Corporate Counsel

About the role

This role focuses on developing and executing corporate and securities legal strategy for Figma. Key responsibilities include preparing and reviewing SEC reports, such as quarterly reports and proxy statements, and ensuring compliance with corporate regulatory filings. The counsel will also support public-facing corporate communications, including earnings materials, by providing legal review.

The position involves significant work on corporate governance, including preparing materials for Board and Committee meetings and implementing public-company policies. Additionally, the counsel will provide support on equity matters, such as 10b5-1 plans and the company's trading policy. A crucial aspect is building and maintaining efficient legal processes using AI and other tools, creating playbooks, templates, and automations to scale the legal function.

Success in this role means effectively partnering with various internal stakeholders, including accounting, equity, finance, and communications teams, to offer practical legal advice. The counsel will also provide legal support for general corporate matters, including financings, strategic transactions, and other corporate initiatives as they arise, ensuring legal soundness and compliance across the organization.

The annual base salary for this position ranges from $153,000 to $296,000 USD.

Skills that matter here

• corporate and securities laws: This role requires deep knowledge to ensure compliance with SEC reporting requirements and to advise on corporate governance.
• SEC reporting requirements: The counsel will be responsible for preparing, reviewing, and filing various SEC reports, including quarterly reports and proxy statements.
• interpersonal skills: Effective communication and the ability to distill complex legal issues for diverse stakeholders are essential for this position.
• business judgment: This skill is necessary to provide practical legal advice and navigate complex corporate and transactional matters.
• prioritize across multiple projects: The role demands adaptability and the ability to manage various legal tasks simultaneously, recalibrating based on shifting priorities.

Who this role suits

• A person with at least four years of legal experience, combining both law firm and in-house roles.
• Someone who possesses a J.D. and is a member in good standing of a U.S. state bar.
• An individual who is proactive and adaptable, comfortable with shifting priorities and legal developments.
• A candidate with strong self-awareness regarding their knowledge and a genuine curiosity to learn new areas of law.

From the employer

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.
• A 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.

What Figma offers:

• Competitive salary and equity.
• Health, dental & vision benefits.
• Retirement with company contribution.
• Parental leave & reproductive or family planning support.
• Mental health & wellness benefits.
• Generous PTO and company recharge days.
• Learning & development stipend.
• Work from home stipend and cell phone reimbursement.
• Sales incentive pay for most sales roles and an annual bonus plan for eligible non-sales roles.
• Pay Transparency Disclosure: Annual Base Salary Range: $153,000 — $296,000 USD.