Corporate Counsel | Acorns
At Acorns, we're building a different kind of investing experience - one that looks after the financial best interests of the up-and-coming. The Acorns team is passionate about pursuing our mission and living our values. It all begins with Heart. Our Heart leads us in everything we do. It allows us to make bold decisions, build trust, grow and advance our society. Come find your place at Acorns and join us in the revolution.
Acorns is seeking an experienced Corporate Counsel to handle a wide variety of legal and regulatory matters. As our first in-house legal counsel, you will work closely with our VP of Finance, teams across the organization including business development, engineering, product, marketing, as well as our broker-dealer and registered investment advisor subsidiaries.
Job Responsibilities:
- Perform general in-house counsel activities related to a fast-growing company
- Prepare and review commercial contracts, partnership agreements and other documents for day-to-day business transactions
- Assist in corporate governance and securities matters at the executive and board-level
- Provide legal advice and support to departments across the company
- Interface with and manage multiple outside law firms
- Complete special projects as needed and other duties assigned
Job Requirements:
- J.D. degree from a top-tier law school and licensed to practice in California
- Minimum 6 years of legal experience, with 3+ years of experience in a top law firm
- Skilled in a wide variety of general corporate and commercial transactional work
- Ability to provide hands-on counsel to teams across the company, identify and analyze legal issues, draft key documents, present clear recommendations, and assure legal compliance
- Ideal candidate would have experience with venture-backed companies as well as investment management and broker-dealers
What we offer:
- Competitive salary and stock options
- A comprehensive benefits package to meet the needs of you and your family
- Unlimited paid time off
- Corporate gym access
- Daily breakfast, weekly team lunches, and an endless supply of snacks
- Numerous career possibilities that allow you to grow with Acorns
- Talented and motivated team members who care deeply about one another, our mission and our customers
- The rare opportunity to create a new world. We inspire one another every day to do meaningful work that solves big societal challenges
About Acorns: Acorns is the leading micro-investing app in the U.S. It allows users to round up their daily purchases and automatically Invest the Change® into a low-cost, diversified portfolio of exchange-traded funds offered by some of the world's top asset managers (including Vanguard and BlackRock). Founded in Newport Beach, Calif., by father and son team Walter and Jeff Cruttenden, Acorns provides a simple entry-point using the Acorns app on iPhone or Android. Customers accumulate fractional shares in one of five portfolios constructed by world-renowned Nobel Laureate economist Dr. Harry Markowitz. Acorns' smart portfolio algorithms automatically work in the background of life, helping users build wealth naturally, pennies at a time. From Acorns mighty oaks do grow.
Mission: With benevolence and courage, we look after the financial best interests of the up-and-coming; beginning with the empowering step of micro-investing.
Values:
- Lead with heart
- Make bold decisions
- Always build trust
- Never stop growing
- Advance our society