Senior Corporate Counsel

Team Overview
This is an exciting opportunity to join our Legal team in New York as a Senior Corporate Counsel, where you’ll play a pivotal role in supporting EquiLend’s dynamic and evolving global operations. Our Legal function is a trusted partner to the business, ensuring the organization operates with integrity, efficiency, and a forward-thinking legal strategy.

Reporting to Senior Corporate Counsel, this is an exciting opportunity to join a collaborative legal team to work on a broad range of complex and sensitive legal and business issues to give real-time analysis and practical advice. You may at times be under significant time pressure and must be able to manage multiple priorities across many parts of the organization, such as Sales, Product, Finance, and other internal stakeholders

Role Responsibilities 

• Serve as legal counsel for a wide range of commercial and corporate legal matters with an emphasis on sales contract review and support.
• Draft, review, and negotiate commercial contracts, including complex financial and SaaS/data technology-related agreements.
• Support emerging technologies and associated legal considerations, including Gen AI and data innovations.
• Advise on global data privacy compliance, employment law matters, and corporate governance initiatives.
• Help implement legal operations improvements and knowledge management practices.
• Act as a global partner within a global Legal and Compliance team to the wider global Sales, Product, Finance and other internal groups, aligning with colleagues in UK/EU and Asia to deliver consistent, high-quality legal support. 

Required Skills 

• 4+ years of relevant experience in a law firm and/or in-house legal department, ideally with experience in SaaS/data/technology, fintech, or financial services.
• Qualified attorney with active license to practice law in New York or eligible for in-house counsel registration.
• Demonstrates strong contract drafting and negotiation skills, with a clear ability to translate business needs into practical legal solutions.
• Shows good knowledge of intellectual property, data privacy, employment law, and corporate governance.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills; able to partner effectively with business leaders and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Comfortable working autonomously but collaboratively, making decisions in a fast-paced, global environment.
• Displays sound judgment, integrity, and a proactive approach to problem solving. 

Role Location Benefits 

• Hybrid Working: Enjoy the flexibility of working remotely for up to 100 days each year.
• Generous Vacation Days: Vacation days increase as you progress in your career with EquiLend.
• Discretionary Annual Cash Bonus: A discretionary annual cash bonus to reward your performance and contributions to the company’s success.
• Health and Dental Insurance: Comprehensive health and dental insurance coverage is available from your first day.
• 401(k) Employer Matching Contribution Plan: Our 401(k) plan includes employer matching contribution available from day one.
• Compensation: The annual base salary range for this role is $125,000 - $145,000, plus a performance-based annual bonus. This range is a general guideline; final offers consider factors such as role scope, candidate experience, internal equity, and market factors.