Corporate Counsel, M&a

Salesforce Salesforce · Enterprise · San Francisco, CA

Salesforce is seeking a Corporate Counsel, M&A to support its global M&A program and strategic initiatives. This role will involve negotiating deals, managing legal due diligence, and assisting with legal strategy. The role will also involve utilizing AI and other automation tools to improve deal processes and execution.

What you'd actually do

  1. Supporting Corporate Development in M&A activities globally in a substantive fashion and without extensive supervision
  2. Working closely with Corporate Development and other functional groups in all stages of acquisitions, including term sheet negotiations, deal structuring, running deal processes, drafting and negotiating definitive documents, closing deals and addressing post-closing indemnification issues
  3. Leading the legal due diligence process in acquisitions, coordinating with other legal partners, and communicating findings, risks and recommended solutions to senior company leadership
  4. Assisting development of legal strategy across Salesforce’s acquisition portfolio
  5. Driving continuous improvements, scalability and operational excellence in deal processes and execution, including by utilizing AI and other automation tools

Skills

Required

  • 4-6 years of legal experience in M&A
  • Significant experience independently negotiating complex strategic transactions
  • Highly responsive and service-oriented attitude
  • Ability to work under pressure, prioritize, and manage workloads to meet deadlines in an exciting and fast-paced environment
  • Excellent legal and business judgment
  • In-depth knowledge of corporate, securities, and contract law
  • Proven capacity to tackle complicated legal and business problems
  • Effective communication and interpersonal skills
  • Team player who can effectively communicate with other members of the legal department as well as non-legal functional groups and executives
  • Flexibility to assist the legal department in its broader activities
  • Qualified to practice law in the U.S.

Nice to have

  • Experience with technology, software and SaaS companies is a plus
  • Excitement around AI tools and an interest in leveraging these tools in our deals
  • Engagement in volunteer work and pro bono initiatives is strongly valued

What the JD emphasized

  • 4-6 years of legal experience in M&A
  • Significant experience independently negotiating complex strategic transactions
  • Qualified to practice law in the U.S.