# Vice President & Deputy General Counsel, Corporate

**Company**: Freshworks
**Location**: San Mateo, CA
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Experience**: executive
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $270,000 - $405,000 Base Salary
**Category**: Legal
**Industry**: Technology

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## Description

This role will report directly to the Chief Legal Officer and handle a wide range of corporate and securities matters related to the growth, operation, and development of Freshworks, a global publicly traded corporation.

The role will provide primary legal support to the SEC reporting, tax, treasury, insurance, investor relations, finance, and stock plan administration functions of the Company.

Responsibilities:

- Advise on securities laws and corporate governance matters to ensure compliance with legal requirements and company policies.

- Prepare and review periodic reports, earnings materials, proxy statements, and other filings required by the SEC and Nasdaq.

- Administer policies and procedures to ensure compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley, Nasdaq regulations, SEC regulations, and other regulatory requirements.

- Manage the planning and execution of the virtual annual stockholder meeting.

- Advise on insider trading and Section 16 issues for directors, officers, and other insiders.

- Work cross-functionally to assist in preparing Board of Directors and committee meeting materials.

- Support subsidiary governance and legal entity management operations globally.

- Assist with corporate governance matters, including overall corporate compliance training programs, whistleblower policies, business continuity, and escalation processes.

- Partner with Finance, Treasury, Corporate Development, Tax, HR, and across other Legal and Business teams on various projects and compliance processes.

- Support M&A, corporate transactions, and complex strategic initiatives and acquisitions.

Qualifications:

- Juris doctorate degree from an accredited law school and active state bar membership in good standing.

- 15+ years of relevant experience practicing with a national law firm, with at least 8 years in-house experience at public-traded technology companies.

- Strong securities and corporate governance experience.

- Strong knowledge of corporate law principles, regulations, and best practices.

- High level of business acumen and problem-solving skills.

- Ability to drive results and “roll up sleeves” to take on any project in a small in-house legal team environment.

- Demonstrated experience in providing strategic legal leadership and contributions to lead or influence operational process, procedure, and strategy to achieve business outcomes.

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## Skills

### Required
- securities laws
- corporate governance
- Sarbanes-Oxley
- Nasdaq regulations
- SEC regulations
- insider trading
- Section 16 issues

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