General Counsel (USA)

Trexquant Investment LP; Stamford (CT); On-site; USD 200,000 - 350,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Weekly meals

Job summary

Trexquant Investment is seeking an experienced General Counsel to provide partner-level legal guidance across global corporate matters in a high-growth, tech-driven financial services environment.

The GC will report to the CEO and partner with the Chief Legal Officer to guide governance, strategy, and significant negotiations, while leading the internal legal team and managing external counsel.

Qualifications

• JD degree with active bar license.
• 10+ years of relevant legal experience.
• Experience with private funds or financial services preferred.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day strategic legal counsel to executives and management on corporate developments.
• Advise on mergers, acquisitions, restructurings, and other corporate initiatives.
• Provide counsel on compensation, employment, and workforce-related legal matters.
• Advise on immigration, trade, and cross-border legal matters for global operations (NY/CT focus).
• Lead and mentor in-house legal resources and coordinate with external counsel.

Skills

Strategic counsel

Stakeholder influence

Cross-border legal

Team leadership

Education

Juris Doctor (JD) degree

Bar admission in good standing

Tools

Legaltech tools

Job description

We are seeking an experienced General Counsel who can provide in-house, law firm partner-level legal guidance on corporate matters commonly encountered by high-growth, technology-driven financial services companies.

The General Counsel will serve as a trusted legal advisor to the company’s ownership and senior management, providing strategic counsel on a broad range of corporate legal matters across the company’s U.S. and global operations. This role will report directly to the CEO and partner closely with the investment adviser’s Chief Legal Officer to provide leadership on key legal matters, with a particular focus on the company’s corporate strategy, growth, governance, and evolving legal needs.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day strategic legal counsel to executives and management on organizational and corporate developments, with particular attention to technology-related matters and applicable U.S. state, federal, and global legal requirements.
• Advise on corporate organizational matters and strategic transactions, including potential mergers, acquisitions, restructurings, and other corporate initiatives.
• Provide counsel on compensation, employment, and workforce-related legal matters
• Advise on immigration, trade, and other cross-border legal matters relevant to the company’s global operations, with particular attention to requirements affecting its New York and Connecticut operations.
• Serve as a trusted legal and strategic partner to executive management, providing guidance, support, and mentorship to management and other team members.
• Lead and manage commercial, technology, intellectual property, and related legal matters in partnership with Associate General Counsel and other in-house legal resources.
• Provide senior-level legal judgment and decision-making support for corporate negotiations, commercial matters, and significant business and legal risks.
• Guide members of the legal team in managing and coordinating internal legal resources and external counsel, including the effective allocation of legal work and resources.
• Oversee other general corporate legal matters as needed and assume additional areas of responsibility based on the General Counsel’s expertise, interests, and the evolving needs of the company.

Requirements

• Juris Doctor (JD) degree and at least 10 years of relevant legal experience.
• Comfort with the use of evolving technologies in business.
• Active license to practice law and good standing with the applicable bar association.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to build relationships, actively listen, and influence stakeholders by adapting communication style to different audiences.
• Experience at a private fund manager, a law firm, regulated exchange, financial technology company, trading firm, or other financial services organization is preferred.
• Competitive salary with performance-based bonus.
• Collaborative, casual, and friendly work environment.
• PPO health, dental, and vision insurance fully covered for you and your dependents.
• Weekly company-provided meals.

Trexquant is an Equal Opportunity Employer.