Counsel, Governance & Securities

Job Description

Job Description

Counsel, Governance & Securities

Are you ready to be part of a company that's not just talking about the future, but energetically shaping it? Join the Microvast Team (NASDAQ: MVST), a technology innovator that designs, develops and manufactures lithium-ion battery solutions. Founded in 2006 and headquartered in Houston, TX, Microvast is renowned for its cutting-edge cell technology and its vertical integration capabilities which extend from core battery chemistry (cathode, anode, electrolyte, and separator) to battery packs. By integrating the process from raw material to system assembly, Microvast has developed a family of products covering a broad breadth of market applications. More information can be found on the corporate website:

If you’re ready to be part of a company that’s not just adapting to change, but driving it, Microvast is the place for you. Apply now and electrify your career with a true leader in the global energy transformation. 

Job Description

Microvast is seeking a highly experienced Counsel focusing on Governance & Securities to join the Microvast team. The Senior Counsel will be a core member of the team supporting the Company to operate as a public company, with primary responsibilities for supporting SEC reporting, capital markets, and corporate governance matters. 

This role will serve as a key legal partner to the General Counsel, the Board of Directors and its Committees, and senior management. The Counsel will help support the Company's public company infrastructure — including SEC reporting and disclosure processes, Section 16 and insider trading compliance programs, Board and Committee processes, and governance policies. This is a hands-on role suited to an attorney who is equally comfortable drafting an SEC filing, preparing Board materials, and building the checklists, calendars, and workflows that keep a public company on track.

The ideal candidate is a seventh-year or more senior securities and corporate governance attorney with strong law firm training, including meaningful practical experience with public company work, IPOs, de-SPAC transactions or other business combinations, and supporting reporting and governance programs for public companies.

Key Responsibilities:

Public Company Readiness

• Help support the Company's public company infrastructure, including SEC reporting and disclosure processes, insider trading and Section 16 compliance programs, Board Committee charters, and governance policies.
• Contribute to process development and refinement supporting recurring disclosure and reporting workflows, such as templates, checklists, and calendars.

Securities & Capital Markets

• Lead the preparation, review, and filing of SEC filings, including Forms 10-K, 10-Q, and 8-K, proxy statements, registration statements (including Forms S-3 and S-8), and other filings as needed, to ensure compliance with federal securities laws and applicable stock exchange listing requirements.
• Assist with review of earnings and investor communications materials, including earnings announcements, earnings scripts, press releases, investor presentations, internal communications, and similar.
• Monitor developments in securities laws, stock exchange listing requirements, SEC regulations and guidance, proxy advisory guidance, and public company governance best practices.
• Support Section 16 and insider trading compliance, including review and coordination of Section 16 reports, administration of insider trading compliance processes such as trading windows, blackout periods, and pre-clearance, and Rule 10b5-1 plan review and administration.
• Support special projects as needed, such as debt and equity financings and other capital markets transactions.

Corporate Governance

• Provide support on a broad range of corporate governance matters, including best practices for the Company's Board, Board Committees, senior management, and other internal clients.
• Keep current on governance issues, trends, and topics, and support the drafting of Board and Committee materials on governance-related matters.
• Provide logistical and legal support for the Board, including participating in the agenda-setting process, meeting execution, and drafting minutes, resolutions, scripts, and other legal and governance documents.
• Manage the annual stockholder meeting process and prepare related materials.
• Manage the administration of corporate governance guidelines and other corporate policies.

Cross-Functional

• Participate in and grow to lead departmental and cross-functional working groups in identified areas of legal expertise or development.
• Lead and deliver against other ad hoc projects that may arise, working with multiple stakeholders.
• Manage and coordinate outside counsel, when necessary.

Qualifications

• Juris Doctor from an ABA-approved institution.
• Admission to at least one state bar, in good standing.
• 7+ years of relevant legal experience advising clients on securities laws (Securities Act and Exchange Act), SEC reporting and compliance, and corporate governance matters, including a minimum of 3 years at a leading U.S. law firm.
• Demonstrated experience with public company readiness work, such as IPOs, de-SPAC transactions or other business combinations, or building SEC reporting and governance programs for newly public companies.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both in writing and orally, with the intended audience, including senior executives, the Board, auditors, and outside counsel.
• Ability to exercise sound, independent judgment and manage matters with limited supervision in a fast-paced environment.
• Agility and adaptability in providing legal advice, and comfort working in a rapidly changing, high-growth environment where building new processes and structures is the norm.

Preferred Qualifications

• Significant experience drafting, reviewing, and coordinating SEC filings, including Forms 10-K, 10-Q, and 8-K, proxy statements, registration statements, and earnings releases.
• Strong knowledge of SEC regulations, securities laws, Section 16, and stock exchange listing standards.
• Experience supporting Boards of Directors and Board Committees, including preparing Board materials, minutes, and resolutions, and managing the annual stockholder meeting.
• Experience advising on capital markets transactions, including debt and equity offerings.
• Demonstrated ability to partner with business stakeholders, manage disclosure processes, and meet regulatory filing deadlines.
• Proven ability to work independently in a lean, evolving environment and help support the SEC reporting and governance functions of a public company.
• Exposure to battery manufacturing, energy, power, infrastructure, or data centers, is a plus.

Expected Compensation

Annual salary + benefits

Pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The total compensation package for this position may also include other elements dependent on the position offered. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment.

Applicants for employment at Microvast must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e. current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

Microvast is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any factor, including veteran status and disability status, protected by applicable federal, state or local laws. Microvast is also committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. Please let your recruiter know if you need an accommodation at any point during the interview process.

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