Corporate Counsel

• As Corporate Counsel, you’ll be the second corporate attorney on Human Interest’s Legal team, reporting to the Assistant General Counsel, Corporate & Commercial
• You’ll own a broad slate of corporate, securities, and governance matters as Human Interest scales, and you’ll also pitch in on commercial contracting, incident management, and regulatory matters
• This is a new seat on a growing team, so the scope below reflects what you’d be working on at the outset, but expect it to evolve along with the company and team
• Support corporate governance work for Human Interest Inc. and Human Interest Advisors as a primary function, including board and stockholder actions, subsidiary maintenance, and entity records
• Prepare and support board and committee materials; partner with the Finance team on board and committee preparation logistics, distribution, and tracking
• Manage the Legal portion of cap table and equity matters, including option grants, 409A coordination, executive compensation, and equity refresh cycles, partnering closely with the Finance and People teams
• Support corporate finance and transactional activity across various transaction types, including equity, secondary transactions, debt, convertibles, and other sophisticated financing arrangements
• Build and maintain the governance and transactional playbooks, templates, and processes that allow Legal to scale with the business
• Support IPO readiness activities
• Manage outside counsel on corporate and securities matters
• Lead negotiation and execution of commercial agreements, including NDAs, vendor agreements, data processing agreements, and other contracts as needed
• Support M&A and other strategic transactions as they arise
• You’ll be the second Corporate hire on a rapidly growing legal team, with real room to shape how corporate and transactional work gets done
• You’ll work directly with senior legal leadership and cross-functional partners across Finance, People, and the business
• You’ll join a legal team that’s already built real AI infrastructure - fluency rubrics, an AI-powered legal operating system, and day-to-day tooling - not just a company that talks about AI
• Broad, evolving scope across corporate, governance, and commercial work as Human Interest scales toward its next stage

Benefits

• Short/Long-term disability and life insurance
• Generous parental leave policy
• Dollar-for-dollar match of employee donations to nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizations, up to $1,000 per year
• Comprehensive training and professional development via Beacon U plus an annual education stipend
• Monthly work from home stipend
• Annual wellness stipend
• An annual membership to One Medical Group, with membership fees paid by Human Interest
• HSA or FSA offering with an annual employer contribution
• Generous FTO (exempt) and PTO (non-exempt) policies
• Stock options for every employee
• Top-of-the-line health, dental, and vision, with employee premiums fully paid and dependent premiums 50% covered by Human Interest
• A great 401(k) plan: our own! Our 401(k) includes a dollar-for-dollar employer match up to 4% of compensation

You have 4+ years of corporate and securities experience at a top-tier law firm, with at least one in-house role, preferably at a private, high-growth companyYou’ve integrated AI tools into your legal work and understand how AI should shape contracting, transaction management, and legal operationsYou’re pragmatic and business-minded - risk-aware, not risk-averse, and communicate clearly with both legal and non-legal stakeholdersYou understand cap table mechanics, equity administration, and corporate governance for multi-entity structuresYou have owned and drafted and negotiated commercial contracts, including NDAs, vendor agreements, data processing agreements, and other transaction typesPublic company reporting and securities compliance experience is a plusYou are experienced with a range of corporate transactions: equity, secondary transactions, debt, and other sophisticated financing arrangementsYou hold a J.D. from an ABA-accredited law school and an active member in good standing of at least one U.S. state barExperience in regulated industries (fintech, financial services, healthcare, or similar) is preferredIf you’re excited about this role but your background doesn’t check every box above, we’d still like to hear from you!