Geared toward in-house legal professionals comfortable with corporate governance and high-volume commercial contract negotiation, with a preference for candidates who have used generative AI tools in their work. The role is based in San Francisco but allows for remote possibilities, reflecting a hybrid work arrangement.
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Original posting from Qualia via Greenhouse
At Qualia, we've built the leading B2B real estate technology that transforms the home buying and selling experience into a simple, secure, and enjoyable process. Our SMB and Enterprise products bring together users from across the real estate ecosystem—homebuyers and sellers, lenders, title and escrow agents, and real estate agents—onto a single shared digital closing platform, providing greater clarity and transparency to real estate transactions. Today, through our business customers across the country, millions of consumers use Qualia to close on homes every year.
WHAT YOU'LL WORK ON
Our Legal team is small but mighty, and we support every part of the business across a wide range of matters. As Corporate Counsel, you will be a key member of the team with two primary areas of ownership: corporate legal matters and commercial contracts. This is an individual contributor role reporting to our Associate General Counsel, who leads commercial partnerships, corporate, and procurement legal work.
On the corporate side, you will support board and stockholder matters, and the legal workstreams for financings, M&A, and other corporate transactions. On the commercial side, you will draft, negotiate, and advise on strategic partnership, customer, and procurement agreements, and help business teams understand deal structure and risk. You will work directly with legal, finance, and business leaders, help manage outside counsel, and help keep our templates, playbooks, and processes sharp, including by using AI tools to streamline our work.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Corporate
Prepare board and stockholder consents, resolutions, meeting materials, and maintain the corporate minute book and records
Assist in supporting equity management with Finance and People teams, including plan documents and stock transfers
Manage subsidiaries and entity matters, including formations, and officer and director appointments
Support the legal workstreams for financings, secondary transactions, and M&A, including due diligence and disclosure schedules
Help scope and manage outside counsel
Commercial Contracts
Draft, review, and negotiate a high volume of commercial agreements, including strategic partnership and vendor/SaaS agreements
Partner with Procurement, Security, IT, and Finance on vendor review and contracting
Advise business teams across sales, partnerships, finance, product, and operations on deal structure and risk, and explain legal issues clearly to non-lawyers
Identify intellectual property, data privacy, and regulatory issues in contracts and escalate as appropriate
Help develop and maintain contract templates, playbooks, and guidelines, and provide practical training to internal teams on contracting basics and process
YOUR BACKGROUND THAT LIKELY MAKES YOU A MATCH
Required
JD and active bar membership in good standing in at least one U.S. jurisdiction
3–6 years of corporate experience at a law firm and/or in-house at a technology company
Corporate experience: hands-on corporate governance work and exposure to venture financings, M&A diligence, and/or disclosure schedules
Commercial experience: meaningful experience drafting and negotiating commercial agreements, such as partnership, SaaS/technology, and procurement contracts
Solid understanding of intellectual property, data protection, and privacy issues in software agreements
Strong issue-spotting instincts: review a document, find what matters, and explain why
Excellent communication and negotiation skills; comfortable advising senior stakeholders and pushing back constructively
Ability to work collaboratively and independently, managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
Hands-on experience using generative AI tools such as Claude in your legal work
While this role is based in San Francisco, California, we're open to exploring remote possibilities for qualified candidates. We have other physical office locations in Austin, Texas and Concord, New Hampshire.
This role has an annual base annual of $200,000 - $230,000 plus a competitive equity and benefits package. (Salary to be determined by relevant experience, location, knowledge, and skills of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data.)
WHY QUALIA
Qualia is made up of incredibly bright, mission-driven coworkers who are passionate about using technology to solve real-world problems---and we're growing quickly. In order to continue building an engaging and dynamic organization, we're committed to giving everyone the support they need to do great work.
Our benefits package is designed to allow our team members to be their best selves, both in and out of the workplace. In addition to comprehensive health plans, a 401k program, and commuter benefits, we prioritize family and personal well-being through professional development, parental leave, and a flexible time off policy. Qualia offers a robust online onboarding program to train new hires, biweekly all hands meetings, and a variety of internal virtual events to keep employees connected.
We believe diverse perspectives and backgrounds are critical to building great technology, and our goal is to cultivate an environment where people feel equally valued and respected. Qualia is proud to be an equal-opportunity workplace, and we welcome applicants from all backgrounds regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, age, citizenship, socioeconomic status, disability, or veteran status.
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Source: Qualia careers (Greenhouse)