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Posted July 04, 2022

General Counsel

Nuvve
San Diego, CA Full Time

Nuvve is looking for a General Counsel to join our Executive team to advise its management team and to assume oversight responsibility for Nuvve’s...

Nuvve is looking for a General Counsel to join our Executive team to advise its management team and to assume oversight responsibility for Nuvve’s legal, regulatory, intellectual property, merger/acquisition, and securities functions.

Job Duties and Responsibilities

Oversee general corporate governance, securities and intellectual property matters, commercial contracts, litigation, employment, and policy.

Advise executive team and board on all global legal, compliance, and reporting matters.

Partner with senior executive team on key strategic and operational decisions.

Develop and lead corporate legal strategy to promote and protect Company’s business and enhance its value for shareholders.

Manage all areas of corporate governance, overseeing administration of board activities and corporate records of the Company.

Manage Company contractual documents and provide legal advice on matters of negotiation and performance.

Maintain proper communication with and guidance from all relevant local, state, federal, and international bodies, regulators, legislators, and key communities.

Establish credibility externally, internally and with the Company’s Board of Directors while maintaining strategic accountability.

Select, direct, and oversee all outside counsel relationships as required and competently manage the Company’s budget for outside legal services.

Build an internal team of experienced specialist lawyers and paralegals to support the Company’s needs.

Enhance and improve on an ongoing basis all aspects of the Company’s legal and policy function, guided by the Company’s operational directives and strategic plans.

Support Nuvve’s culture of high performance, accountability, teamwork, leadership and trust.

Provide hands-on mentorship, guidance, and transparency to direct reports and outside counsel and consultants.

Monitor legislation, rule-making, and opportunities for comment and flag substantive policy and political opportunities and risks to the Company’s business.

Gain and utilize a deep understanding of Nuvve technology and markets domestically and internationally in order to appropriately communicate its mission.

Qualifications

15 - 20 years’ legal experience, ideally in the setting of energy and technology, in a responsible management capacity.

Experience reviewing and negotiating a wide variety of customer facing agreements, vendor/supplier agreements including master services agreements, master purchase agreements and other related contracts/agreements.

Proven ability to deliver strong and highly accurate results when operating under tight deadlines and finite resources.

Experience in/exposure to all areas relevant to above Job Duties and Responsibilities.

Familiarity with public company reporting requirements.

High ethical standards and strong work ethic with outstanding character and reputation.

Strong analytical and risk-management skills and accountability.

Experience in a global business environment.

Fluency in technical terminology and ability to comprehend technical specifications and standards.

Strong understanding of the policy and regulatory context in which Nuvve operates.

Strong network of bipartisan relationships and ability to collaborate with organizations that shape the relevant political and policy environment.

Ideal candidate will have a technical, engineering, or energy-related background.

In house counsel with a public company experience preferred.

Nuvve is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

This listing expired on Sep 02. Applications are no longer accepted.

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