Senior Counsel Corporate
Senior Counsel Corporate
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$ 190000 - 284000
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Job Description
Job Description
Who were looking for:
Zendesk Legal is looking for an experienced Senior Counsel to join its growing worldclass legal team to facilitate growth and mitigate risk at Zendesk through support of the corporate function. You will have the opportunity to make a lasting impact on an active strategic transactions program at a highgrowth private equitybacked company.
This role reports to the Director Corporate and Securities who leads governance securities and strategic transactions for the company. The position is remote eligible.
What youll be doing
Lead the M&A function for the legal team.
Foster growth and expansion through acquisitions by developing strategy and structuring for critical strategic transactions and negotiating alongside Corporate Development on behalf of the business.
Manage risk for the business by negotiating principal deal related documents.
Realize efficiencies through leading outside counsel and crossfunctional diligence teams.
Advise business leaders on legal and strategic risks and propose business oriented solutions
Work with integrations counsel the Integrations Management Office and crossfunctional teams to develop realistic and healthy integration plans and support other postclosing matters.
Assist the Corporate Legal team on various other corporate matters including entity management investor relations corporate governance and securities regulations.
Own other special projects/processes as necessary and/or desired.
What you bring to the role
7 years of corporate M&A experience
Juris Doctor degree from an accredited law school
US state bar active member in good standing
Expertise in the M&A process from beginning to postclosing issues
Comprehensive understanding of the key strategic risks and opportunities of tech M&A
Mastery of key negotiation points and market positions for the tech industry
Basic Qualifications:
Proactive and selfstarter on high impact projects
Strong curiosity for all aspects of a technology company
Resourcefulness in seeking out and finding accurate and relevant information
Organized and detailoriented while juggling competing priorities
Excellence in forming wellreasoned judgements in complex situations with limited information
Solutionoriented mentality and the ability to make riskbased judgements
Strong business acumen and ability to distill legal advice into actionable guidance for business partners
Team player with an understanding of how all crossfunctional teams contribute to the success of a transaction
Effective communication with individuals at all organizational levels including executives and senior management
Ability to uphold the highest standards of discretion and confidentiality
Hybrid: In this role our hybrid experience is designed at the team level to give you a rich onsite experience packed with connection collaboration learning and celebration while also giving you flexibility to work remotely for part of the week. This role must attend our local office for part of the week. The specific inoffice schedule is to be determined by the hiring manager.
The intelligent heart of customer experience
Zendesk software was built to bring a sense of calm to the chaotic world of customer service. Today we power billions of conversations with brands you know and love.
Zendesk believes in offering our people a fulfilling and inclusive experience. Our hybrid way of working enables us to purposefully come together in person at one of our many Zendesk offices around the world to connect collaborate and learn whilst also giving our people the flexibility to work remotely for part of the week.
Zendesk is an equal opportunity employer and were proud of our ongoing efforts to foster global diversity equity & inclusion in the workplace. Individuals seeking employment and employees at Zendesk are considered without regard to race color religion national origin age sex gender gender identity gender expression sexual orientation marital status medical condition ancestry disability military or veteran status or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We are an AA/EEO/Veterans/Disabled employer. If you are based in the United States and would like more information about your EEO rights under the law please click here.
Zendesk endeavors to make reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities and disabled veterans pursuant to applicable federal and state law. If you are an individual with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to submit this application complete any preemployment testing or otherwise participate in the employee selection process please send an email to with your specific accommodation request.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
