Sr Paralegal

Dexcom Inc.; San Diego (CA); Remote; USD 55,000 - 91,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full benefits program

Growth opportunities

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Dexcom is seeking a Senior Paralegal to support transactions from diligence through closing and post-closing, interfacing with attorneys, business stakeholders, and cross-functional teams. The role emphasizes proactive issue-spotting, deadline tracking, and thorough documentation in a fast-paced environment.

Requirements include a bachelor’s degree or paralegal certification with 5–8 years of corporate legal/paralegal experience in M&A and related transactions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and 5–8 years of corporate legal/paralegal experience, with significant M&A/strategic ventures exposure.

Responsibilities

• Support domestic and cross-border M&A, divestitures, investments, joint ventures, financings from diligence to closing and post-closing.
• Manage transaction checklists, data rooms, diligence requests, disclosure schedules, signature packets, closing deliverables, and post-closing obligations with accuracy.

Skills

M&A support

Corporate transactions

Data room management

Diligence tracking

Drafting summaries

Education

Bachelor's degree or paralegal cert

Tools

Data room platforms

e-signature tools

Entity-management systems

Microsoft Office

Job description

Meet the team

The role will work closely with attorneys supporting partnerships, mergers and acquisitions, strategic ventures, investments, and other complex business transactions, and will regularly interact with business stakeholders, finance, tax, compliance, outside counsel, and other teams across the Legal Department.

The Senior Paralegal will help with transactions from initial diligence through closing and post-closing integration, while maintaining accurate records, anticipating next steps, and ensuring that deliverables and deadlines are met. Success in this position requires a strong work ethic, exceptional attention to detail, sound judgment, reliability, and a consistently proactive approach.

Where you come in:

• Support domestic and cross-border mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, strategic investments, joint ventures, venture financings, and other corporate transactions from diligence through closing and post-closing matters.
• Manage transaction checklists, data rooms, diligence requests, disclosure schedules, signature packets, closing deliverables, and post-closing obligations with a high degree of accuracy and follow-through.
• Proactively track deadlines, identify open items and potential issues, follow up with responsible parties, and keep attorneys and business stakeholders informed of status and next steps.
• Coordinate transaction execution across internal functions, counterparties, outside counsel, investors, and other third parties, including organizing calls and maintaining clear action-item lists.
• Review, and organize ancillary transaction documents, including confidentiality agreements, consents, approvals, certificates, resolutions, officer documents, signature pages, and closing binders.
• Conduct factual and legal research, prepare summaries and reports, and help develop and improve templates, playbooks, processes, and transaction-management tools.
• Take ownership of assigned workstreams, exercise sound judgment, and respond efficiently to shifting priorities in a fast-paced transactional environment.

What makes you successful:

• You relevant paralegal or corporate legal experience, including substantial hands-on experience supporting M&A, strategic ventures, investments, financings, and other complex corporate transactions. A combination of law firm and in-house experience is strongly preferred.
• You understand the lifecycle of a corporate transaction and can independently manage diligence, signing, closing, and post-closing workstreams. You are comfortable learning new subject areas, using transaction-management and entity-management tools, and seeking guidance when appropriate.
• You bring a strong work ethic and a hands-on, service-oriented mindset. You are proactive, resourceful, and accountable, anticipate needs before they arise, and consistently take ownership through completion.
• You can manage multiple complex matters under tight deadlines, prioritize effectively, and remain responsive and composed as circumstances change.
• You demonstrate exceptional attention to detail, organization, and quality control, and you take pride in producing accurate, complete, and polished work.
• You communicate clearly and professionally, build strong working relationships, protect confidential information, and collaborate effectively with colleagues at all levels.
• You have a bachelor’s degree and/or paralegal certificate, or equivalent relevant experience. Familiarity with data-room platforms, e-signature tools, entity-management systems, and Microsoft Office is preferred.

What you’ll get:

• A front row seat to life changing CGM technology. Learn about our brave #dexcomwarriors community.
• A full and comprehensive benefits program.
• Growth opportunities on a global scale.
• Access to career development through in-house learning programs and/or qualified tuition reimbursement.
• An exciting and innovative, industry-leading organization committed to our employees, customers, and the communities we serve.

Travel Required:

0-5%

Experience and Education Requirements:

• Typically requires a bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 5-8 years of related corporate legal or paralegal experience, including significant experience supporting M&A, strategic ventures, and other corporate transactions.
• Law firm and in-house experience are preferred.

Flex Workplace:

Your primary location will be a home office. You will not have an assigned workstation and will work with your manager to determine office visit needs. You must live within commuting distance of your assigned Dexcom site (typically 75 miles/120km).

Please note:

The information contained herein is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of the duties and responsibilities of the job, nor are they intended to be an all-inclusive list of the skills and abilities required to do the job. Management may, at its discretion, assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time. The duties and responsibilities in this job description may be subject to change at any time due to reasonable accommodation or other reasons. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

An Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. Dexcom’s AAP may be viewed upon request by contacting Talent Acquisition at [e-mail].

If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request a reasonable accommodation as part of the employment selection process, please contact Dexcom Talent Acquisition at [e-mail].

Meritain, an Aetna Company, creates and publishes the Machine-Readable Files on behalf of Dexcom. To link to the Machine-Readable Files, please click on the URL provided: https://health1.meritain.com/app/public/#/one/insurerCode=MERITAIN_I&brandCode=MERITAINOVER/machine-readable-transparency-in-coverage?reportingEntityType=TPA_19874&lock=true

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Salary:

$39.85 - $66.39