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Director and Senior Legal Counsel – Securities and Corporate Finance

Western Digital · Irvine, CA · On-site

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About Western Digital

WD is building the infrastructure behind the AI-driven data economy. As AI scales, so does data. Every interaction, every model, every system generates data that must be stored, managed, and made accessible over time. That’s where we come in. Backed by Sequoia.

About the role

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

What they're looking for

  • J.D. degree from accredited law school
  • Current member of the California (or other acceptable jurisdiction) bar association in good standing
  • 8+ years’ experience practicing with national law firm or with national law firm and as an in-house attorney
  • Experience in the areas of capital markets, financing transactions, securities laws and corporate governance
  • Understanding of financial statements
  • Experience working for and/or representing publicly traded companies
More about this role
  • Provide legal support to the treasury and finance functions, ranging from supporting large financing transactions to managing day-to-day activities
  • Evaluate, advise on and handle a wide variety of financing transactions, including debt and equity offerings, bank financings, sale-and-leaseback transactions and other structured financing transactions
  • Review and negotiate documentation for various treasury activities on a regular basis, including factoring arrangements and hedging activities
  • Track and support compliance with covenants in debt documents, including by assisting with debt document interpretation
  • Assist in the preparation and review of securities filings: Periodic and current reports
  • Proxy statements
  • Registration statements
  • Form SD (conflict minerals) and
  • Section 16 filings
  • Draft and review Board of Directors and committee meeting materials covering topics such as financial reviews, corporate governance and strategic transactions
  • Provide legal support for domestic and foreign subsidiary management and legal entity restructuring
  • Recommend policy, process and/or practice changes with impact on one or more functional groups or business units
  • Advise...

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