Corporate Governance & Securities Counsel, Director

Corporate Governance & Securities Counsel, Director

Department: Legal

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: US-Arizona-Tempe-Corp HQ

Description

We are seeking an experienced legal professional to serve as Corporate Governance & Securities Counsel, Director, based at Align's headquarters in Tempe, Arizona.

This role will serve as a key partner to the Vice President, Associate General Counsel, Corporate Securities and Public Affairs, with responsibility for leading critical aspects of Align's corporate governance, public company compliance, securities reporting, governance transformation, financing arrangement, and subsidiary governance initiatives.

The role combines responsibility for Board governance, SEC reporting and disclosure processes, securities compliance, enterprise governance initiatives, subsidiary governance, and digital modernization of governance and legal operations. The successful candidate will act as a trusted advisor across Legal, Finance, Investor Relations, Tax, Treasury, HR, Executive Compensation, and executive leadership teams while helping ensure Align maintains best-in-class governance practices as a global public company.

This position is an individual contributor role requiring strong strategic judgment, executive presence, exceptional collaboration and organization skills, and the ability to independently lead complex governance, securities, and transformation initiatives. The ideal candidate embraces Align’s core values of agility, accountability and customer-centricity, operates with urgency, drives continuous improvement, embraces innovation and AI-enabled ways of working, and thrives in a fast-paced, global environment.

Role expectations

Corporate Governance Leadership

• Lead governance processes supporting the Board of Directors and its committees.
• Drive continuous improvement of Align's corporate governance framework and governance best practices.
• Advise executive leadership on governance matters and emerging governance trends.
• Lead preparation and review of Board and committee agendas, materials, resolutions, minutes, and annual shareholder meeting documentation.
• Ensure compliance with corporate governing documents, committee charters, governance guidelines, and Board policies.
• Develop and implement governance policies, procedures, and operating standards that enhance Board effectiveness and organizational efficiency.
• Conduct governance research and prepare briefing materials, recommendations, and resolutions for executive leadership, the Board and its committees.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with Board members, executive leadership, external counsel, auditors, and regulatory bodies.

Securities and Public Company Compliance

• Lead and coordinate significant aspects of SEC reporting and disclosure processes, including Forms 10-K, 10-Q, 8-K, S-8, Proxy Statements, and other required filings.
• Oversee insider trading compliance programs, including policy administration, Section 16 reporting, Rule 144 matters, and 10b5-1 trading plan reviews.
• Monitor and assess new and proposed securities laws, SEC regulations, Nasdaq listing requirements, and governance developments impacting Align.
• Develop recommendations and implementation plans to address regulatory changes, governance trends, and disclosure obligations.
• Partner with executive leadership and subject matter experts to strengthen disclosure controls, governance controls, and compliance processes.
• Partner with Finance, Investor Relations, and executive leadership on earnings preparation activities, including disclosure reviews, executive scripts, earnings releases, and investor-facing communications.
• Oversee management and negotiation of investments, borrowing and lending agreements, bond issuances and other financial instruments along with Business Development, Tax, Treasury and other departments.

Strategic Business Partnership

• Partner closely with Finance, Treasury, Tax, Investor Relations, Human Resources, Executive Compensation, and Corporate Communications on governance, disclosure, and compliance matters.
• Partner on strategic transactions, entity restructurings, due diligence efforts, and other corporate initiatives.
• Advise on governance implications associated with organizational changes, strategic priorities, and emerging risks.
• Support equity plan administration and governance related to executive compensation and stock programs.

Subsidiary Governance Leadership

• Oversee Align's global subsidiary framework.
• Develop policies, standards, and processes for entity formation, maintenance, governance compliance, and dissolution activities. Conduct periodic governance reviews and compliance assessments across domestic and international entities.
• Lead entity organizational transformation, simplification, and process improvement initiatives that enhance efficiency, compliance, risk management, and operational effectiveness.
• Develop governance reporting, dashboards, metrics, and management processes to improve visibility, decision-making, and executive oversight.
• Partner with internal and external stakeholders to strengthen entity governance practices, support strategic priorities, and ensure Align remains aligned with evolving regulatory, governance, and public company requirements.

AI, Digital Transformation & Operational Excellence

• Lead governance and securities modernization initiatives that leverage AI, automation, and digital technologies to improve effectiveness, scalability, and compliance.
• Drive process simplification and operational excellence across Board governance, SEC reporting, and entity management activities.
• Serve as a change leader who champions innovation, continuous improvement, and adoption of new ways of working across Legal and corporate functions.

What we're looking for

• Juris Doctor (JD) degree from an accredited law school and active license to practice law in at least one U.S. jurisdiction.
• 12+ years of corporate legal experience within a sophisticated law firm and/or publicly traded company legal department.
• Significant experience supporting SEC reporting, securities law compliance, corporate governance, Board matters, financing arrangements, and public company obligations.
• Strong knowledge of SEC regulations, Nasdaq listing standards, SOX, Dodd-Frank requirements, insider trading regulations, and corporate governance best practices.
• Proven ability to advise executive leadership and influence decisions on complex governance, disclosure, and compliance matters.
• Experience partnering across Finance, Treasury, Investor Relations, Tax, Human Resources, Executive Compensation, and senior leadership teams.
• Experience overseeing and managing outside counsel activities and budgets.
• Demonstrated success leading cross-functional initiatives through influence, driving process improvement, and delivering operational excellence.
• Experience leveraging technology, automation, AI, or digital solutions to improve governance, compliance, or reporting processes.
• Excellent business judgment, executive presence, written communication, organizational and project management skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, global environment while maintaining the highest standards of integrity and ethics.
• Experience supporting subsidiary governance, proxy statements, annual shareholder meetings, and related public company governance activities required.
• Familiarity with Intelligize, Workiva/Wdesk or similar research, governance and reporting platforms preferred.

Pay Transparency

If provided, base salary or wage rate ranges are the range in which Align reasonably expects to set a candidate’s pay for the posted position. Actual placement depends on the individual skills and experience level of a candidate plus the total compensation and equity across team members. For other locations outside of the primary location, the base salary range will be adjusted geographically.

For Field Sales roles, the salary listed is the base pay only and does not include the applicable incentive compensation plan. A cost of living adjustment may be added to base pay for higher cost areas in the U.S.

Our internship hourly rates are a standard pay determined based on the position and your location, year in school, degree, and experience.

General Description of All Benefits

Family Benefits. Align offers employees and their eligible dependents medical (with a Health Savings Account option for some plan offerings), dental, and vision in accordance with those plans. Align also offers to employees:

• Discounts on Invisalign and Vivera to employees and their eligible dependents after 90 days of employment
• Back-up Child/Elder Care and access to a caregiving concierge
• Family Forming Benefits – Available to Employees, and their spouse or domestic partner, covered under one of Align’s health plans
• Breast Milk Delivery and Lactation Support Services
• Employee Assistance Program
• Hinge Health Virtual Physical Therapy – Available to all employees and eligible dependents (age 18+) enrolled in an Align medical Plan

Employee benefits. Align offers its employees:

• Short-term and long-term disability insurance in accordance with those plans.
• Basic Life Insurance and Accidental Death and Dismemberment. Voluntary Supplemental Life Insurance for Employee, Spouse/Domestic Partner, and Child(ren) are available for purchase in accordance with those plans.
• Flexible Spending Accounts– Employees may be eligible to participate in a health care account (including a limited health FSA if enrolled in a HDHP), dependent care account, and a pre-tax commuter benefit plan.
• 401k plan (with a discretionary Company match of 50% up to 6% of eligible earnings up to a maximum match of 3%). Employer match vests after two years – 25% year one and 100% at year two. Align offers traditional, Roth, and after-tax options.
• Employee Stock Purchase Program (Employees must work 20 hours or more and be employed on purchase date to be eligible).
• Paid vacation of up to 17 days during the first full year of employment (currently accrued at the rate of 5.24 hours each pay-period), which carries over to a maximum cap of 30 days. Annual paid vacation time accrual increases based on tenure. Both exempt and non-exempt employees who work 32 hours or more per week receive prorated vacation accrual based on their regularly scheduled work hours and tenure.
• Sick time is accrued throughout the year at the rate of one hour for every thirty worked. Employees can carry over unused sick leave each year, up to a maximum balance of 80 hours.
• 11 Company-designated paid holidays throughout the year.
• If employed for at least 12 consecutive months, Align will grant up to 6 weeks of paid Parental Leave. If employed for less than 12 consecutive months, Align will grant up to 4 weeks of paid Parental Leave. All parental leave must be completed within one year of the birth or placement of the child. Parental leave is in addition to any state and/or local parental leave benefits. Three days of paid bereavement leave. In some cases, due to travel the amount of paid leave may be extended to 5 paid days off. To the extent applicable state or local law offers more generous benefits, Align complies with any such law.
• Non-exempt employees will receive full pay for up to 10 days of jury duty. Exempt employees will receive their full salary during any week they serve and perform any work. Other insurance such as legal, critical illness, voluntary accident, long-term care, auto, home and pet insurance are available for purchase.

To the extent applicable state or local law offers more generous benefits, Align complies with any such law.