Kikoff
Director, Securities & Corporate Counsel
$265K–$310K
San Francisco +1 · Director · Full-time · Posted Aug 21, 2026
- Location
- San Francisco
San Francisco, California, United States - Experience
- 8–15 years of post-J.D. experience.
- Education
- J.D.
About the job
Lead Kikoff’s securities, corporate governance, financing, and M&A legal work while building public-company readiness and supporting a potential IPO.
What you'll do
- Build public-company governance and disclosure systems and lead SEC reporting if the company goes public.
- Support potential IPO execution and lead legal work on financings, M&A, and strategic transactions.
- Handle board governance, equity compensation, and general corporate matters.
What they ask for
- J.D. and active membership in good standing in a U.S. state bar; admitted in California or eligible to register as in-house counsel there.
- 8–15 years of post-J.D. experience, including substantial securities and capital markets work at a leading law firm.
- Public-company experience, including hands-on SEC reporting and disclosure work and familiarity with disclosure controls and related governance requirements.
- Fluency in Securities Act and Exchange Act frameworks; record of closing complex processes and communicating legal risks to non-lawyers.
Nice to have
- In-house experience taking a company public or serving on the company side of an S-1 working group.
- Fintech, consumer finance, or high-growth technology experience; familiarity with bank partnership models, consumer lending, or earned-wage access products; experience building legal and governance functions.
Pay
$265,000 — $310,000 USD base salary
Tools
Securities Act, Exchange Act, Forms 10-K, 10-Q, 8-K, Section 16, Reg FD, 10b5-1
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