Senior Corporate Counsel

Overview

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Corporate Counsel, M&A to join our Legal team at Penguin Solutions, an AI infrastructure company at the intersection of advanced compute, data, and systems innovation. This is a high-impact role with primary responsibility for leading and supporting the company’s mergers, acquisitions, strategic investments, and other transformative corporate transactions.

In this role, you will report to the Head of Corporate Legal and work in close partnership with our Corporate Development team, senior leadership, and cross-functional stakeholders. You will play a central role in shaping the company’s growth strategy by providing practical, business-oriented legal guidance across the full transaction lifecycle in a fast-evolving AI infrastructure landscape. 

Why Join Us?

• Lead complex and strategically significant M&A, investment, and partnership transactions in the AI infrastructure sector
• Work directly with Corporate Development and senior leadership on growth and capital allocation strategy
• Operate with meaningful autonomy and visibility at a public company with global operations

• Combine sophisticated deal work with the practical decision-making and influence that comes from being in-house

Responsibilities

• Serve as lead legal advisor on mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, strategic investments, financings, and other corporate transactions, managing all stages of a transaction lifecycle including deal structuring, negotiation, due diligence, execution, and post-deal integration
• Draft, review, and negotiate transaction documents, including letters of intent, definitive agreements, and ancillary documents, with an emphasis on efficient, risk-balanced deal execution
• Provide strategic, business-oriented legal advice to senior management and other internal stakeholders regarding M&A strategy, transaction risk, and execution in a public-company environment
• Partner closely with Corporate Development and cross-functional teams (Finance, Tax, HR, IT, and Operations) on transaction planning, integration, and post-closing matters
• Advise on legal and regulatory issues that may impact transactions, including securities law, antitrust, data privacy, and global compliance considerations
• Support corporate governance and subsidiary management matters for domestic and international entities, including entity formation, maintenance, and dissolution
• Manage and oversee outside counsel, ensuring high-quality, cost-effective legal support aligned with business objectives
• Provide support on other corporate matters as needed, with M&A and strategic transactions as the primary focus

Qualifications

• J.D. degree from an accredited law school and admission to at least one U.S. jurisdiction (California preferred but not required)
• 7+ years of relevant legal experience, including substantial training at a leading law firm and meaningful experience in an in-house role
• Experience advising on M&A and strategic investments at a U.S. public company or a comparably complex, late-stage private company environment
• Experience with entity management for domestic and international subsidiaries strongly preferred
• Experience in the technology sector, including AI infrastructure, data center, semiconductor, or adjacent industries, strongly preferred
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to communicate complex legal concepts to non-legal stakeholders
• Strong organizational skills and demonstrated ability to manage multiple complex matters simultaneously
• Strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and sound business judgment
• Practical, collaborative mindset with a willingness to engage at strategic and execution levels
• Positive attitude and good humor

Location

Our preference is for candidates who can work hybrid in our Fremont, CA office or who are in the Pacific time zone, but we will consider highly-qualified remote candidates anywhere in the United States.

Compensation & Benefits

The base pay range that the Company reasonably expects to pay for this position in California is $210,000 - $230,000; for a remote position elsewhere in the United States, the Company reasonably expects to pay $191,000 - $211,000; the pay ultimately offered may vary based on business considerations, including job-related knowledge, skills, experience, location and education.

The position is bonus-eligible, and there are medical, dental, and vision benefits available. There is a 401k saving plan and other benefits, such as Paid Time Off, Life Insurance, and an Employee Assistance Plan.

Eligible employees may also participate in the Company’s equity or long-term incentive programs.

Inclusion & Belonging Statement

We are committed to creating an inclusive environment that embraces differences and fosters belonging for all.

Equal Opportunity Statement

We are an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer and strongly committed to all policies which will afford equal opportunity employment to all qualified persons without regard to age, national origin, race, ethnicity, creed, gender, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.