Hybrid Senior Counsel, Corporate and Securities

at Etsy

• Job title: Senior Counsel, Corporate and Securities
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: $196,000 - $254,000 per year
• Degree requirement: Professional Certificate
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Brooklyn, United States

About the role

• Senior Counsel handling corporate and securities legal affairs for Etsy. Providing legal guidance on compliance with SEC regulations and corporate governance policies.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and review Etsy’s SEC filings, including 10-Ks, 10-Qs, 8-Ks, proxy statements, and S-8s to ensure compliance with SEC and NYSE rules and regulations.
• Prepare and review Etsy’s Proxy Statement and support annual shareholders meetings.
• Provide Treasury and Tax Support, including for credit facilities, convertible notes offerings, 10b5-1 plans, share repurchase agreements, and intercompany agreements.
• Partner with the Investor Relations team on Regulation FD compliance oversight and investor engagement activities.
• Review external communications, including press releases, investor presentations, and other announcements, and significant internal communications.
• Review Impact disclosures in partnership with SEC Accounting and Impact teams.
• Monitor for developments in securities disclosure and SEC rulemaking and advise on updates relevant to the company’s disclosure requirements, on an ongoing basis.
• Support policies and procedures relating to securities law compliance and disclosure matters; support the administration of Etsy’s Insider Trading Policy.
• Advise and support Etsy’s corporate governance policies, including ensuring compliance with governance policies and charter documents.
• Support executive compensation, equity compensation, and incentive compensation plan matters, and prepare and review proxy statement executive compensation tables.
• Work closely with Etsy’s Accounting, Finance, Treasury, Tax, and Impact teams, as well as internal and external legal counsel and legal services vendors.
• Support the preparation of Audit Committee and Risk Oversight Committee materials.
• Support other projects, such as financing transactions.

Requirements

• 4-8 years’ experience at a law firm, and preferably also in-house dealing with a broad range of securities law disclosure, executive compensation, and corporate governance issues.
• JD and admitted to a state bar (NY preferred) and are qualified to work in-house in NY.
• Have the ability to work independently, and to manage projects from conception to completion, often without additional support, and to work collaboratively with others.
• Experience providing clear, impactful advice to business partners, helping them analyze options and work collaboratively to reach the right decision, while distilling complex issues into clear explanations, organized steps, and compelling advice.
• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills, effectively engaging technical experts, employees, and business leaders through clear, jargon-free language.
• Excellent organizational and prioritization skills, supporting effective management of complex and competing priorities.
• Excellent business writing and presentation skills.
• Working knowledge of Workiva required.

Benefits

• annual performance bonus
• equity incentive package
• competitive benefits