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Motive empowers the people who run physical operations with tools to make their work safer, more productive, and more profitable. For the first time ever, safety, operations and finance teams can manage their drivers, vehicles, equipment, and fleet related spend in a single system. Combined with industry leading AI, the Motive platform gives you complete visibility and control, and significantly reduces manual workloads by automating and simplifying tasks.
Motive serves nearly 100,000 customers – from Fortune 500 enterprises to small businesses – across a wide range of industries, including transportation and logistics, construction, energy, field service, manufacturing, agriculture, food and beverage, retail, and the public sector.
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We are hiring an Associate General Counsel, SEC as our highly experienced legal professional to manage and advise on corporate governance, securities law compliance, and corporate transactions. The position involves working closely with senior leadership, including the Board of Directors, to ensure compliance with all applicable laws and regulations. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in both law firm and in-house settings at a public company.
What You'll Do:- Lead compliance with SEC and NYSE rules and requirements, including preparation of all SEC reports (10-K, 10-Q, 8-K, DEF-14A and S-8), annual meeting materials, Section 16 filings and other public disclosures.
- Advise on and manage corporate governance matters, including preparing and reviewing Board, Board committee and annual stockholder meeting materials and drafting resolutions and minutes in connection therewith.
- Support IR, including review of press releases, investor presentations / outreach, the quarterly earnings process and ensure Regulation FD compliance for all corporate communications.
- Oversee the Company’s global equity programs, including administration of insider trading policies, 10b5-1 plans, blackout periods and employee education.
- Assist with global subsidiary governance, entity management, and expansion, including maintaining corporate records, ensuring regulatory compliance, and streamlining governance processes.
- Support a broad range of corporate transactions, including capital market transactions, debt financings, investments and M&A.
- Support treasury and tax-related matters, including stock repurchase plans, tax structuring, and intercompany arrangements.
- Draft clear and concise agreements, policies and procedures, as necessary.
- Assist with the successful completion of major programs and projects, as applicable.
- Collaborate with internal stakeholders across the Company.
- Supervise other members of the Legal team, including stock administrator, employment counsel and local counsel.
- Drive continuous improvements, scalability and operational excellence in corporate legal processes and execution.
- 7-9+ years of practice at a leading law firm and in-house public company experience.
- J.D. from an ABA-accredited law school.
- Active membership in good standing of a state bar, with the ability to register with the bar in the Company's location if required.
- Deep knowledge of SEC and NYSE rules and requirements and proven ability with public company filings and transactions.
- Highly motivated, reliable, flexible, deadline-oriented, and able to manage multiple tasks independently.
- An owner’s mentality with the ability to execute in a fast-paced environment, juggle conflicting priorities to meet deadlines, adapt quickly to change and think creatively of solutions.
Your compensation may be based on several factors, including education, work experience, and certifications. For certain roles, total compensation may include restricted stock units. Motive offers benefits including health, pharmacy, optical and dental care benefits, paid time off, sick time off, short term and long term disability coverage, life insurance as well as 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). Learn more about our benefits by visiting Motive Perks & Benefits
Creating a diverse and inclusive workplace is one of Motive's core values. We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome people of different backgrounds, experiences, abilities and perspectives.
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