Corporate Counsel, Salesforce Ventures Legal

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Salesforce seeks to hire an attorney that will primarily support the global Salesforce Ventures and Slack Fund investment program. Salesforce Ventures is one of the most active Corporate VC’s globally, with more than 350 active portfolio companies in 25+ countries and over $4B under management. This is a rare and unique opportunity to join one of the most cutting edge companies in the world and play a key role in helping to execute on its strategic vision, all as part of a small but close-knit team of four lawyers (you can be the fifth!).

This role is based in London and is open to qualified applicants that are currently in London and those looking to live there. This position will report to the Director, Senior Corporate Counsel (Investments), based in London.

Key Responsibilities:

• Working with the global Salesforce Ventures investment team in a substantive fashion without extensive supervision, including: structuring transactions, drafting and negotiating term sheets, managing deal processes, performing due diligence, negotiating definitive documentation, and closing deals

• Though based in London, this role will be expected to support investors in the UK, US, Japan, and Australia in investments around the world

• Leading legal strategy on investments, including managing investments and regulatory processes in new jurisdictions worldwide

• Helping to manage a strategic portfolio of over 350 companies, including acquisitions, IPOs and other corporate activity

• Driving continuous improvements, scalability and operational excellence in deal processes, diligence and execution

• Managing outside counsel

• Assisting members of the broader strategic transactions legal team on other high priority tasks and matters

• Our team fully embraces a hybrid work model and values flexibility in choosing when and how often to come in to our (beautiful) offices!
  

Required Skills & Qualification s:

• 3+ years of legal experience primarily in venture capital investment at a law firm and/or in-house; qualified to practice law in UK, EU or US

• Experience leading company-side and/or investor-side venture financings and related deal work

• Exposure to deals, investments, and companies in multiple jurisdictions is a plus

• Familiarity with private and public company corporate work

• Highly responsive and service-oriented attitude

• Ability to work under pressure, prioritize, and manage workloads to meet deadlines in a challenging and fast-paced environment

• Excellent legal and business judgment

• Experience independently negotiating complex business transactions

• Demonstrated capacity to actively solve complicated legal and business problems

• Fantastic communication and interpersonal skills

• Team player who can effectively engage with other members of the legal department and other functional groups

• Flexibility to assist the legal department in its activities and its mission as needs arise

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