Principal Counsel, Corporate

Perplexity
San Francisco
Full timeUSD 250,000 - 350,000 annuallyFunction: Legal, Risk & ComplianceExperience: 9+ yearsEducation: professionalSkills: ["Judgment","Business acumen","Communication","Partnership","Integrity"]

Own Perplexity’s corporate legal lifecycle end to end—corporate governance, equity administration, financings, secondary transactions, and entity management as the company scales. Lead governance documentation and board processes, structure and negotiate equity/debt financings from term sheet through closing, and manage liquidity programs like tender offers and repurchases. Partner across Finance, Accounting, Tax, and People on cap-table and equity workflows (including 409A and Carta), while building the legal infrastructure and templates to scale without added headcount.

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Principal Counsel, Corporate

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Job Summary

Own Perplexity’s corporate legal lifecycle end to end—corporate governance, equity administration, financings, secondary transactions, and entity management as the company scales. Lead governance documentation and board processes, structure and negotiate equity/debt financings from term sheet through closing, and manage liquidity programs like tender offers and repurchases. Partner across Finance, Accounting, Tax, and People on cap-table and equity workflows (including 409A and Carta), while building the legal infrastructure and templates to scale without added headcount.
Location: San Francisco
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Legal, Risk & Compliance
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Lead corporate governance for Perplexity and subsidiaries, including board/committee materials, minutes/resolutions, charters, organizational documents, corporate policies, and records.
  • •Structure, draft, and negotiate equity and debt financings from term sheet through closing, including preferred stock, credit facilities, convertible instruments, diligence, and closing deliverables.
  • •Own secondary transactions and liquidity programs such as tender offers, company repurchases, direct secondaries, transfer approvals, and related stockholder communications and consents.
  • •Partner with Finance, Accounting, Tax, and People on equity compensation and cap-table administration, including option/RSU grants, 409A valuations, pool sizing/refreshes, and Carta hygiene.
  • •Build and scale corporate legal infrastructure (templates, precedent libraries, workflows, entity management systems) and support corporate readiness workstreams such as audit support and internal controls over approvals.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 250,000 - 350,000 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity

Key Requirements

  • •JD and active US state bar membership, or eligible to register as in-house counsel in California.
  • •At least 9+ years of law firm and/or in-house experience.
  • •Track record leading venture or growth equity financings, secondary transactions, and corporate governance for high-growth private technology companies.
  • •Deep familiarity with cap-table mechanics, equity compensation administration, and charter/stockholder agreement provisions, including precise reconciliation before board review.
  • •Strong business acumen and ability to partner with finance, accounting, people, and executive stakeholders.
Experience:9+ yearsPrivate technology companiesVenture equityGrowth equitySecondary transactions
Education:Professional (JD, MD, etc.)
Skills:JudgmentBusiness acumenCommunicationPartnershipIntegrity
Licenses:US state bar membership
Tech Stack:Carta

Company Brief

Perplexity
Perplexity AI provides an AI-powered answer engine that returns conversational, citation-backed answers to user queries and offers Pro/Enterprise products and APIs for research, knowledge work, and search augmentation.
Industry: AI & Machine Learning
Company Size: Medium (51 to 250 employees)
Revenue: USD 50M to 100M
Growth: Scaleup
Valuation: Unicorn (USD 1B+)
Funding: Series D
Headquarters: San Francisco, United States
Founded: 2022
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