Director & Assistant General Counsel, Corporate & Securities

Pinterest Pinterest · Consumer · San Francisco, CA · Legal

This role is for a Director & Assistant General Counsel, Corporate & Securities at Pinterest. The primary responsibilities include managing U.S. securities law compliance, SEC reporting, corporate transactions, corporate governance, and equity administration. The role involves leading a team and partnering with various departments like Finance, Investor Relations, and Accounting. While the company mentions using AI tools for efficiency in certain processes like disclosure and insider trading compliance, the core function of the role is legal counsel and compliance, not AI/ML development or research.

What you'd actually do

  1. Lead U.S. securities law compliance and public company disclosure, including drafting/reviewing Forms 10-K, 10-Q, 8-K, proxy statements, registration statements, and Section 16 filings.
  2. Advise on disclosure strategy and content, including materiality, risk factor development, forward-looking statements, and consistency across SEC filings, earnings materials, and other external communications.
  3. Partner with Finance and Investor Relations to run the earnings-cycle process and ensure alignment across scripts/talking points, Q&A, investor decks, and supporting disclosure back-up.
  4. Support and help drive disclosure controls and procedures, including process improvements and cross-functional coordination.
  5. Lead on annual meeting and proxy matters, including disclosure drafting and shareholder proposal process, support using AI tools for greater efficiency, and stakeholder engagement in coordination with relevant teams.

Skills

Required

  • J.D. from an accredited law school and active bar membership in good standing (U.S.).
  • 12+ years of relevant experience in a leading law firm and/or in-house legal department, with substantial corporate and securities experience supporting a public company.
  • Exceptional working knowledge of U.S. securities laws, SEC reporting, corporate governance, and public company compliance practices (including disclosure controls and procedures).
  • Experience supporting M&A and capital markets transactions in a public company environment.
  • Experience with equity program support at scale (global equity administration, insider trading compliance, Section 16 processes).
  • Excellent drafting, editing, and communication skills; strong judgment and ability to communicate clearly with legal and non-legal stakeholders.
  • Demonstrated ability to lead complex, cross-functional workstreams and manage multiple priorities under deadline.
  • Serve as a trusted, business-forward advisor to C-suite executives and other senior leaders.
  • Demonstrated people leadership experience, including managing and mentoring a small team, setting clear priorities and expectations, and building scalable, high-performing legal support models.

Nice to have

  • Demonstrated ability to use AI to improve speed and

What the JD emphasized

  • Exceptional working knowledge of U.S. securities laws, SEC reporting, corporate governance, and public company compliance practices (including disclosure controls and procedures).
  • Experience supporting M&A and capital markets transactions in a public company environment.
  • Experience with equity program support at scale (global equity administration, insider trading compliance, Section 16 processes).