Lead Counsel, Public Company Governance & Corporate Programs

pofft Technology Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 166,000 - 265,000; Full time

Job summary

HubSpot is seeking a senior governance attorney who will serve as the company’s primary governance lawyer—owning the governance policy framework, the NG&S Committee, and governance-focused investor engagement. This individual contributor role reports to the Director of Corporate Legal.

The role emphasizes proactive program design, governance refreshes, and compliance with NYSE requirements, while balancing rigor with business enablement in a fast-growing, AI-enabled public company.

Responsibilities

• Own HubSpot's governance policy framework across NYSE requirements and best practices.
• Serve as legal owner for the NG&S Committee, preparing materials and advising on agenda items.
• Oversee Board/Committee operations and governance content in proxy statements and annual meeting logistics.
• Lead governance-focused investor engagement, including proxy advisor outreach and IR collaboration.
• Manage recurring governance programs with disciplined execution and records.

Job description

Lead Counsel, Public Company Governance & Corporate Programs

Lead Counsel, Public Company Governance & Corporate Programs

Legal

Remote - USA

POS-20140

The Legal Team

HubSpot's Legal team is a proactive, business-enabling partner — not a back-office function. We help our teams move fast, smart, and responsibly, balancing innovation with rigor so HubSpot can scale as a publicly traded, AI-native company while maintaining trust, compliance, and clarity.

Role Summary

This is a role for a senior governance attorney who has earned the confidence of boards and committees, not just supported them. You will be HubSpot's primary governance lawyer — owning the company's governance policy framework, the NG&S Committee, the operational backbone for all three Board committees, proxy governance and annual meeting, and governance-focused investor engagement.

The governance attorney who succeeds here doesn't just maintain recurring programs — they actively improve how those programs work, bringing the same rigor to process design as to legal advice.

HubSpot is building an AI-first legal function, and we want someone who sees that as an opportunity to do governance work at a higher level of quality and scale, not as an obligation to satisfy.

This is an individual contributor role reporting to the Director of Corporate Legal.

What You'll Do

1. Lead HubSpot's Governance Policy Framework

• Own HubSpot's governance policy framework, including committee charters, governance practices, director independence analysis, related-party frameworks, and Board refresh and skills matrix legal analysis.
• Lead the annual governance policy refresh, ensuring HubSpot's practices remain aligned with evolving NYSE requirements and governance best practices — and anticipating changes before they arrive.

2. Own the Nominating, Governance & Sustainability Committee

• Serve as the substantive legal owner for the NG&S Committee, preparing materials, advising on agenda items, translating legal and governance requirements into practical recommendations, and supporting the committee chair.
• Advise on director independence, related-party considerations, Board refresh, and skills matrix analysis, with the judgment to resolve most questions independently.

3. Run Board and Committee Operations

• Own the operational backbone for the Board and its Audit, Compensation, and NG&S Committees as a shared service across all three committees.
• Own the governance sections of HubSpot's annual proxy statement, including director biographies, skills matrix, committee descriptions, governance policy disclosures, and ESG and sustainability content, and lead the annual meeting process and logistics end-to-end.

4. Lead Governance-Focused Investor Engagement

• Lead governance-focused investor engagement, including proxy advisor outreach related to Board composition and governance practices, and partner with Investor Relations on shareholder communications and proxy season strategy.
• Engage directly with ISS, Glass Lewis, and significant shareholders on governance matters with the preparation and credibility to represent HubSpot's positions authoritatively.

5. Own Corporate Governance Programs

• Own recurring corporate governance programs (governance filings, D&O questionnaires, governance surveys, and related compliance obligations) with disciplined execution and strong records practice.

165.600 - 265.000 USD

Full-Time

Anywhere in the World