fast-paced environment with demanding deadlines, often requiring long hours during deal closures. 
• May involve travel to meet with internal clients and other parties involved in transactions. 

Salary range: $225,000.00 - $235,000.00 per year, plus an additional 5% variable annual bonus contingent on Company performance and eligible to receive a Restricted Stock Unit (RSU) grant.

Benefits (Perks):

• Medical, Dental and Vision insurance
• Unlimited responsible PTO
• Flexible work hours
• Parental Leave
• Technology Stipend 
• Catered lunch every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, a healthy snack bar, and great coffee to keep you fueled. 
• Flexible spending accounts and 401(k)
• An employee-led culture team that plans inclusive events- meaningful time together and other events to celebrate our many successes!
• An established company with a cool, high-velocity work ethos, where each person can make a difference!

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

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