Mysten Labs is developing crucial infrastructure to power a more decentralized internet, transforming how people connect and share information online. Backed by Lightspeed, a16z and Redpoint.
About the role
Lead and support strategic transactions, including joint ventures, strategic investments, acquisitions, dispositions, spinouts, restructurings and other complex corporate transactions. Advise the General Counsel, executive team and other business leaders on corporate legal matters and strategic initiatives.
What they're looking for
- 8+ years of relevant legal experience, including significant experience at a leading law firm and/or in the legal department of a high-growth technology company
- Strong foundation in corporate law, with meaningful experience in corporate governance and complex corporate transactions
- Experience with some combination of M&A, joint ventures, strategic investments, corporate restructurings, financings, subsidiary governance or other strategic corporate matters
- Demonstrated ability to independently lead complex matters, coordinate cross-functional stakeholders, and drive projects from initial issue identification through execution
- Ability and willingness to operate as a corporate generalist and quickly develop expertise in unfamiliar areas
- Excellent business judgment and the ability to assess and appropriately weigh legal and business risk, including when operating with imperfect information
More about this role
Mysten Labs believes that decentralized and open protocols are the bedrock of the internet of value. This is why at Mysten Labs, we are creating foundational infrastructure to accelerate the adoption of decentralized protocols based on blockchain technologies.
We are building a world-class team of lawyers and legal professionals who serve as strategic partners to the business. We are looking for an experienced corporate attorney to join Mysten Labs and take ownership of a broad range of corporate legal matters.
Reporting to the General Counsel, you will work closely with leaders across the company on corporate governance, strategic transactions and investments, corporate structuring, finance, tax, employment and compensation matters, and other strategic initiatives. This is a broad, hands-on role for someone who enjoys solving novel problems, operating with significant autonomy, and taking ownership of matters from initial strategy through execution.
The ideal candidate combines strong technical corporate training with practical business judgment and the versatility to tackle matters that do not fit neatly within a single legal discipline.
Lead and support strategic transactions,...
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