Corporate Secretary

USSE; Hutchinson, Northern (KS, KY); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 195,000; Full time

Job summary

USSE seeks a founding Corporate Secretary to maintain the corporate record, ledger, and governance documents for a Delaware corporation operating with blockchain-enabled transactions. You will verify every on-chain act is authorized by a proper resolution and manage the stock ledger and on-chain token distinctions.

You will oversee board materials, written consents, filings, and the Delaware good standing process, while coordinating with the CLO and CFO.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in corporate secretary, corporate governance, or senior corporate paralegal work.
• Delaware corporate practice you can apply on your own: board and stockholder action, written consents, minutes, and stock records.
• Cap table and equity administration, including issuances and vesting records.
• Form D and state notice filings, or corporate filings for a private company raising capital.
• Exacting record keeping. You notice the missing signature, the wrong date, and the resolution that was never passed.
• You accept founding ownership in place of a large salary while the company is early.

Responsibilities

• Board and stockholder meetings: notices, agendas, board packets, minutes, and written consents.
• Issuances, transfers, and certificates in the stock ledger, with the CFO.
• Corporate and offering filings and their deadlines, with the CLO.
• The registered agent relationship and the company's good standing in Delaware.
• Records requests from directors, stockholders, auditors, and investors.

Skills

Corporate secretary

Governance

Cap table

Equity administration

Form D filings

Record keeping

Paralegal experience

Education

Paralegal certificate

Law degree

Corporate governance credential

Job description

# Corporate SecretaryKeep the official record of a Delaware corporation whose corporate acts include transactions signed on public blockchains and prove every one of them was authorized.CorporateFull timeHutchinson, KSApply for this roleAbout the roleEvery corporation has to prove that it exists, who owns it, and that its decisions were made by people with the power to make them. USSE also has to prove that each transaction it signs on a public blockchain was authorized before it was signed. We need a founding Corporate Secretary to keep that proof complete and correct.### The record as it stands* USSE is a Delaware corporation. Its platform has been live on Ethereum and on Base, an Ethereum Layer 2 network, since July 4, 2026.* Our corporate registers and filing calendar are already set up in our internal systems and need an officer to own them.* No priced equity round has been raised yet. When one is, the stockholder consents and stock ledger entries will be yours.* Our private token offering is built but paused, and no tokens have been sold. The first sale starts the Form D filing clock, and that deadline will be on your calendar.* The company is pre-revenue.### The records you keep* The minute book: board and stockholder meetings, written consents, and resolutions.* The company's governing documents.* The stock ledger and cap table for the company's equity, kept separate from the on-chain token.* Registers of officers and directors, corporate entities, and major decisions.* An authority log linking each transaction the company signs on Ethereum or Base to the resolution that authorized it.* The filing calendar: the Delaware annual report and franchise tax, and the notice filings for our private offering.### Where the blockchain changes the jobA signed blockchain transaction is a corporate act. If no resolution authorized it, it is a defect in the corporate record, not just a bad transaction. You will be the person who checks that each one maps to an authorization, and who raises it the day one does not.You will also keep two instruments apart that people often blur: the company's equity, recorded in the stock ledger, and the USSE token, recorded on chain.### Your responsibilities* Board and stockholder meetings: notices, agendas, board packets, minutes, and written consents.* Issuances, transfers, and certificates in the stock ledger, with the CFO.* Corporate and offering filings and their deadlines, with the CLO.* The registered agent relationship and the company's good standing in Delaware.* Records requests from directors, stockholders, auditors, and investors.Interviews will go through the current state of each register.### Your experience### Required* 8+ years in corporate secretary, corporate governance, or senior corporate paralegal work.* Delaware corporate practice you can apply on your own: board and stockholder action, written consents, minutes, and stock records.* Cap table and equity administration, including issuances and vesting records.* Form D and state notice filings, or corporate filings for a private company raising capital.* Exacting record keeping. You notice the missing signature, the wrong date, and the resolution that was never passed.* You accept founding ownership in place of a large salary while the company is early.### Strongly preferred* A paralegal certificate, a law degree, or a corporate governance credential.* Corporate secretary work at a venture-backed or pre-IPO company.* Familiarity with how a blockchain transaction is recorded and verified.* Preparing board materials and supporting board committees.### Your habits* If it is not in the record, you treat it as not having happened.* You flag an unauthorized act the day you find it, not the day someone needs it.* Your deadline calendar never needs a reminder from anyone else.### Office and locationThe Corporate Secretary is based at our corporate office in Hutchinson, Kansas, where the Board meets. You can start on a hybrid schedule and then relocate to Hutchinson to work in person. We will settle the timing of the move together.### Compensation and what is at stakeYour compensation is set in negotiation and is expected to cover:* Cash compensation* Founding executive equity on standard vesting terms* Token compensation, where offered, set by definitive agreements and subject to vesting, lockups, and securities lawNothing in it is tied to the amount raised.You will record the company's financial position exactly, so read it here first: no revenue, no tokens sold, and no equity raised. Cash may be limited or deferred until funding is secured, and equity or tokens may prove worthless. If you want to keep the founding record of a live on-chain company and own part of it, apply.### How to applyUse the form on this page and attach your résumé.When you submit, you will receive a reference code. Use it at usse.io/careers/status to check where your application stands at any time.USSE is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you need an accommodation during the hiring process, let us know in your application and we will arrange it.