Director, Legal Counsel, Corporate & Securities
2w ago
USADirectorcorporate lawsecurities lawcontract negotiationcompliance
Director-level legal counsel role focused on corporate and securities law to support rapid growth in an AI infrastructure company.
Responsibilities
- Crusoe is seeking a talented and motivated attorney to join our Legal team as Director, Legal Counsel, Corporate & Securities. This role is essential for building a best-in-class corporate legal function to support Crusoe's rapid growth and increasing complexity.
- Reporting to the VP & Assistant General Counsel, Securities, you will be the primary legal point of contact for Crusoe's corporate governance, securities law compliance, and investor and regulatory reporting. This position offers a unique opportunity to have a direct impact on our company's trajectory, helping to build the governance and compliance infrastructure required for the next stages of our growth.
- This role works in close partnership with our Director, Legal Counsel, Capital Markets. The two positions are designed to provide seamless cross-coverage for one another across the full corporate and securities mandate, and the ideal candidate is comfortable stepping into capital markets transactions when needed. The ideal candidate is a detail-oriented and pragmatic legal professional with significant law firm training and a desire to apply their expertise in a dynamic, in-house environment.
Conditions
- Industry competitive pay
- Restricted Stock Units in a fast growing, well-funded technology company
- Health insurance package options that include HDHP and PPO, vision, and dental for you and your dependents
- Employer contributions to HSA accounts
- Paid Parental Leave
- Paid life insurance, short-term and long-term disability
- Teladoc
- 401(k) with a 100% match up to 4% of salary
- Generous paid time off and holiday schedule
- Cell phone reimbursement
- Tuition reimbursement
- Subscription to the Calm app
- MetLife Legal
- Company paid commuter benefit
- Compensation will be paid in the range of up to $235,000 -$275,000 + Bonus. Restricted Stock Units are included in all offers. Compensation to be determined by the applicants knowledge, education, and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data.
- Crusoe is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, citizenship, marital status, sex/gender, sexual preference/ orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, national origin, or any other status protected by law or regulation.
Other
- Crusoe is on a mission to accelerate the abundance of energy and intelligence . As the only vertically integrated AI infrastructure company built from the ground up, we own and operate each layer of the stack — from electrons to tokens — to power the world's most ambitious AI workloads. When you join Crusoe, you join a team that is building the future, faster.
- We're in the midst of the greatest industrial revolution of our time. The demand for AI compute is boundless, and power is a bottleneck. We're solving that — with an energy-first approach that makes AI infrastructure better for the world and faster for the people innovating with AI.
- We're looking for problem-solving, opportunity-finding teammates with a sense of urgency, who believe in the scale of our ambition and thrive on a path not fully paved — people who want to grow their careers alongside a team of experts across energy, manufacturing, data center construction, and cloud services.
- If you want to do the most meaningful work of your career, help our customers and partners advance their AI strategies, and be part of a high-performing team that believes in each other, come build with us at Crusoe.
- Lead the preparation of materials for the Board of Directors and its committees, including agendas, presentations, minutes, and resolutions.
- Manage the preparation and distribution of stockholder consents and notices, including vote threshold analysis.
- Support the planning and execution of the annual stockholder meeting, including preparation of the notice and meeting materials, proxy and voting logistics, and coordination of meeting minutes and resolutions.
- Advise on company governing and investor documents, including charter, bylaws, voting agreements, investor rights agreements, and right of first refusal agreements.
- Help build and scale corporate policies, controls, and processes that mature with the company as it grows in size and complexity.
- Maintain organized internal deal files and corporate records. Develop standardized templates, checklists, and playbooks to improve team efficiency and transaction consistency.
- Lead the development and review of the company's securities-related disclosures and reporting materials, including periodic and event-driven reporting to investors and other stakeholders.
- Develop and maintain disclosure controls, information governance, and communications protocols appropriate for a sophisticated, well-capitalized organization.
- Advise on insider trading policies, equity transaction reporting, and related compliance processes for directors, officers, and other key stakeholders.
- Monitor regulatory developments and ensure ongoing compliance with applicable securities laws.
- Provide backup and surge support on capital markets transactions — including equity and debt securities offerings— from diligence through closing.
- Assist with disclosure schedules, ancillary documents, and KYC requests, and coordinate document flow with investors, banks, and initial purchasers during active deals.
- Step in on transaction execution and post-closing covenant and reporting compliance as needed.
- Serve as a key legal advisor on corporate and securities matters to partners across the company, including Finance, Accounting, Investor Relations, and HR.
- Translate complex legal and regulatory requirements into clear, practical guidance for business stakeholders.
- Juris Doctor (JD) from an accredited law school and active membership in good standing in at least one U.S. state bar.
- A minimum of 4-7 years of corporate and securities experience at a top-tier law firm, with a primary concentration in corporate governance, securities compliance, and regulatory reporting.
- Deep subject matter expertise in board and stockholder governance, securities disclosure obligations, and insider trading compliance.
- Working knowledge of capital markets transactions, including Rule 144A and other private placements, sufficient to provide cross-coverage for the Capital Markets function.
- Proven track record of advising companies on complex corporate and transactional matters.
- Exceptional attention to detail with strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent business judgment and strong communication skills, with the ability to effectively advise and influence stakeholders at all levels.
- Demonstrated ability to handle sensitive and confidential information with extreme professionalism.
- A proactive, team-oriented mindset with the ability to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment.
- Proficiency with Google Workspace, Microsoft Office, and AI tools (Claude, Gemini).
- In-house experience at a technology or high-growth company is a plus.