KoBold Metals

Assistant General Counsel, Tax & Subsidiary Management

KoBold Metals

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: United States

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Salary

💰 $210,000 - $280,000 per year

Job Level

SeniorLead

About the role

  • Be an integral part of an in-house legal team in a technology and mineral exploration company growing rapidly around the world
  • Provide leverage and support to the CLO and DGC so that they are more effective at advancing the company’s priorities
  • Develop major parts of the company’s legal function with a particular focus on complex corporate tax restructurings and global subsidiary management
  • Oversee and manage compliance, corporate governance and KYC matters for the company’s subsidiaries
  • Review, draft, and advise on complex transactions spanning multiple jurisdictions
  • Create processes and policies to help build a high-functioning legal department
  • Represent the company on matters throughout the U.S. and abroad as needed
  • Assist with due diligence efforts when the company is conducting diligence about an opportunity and when we are responding to diligence requests
  • Provide immediate legal and business advice to internal clients who include senior executives, tax/treasury, corporate development, HR and talent acquisition, geologists, data scientists, and software engineers
  • Write, revise, and review documents regarding every part of the business
  • Guide and support the company’s global business operations using legal and business skills, such as management of confidential information, tax structuring, and building organizational processes
  • Work across the company to set and meet high standards of ethics, with a focus on safety, anti-corruption, community support, environmental protection, anti-discrimination, and integrity
  • Hire and supervise outside counsel across many subject areas and jurisdictions

Requirements

  • 10-14 years of experience, with a minimum of 4 years at a top law firm as a corporate associate, followed by time working in-house supporting the tax department as their client
  • Solid experience managing legal entity compliance and governance (for a large number of foreign subsidiaries across many jurisdictions) and supporting the head of tax and treasury teams on implementing complex tax planning/restructurings, dividends, contributions
  • Excellent drafting skills (board resolutions, officer’s certificates, contribution agreements) and understanding of the nuances of corporate governance on a global scale
  • Strong desire and ability to provide leverage, support, and partnership to the CLO and DGC
  • Interest in working in a global company and learning many different foreign legal systems and business environments
  • Interest in working in a company that requires high levels of collaboration and communication among teammates working remotely across many time zones and continents
  • Strong desire and ability to develop relationships throughout the company and beyond
  • Strong organizational and communication skills
  • Interest in working in a science-based company where most colleagues are scientists and science is the focus of many company meetings and documents
  • Strong ability to learn new tools and solve new problems continuously
  • An optimistic attitude toward work, people and problem-solving bespoke problems of first instance
  • Strong ability to be a leader in setting a high standard of ethics
  • Ability and desire to travel periodically (roughly 1x per quarter)
  • J.D. (from a top law school a plus) and active admission to a state bar
  • French language skills a plus
  • Experience in other areas such as reviewing/drafting commercial contracts (vendor, consulting, services, SaaS, licensing, IT); mergers and acquisitions/joint ventures/project financing; and/or employment-related agreements a plus.
Benefits
  • 401k matching
  • Equity
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
corporate tax restructuringglobal subsidiary managementlegal entity compliancecorporate governanceKYCdrafting board resolutionsdrafting officer’s certificatesdrafting contribution agreementstax planningmergers and acquisitions
Soft Skills
collaborationcommunicationorganizational skillsrelationship buildingleadershipproblem-solvingoptimistic attitudesupport and partnershipability to learn new toolshigh ethical standards
Certifications
J.D.active admission to a state bar