Corporate Counsel, Executive Compensation – Corporate Governance

Veracyte, Inc.

Corporate Counsel advising on employee compensation and benefits at Veracyte. Seeking an experienced attorney with a focus on executive compensation and corporate governance.

Posted 6/1/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLead💰 $200,000 - $220,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Advise on the design, implementation, administration, and governance of employee compensation, health and welfare, and retirement benefit plans
Provide legal support on executive and director compensation programs
Advise on 401(k) and welfare plan governance, fiduciary oversight, and related ERISA matters
Ensure compliance with ERISA, the Internal Revenue Code, ACA, HIPAA, COBRA, and other applicable laws and regulations
Monitor and interpret legislative and regulatory developments affecting compensation and benefits programs
Support M&A activity in close collaboration with Human Resources
Provide legal advice on compensation-related disclosure and corporate governance matters
Support Section 16 compliance
Advise on insider trading compliance
Assist with Nasdaq listing standards and corporate governance requirements
Advise on executive and equity compensation aspects of M&A activity
Supervise a paralegal supporting subsidiary management
Partner closely with Finance, Human Resources, payroll, tax, treasury, and accounting on global equity incentive plans

Requirements

What you’ll need

Juris Doctor degree and in good standing to practice law in the applicable state
8 years of relevant experience and education, including with a top-tier law firm
Sound legal and business judgment
Strong communication and interpersonal skills
Highly organized and detail‑oriented
Proactive problem-solver
Strong project management skills
Ability to work effectively in a remote environment

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive compensation
Discretionary bonuses/incentives
Restricted stock units

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Hard Skills & Tools

employee compensationhealth and welfare plansretirement benefit plansexecutive compensationfiduciary oversightERISA compliancecorporate governanceinsider trading complianceglobal equity incentive plansM&A activity

Soft Skills

legal judgmentcommunication skillsinterpersonal skillsorganizational skillsdetail-orientedproblem-solvingproject managementremote work effectiveness

Certifications

Juris Doctor degree