Securities & Corporate Counsel - Legal at Beta Technologies in South Burlington, Vermont, United States

Job description

• We continue to build a multi-faceted and comprehensive legal team to support our growing company in aerospace, technology, and manufacturing. The legal team supports BETA’s aircraft and charger manufacturing as well as charge network development. The successful candidate will work across the company to guide business initiatives, navigate legal and regulatory requirements, and help protect BETA against risk.

Responsibilities

• Advise on federal securities laws and SEC reporting requirements, including Forms 10-K, 10-Q, 8-K, S-1, S-3, S-8, and related filings
• Partner with Finance, Investor Relations, Communications, and other teams to ensure accurate and timely public company disclosures
• Support the Compensation and Audit Committees of the Board, including meeting preparation, materials, resolutions, and legal and regulatory guidance
• Work closely with the Compensation & Benefits Leader and People and Finance teams on equity administration, including 10b5-1 trading plans, equity grants, vesting, exercises, tax and reporting requirements, and related matters
• Advise on insider trading, Section 16 compliance, beneficial ownership reporting, and other securities law requirements applicable to directors and executives
• Collaborate with Internal Audit on compliance, controls, and public company readiness
• Support board and executive onboarding and training on securities and corporate governance obligations, and provide guidance and training across the company on relevant legal topics
• Maintain corporate governance policies and materials, including the Code of Conduct, Insider Trading Policy, and committee charters
• Assist with board and committee resolutions, consents, minutes, and other governance matters
• Support annual meeting, proxy statement, shareholder, and other corporate governance processes
• Provide legal support for M&A transactions and related commercial agreements

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree
• JD and license to practice before a state bar
• 6+ years of legal experience, with a significant portion in-house
• Strong understanding of federal securities laws, SEC rules, regulations, and public company reporting requirements
• Experience advising public company boards or board committees, including Compensation and Audit Committee matters
• Experience with equity administration and executive and director equity matters, including 10b5-1 plans and Section 16 reporting
• Ability to communicate effectively with SEC staff and negotiate with regulators
• Prior experience in aerospace, complex manufacturing, or an industry core to BETA's business
• Strong preference for Vermont based; willing to consider the right candidate with ability to have frequent and regular on-site presence at Burlington, Vermont headquarters
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment and lead legal and cross-functional projects with strong judgment and project management skills
• Experience in a high-growth, newly public company
• Experience supporting a company through the transition from private to public operations
• In-house M&A experience or experience supporting corporate development on acquisitions and strategic transactions
• Experience partnering across People, Compensation & Benefits, Finance, and Internal Audit on equity, compliance, and governance matters
• Experience with proxy statements, annual meetings, shareholder matters, and public company governance

Skills

Preferred

• In-house M&A experience

Benefits

• Build electric airplanes with us!
• BETA offers a competitive Total Compensation package designed to support you now and as you grow with us. This role includes both Restricted Stock Units and Performance Stock Units for all full-time team members, so everyone shares in our success. You’ll have access to onsite healthcare in Vermont, comprehensive medical coverage, dental and vision, short- and long-term disability, and paid parental leave. We also take care of the everyday details with daily lunch provided, and yes—flight lessons are part of the experience, along with a range of additional perks that make work here genuinely rewarding.
• The wage listed here reflects our best faith estimate for this role. We pay competitively and base compensation on a variety of factors including skills, experience, industry background, and the evolving needs of the role. We remain committed to fair and equitable pay and we're happy to discuss during the interview process.
• $205,000 - $250,000 USD