Corporate Counsel

May 1

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Kiva is on a mission to expand financial access to help underserved communities thrive.

microfinance • micro-lending • global partnerships • poverty alleviation • crowdfunding

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Description

• We are seeking a talented transactional lawyer to join Kiva’s legal team as Corporate Counsel, reporting to Kiva’s Director of Legal Affairs. Kiva’s small legal team works closely with our business teams across the organization in support of our mission. The Corporate Counsel will be responsible for preparing, reviewing, and negotiating various types of contracts, overseeing Kiva’s regulatory filings, performing legal research to help inform Kiva’s business and compliance strategies, maintaining and updating certain company policies, and helping to improve legal team processes and systems. A successful candidate will be able to confidently and independently manage a wide range of projects at any given time, and act as a trusted partner to our business teams to provide practical advice and support in a global, remote-first workplace. • At this time, we can only consider applicants with authorization to work in the United States on a permanent, full-time basis; unfortunately, we cannot provide visa sponsorship.

Requirements

• JD from an accredited US law school and license to practice law in at least one US state • Minimum 3 years of relevant transactional legal practice in a law firm or in-house environment • Demonstrated ability to prepare and negotiate contracts with high degree of independence, detail-orientation and prioritization • Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills • Outstanding self-directed organizational skills • Ability to quickly learn and internalize Kiva-specific context, goals, processes, and resource limitations • Good judgment and creative thinking to help business teams find practical solutions instead of legal roadblocks • Optimistic outlook and the desire and patience necessary to work in a transformative, dynamic, remote-first environment • Passionate about our mission and willing to embody our values of impact first, extreme ownership, be curious and bold, inclusion equity and diversity, honor and integrity, and love and kindness always

Benefits

• An opportunity to improve real lives, solve hard problems, and change the world • Friendly, supportive, and adventurous environment with a team of engaged colleagues • A comprehensive, industry-leading benefits package including health, dental and vision insurance, parental leave, professional development, 401k matching, generous PTO, and more. • Opportunities to connect with and learn from colleagues and partners around the world