Perplexity
Principal Counsel, Corporate
$250K–$350K
San Francisco · Principal · Full-time · Posted Aug 17, 2026
- Experience
- At least 9+ years of law firm and/or in-house experience.
- Education
- JD
About the job
Serves as Perplexity’s primary corporate lawyer, leading governance, equity administration, financings, secondary transactions, and corporate infrastructure as the company grows.
What you'll do
- Lead corporate governance and maintain board, stockholder, subsidiary, and corporate records.
- Structure, draft, and negotiate equity and debt financings, secondary transactions, and other corporate transactions.
- Partner on equity compensation and cap-table administration and build scalable corporate legal processes.
What they ask for
- JD and active US state bar membership in good standing, or eligible to register as in-house counsel in California.
- 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 and stockholder agreement provisions.
- Strong business acumen and ability to partner with finance, accounting, people, and executive stakeholders.
Pay
$250K – $350K (base salary)
Tools
Carta
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