Corporate Counsel

Summary

Join Figma's growing legal team as Corporate Counsel and help shape our M&A legal strategy in the dynamic tech landscape. This full-time role, based in a US hub or remotely, involves leading M&A transactions, collaborating with internal and external teams, providing legal advice on venture capital investments and international operations, and building efficient legal processes. You will need 6+ years of legal experience at a top-tier law firm or in-house department, a J.D., and membership in good standing of at least one U.S. state bar. Figma offers a competitive compensation package including health, dental, vision, retirement benefits, parental leave, and more. We encourage applications even if your experience doesn't perfectly align with the description.

Requirements

• 6+ years of legal experience at a top tier law firm and/or in-house legal department
• A J.D. and are a current member in good standing of at least one U.S. state bar
• Experience working on a variety of M&A transactions and venture capital deals
• Comfortable with ambiguity and fast-paced environments
• Proactive, driven, and adaptable; you should be able to prioritize and balance multiple projects, path-find, and recalibrate advice in view of shifting priorities, legal developments, and risk tolerance

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage legal aspects of M&A transactions, including term sheet negotiations, deal structuring, running deal processes and diligence, assisting with antitrust and other regulatory processes, drafting and negotiating definitive documents, facilitating closing items, and addressing post-closing integration and indemnification issues
• Coordinate with internal teams—including corporate development, product, accounting, finance, tax, and people operations—as well as external advisors to facilitate the smooth execution of transactions
• Provide legal advice and support for Figma’s venture capital investments
• Provide support and advice relating to the Company’s expanding international operations, including creating and managing corporate subsidiaries
• Build and maintain processes and infrastructure, such as playbooks, templates, metrics, and self-serve tools, to help scale the legal function
• Work on other corporate and securities projects including public company readiness workstreams

Preferred Qualifications

• Looking to expand your skillset and work on non-M&A matters such as public company readiness, corporate governance and securities matters
• Excellent interpersonal skills and business judgment; an ability to distill complex issues and concisely explain why it matters
• A strong self awareness around what you know and what you don’t know. You should have a sense of curiosity and desire to learn what you don’t know

Benefits

• Health, dental & vision
• Retirement with company contribution
• Parental leave & reproductive or family planning support
• Mental health & wellness benefits
• Generous PTO
• Company recharge days
• A learning & development stipend
• A work from home stipend
• Cell phone reimbursement