Senior Counsel, Corporate and Finance

Requisition ID # 167860 

Job Category: Legal 

Job Level: Attorney

Business Unit: Gen Counsel, Ethics, Risk & Compliance

Work Type: Hybrid

Job Location: Oakland

Department Overview

PG&E’s Law Department provides timely, efficient and business-focused legal services to the company. The Corporate and Finance legal team provides transactional and strategic support across a broad spectrum of matters, including finance transactions and securities offerings, public company disclosure and securities compliance, quarterly earnings releases, Board and company governance, executive compensation and employee benefits.

Position Summary

The Law department is seeking a Senior-level Corporate and Finance teammate with a demonstrated track record in planning and executing corporate finance transactions and securities offerings who will be responsible primarily for providing legal advice and representation to the company’s Finance team on all capital market offerings and other corporate finance and strategic transactions for one of the nation’s largest utility companies.

The Senior Counsel will join a supportive, inclusive, and highly engaged Corporate and Finance practice group that actively interfaces with the executive officer team, the Boards of Directors, internal clients, outside counsel, financial advisors, investors, and counterparties.  This intellectually curious, nimble team member who has experience managing moderate to complex corporate finance transactions and securities offerings and who desires to develop a well-rounded and robust corporate transactional practice will grow professionally with the support and mentoring of attorneys and other professionals as they address cutting-edge legal issues in nationally visible work.

This position is hybrid, working from your remote office and your assigned work location based on business need. The assigned work location will be at the company’s headquarters, the Oakland General Office (OGO). One day a week in the office is required.

Reporting

This position reports to the Managing Counsel for Corporate and Finance. This is an individual contributor position.

Job Responsibilities 

• Leading Corporate Finance Transactions: Plan and execute moderate to complex corporate finance transactions and securities offerings, ensuring compliance with all regulatory requirements.
• Ensuring Legal and Regulatory Compliance: Provide expert legal guidance on SEC reporting requirements, NYSE and NYSE Amex exchange listing standards, and other regulatory compliance matters.
• Governance and Corporate Strategy: Develop and implement governance strategies, prepare Board and Finance Committee meeting materials, and advise on company governance requirements and processes.
• Transactional Guidance and Support: Offer comprehensive transaction guidance, including advising on dividends, collaborating with Investor Relations on capital market transactions, and drafting a wide range of business agreements.
• Drafting and Reviewing Legal Documents: Draft and review legal and governance documents, including memoranda, internal guidance documents, and regulatory compliance filings.
• Managing External Legal Resources: Coordinate and manage outside counsel on specific proceedings or issues, ensuring seamless integration into the broader legal team.

• Project Management: Utilize strong project management skills to oversee and drive legal projects to successful completion, ensuring timely delivery and adherence to budget 

Background Qualifications

Minimum

• Bachelor’s degree and Juris Doctor (JD) degree from an accredited law school
• Ten (10) years of relevant legal experience, post-JD, or other job-related experience
• Experience practicing as Attorney, 7 years
• Law Bar admission, US

Desired

• Experience in complex financing legal matters
• Licensed to practice law in California or have Registered In-House Counsel permit, CA
• Experience working with senior leaders

Leadership Qualities

PG&E expects its leaders to conduct themselves with the highest ethics and integrity and to embody specific leadership qualities.

Strategic Mindset

• Sees ahead to future possibilities and translates them into breakthrough strategies.
• Operates effectively, even when things are not certain, or the way forward is not clear.

A Leader in the Community and Industry

• Effectively builds formal and informal relationship networks inside and outside the organization.
• Anticipates and balances the needs of multiple stakeholders.

Demonstrates Safety Leadership

• A safety champion in words and deeds with respect to both employee and public safety.
• Creating and maintaining a speak up culture free of retaliation.

Influences and Inspires

• Using various- communications that convey a clear understanding of the needs of different audiences.
• Maneuvering comfortably through complex policy, process, and people-related dynamics.

Optimizes Team Performance

• Building teams with a strong identity that apply their diverse skills and perspectives to achieve common goals.
• Creating a climate where people are developed and motivated to do their best to help the organization.

 Values Inclusion and Respects Individual Differences

• Recognizing the value that different perspectives and cultures bring to an organization.

Fiscally Responsible

• Interpreting and applying understanding of key financial indicators to make better business decisions.
• Planning and prioritizing work to meet commitments aligned with organizational goals.

Leads Ethically and in a Compliant Manner

• Sponsoring and sustaining a high integrity speak-up corporate culture which prioritizes safety, compliance, and ethics.
• Building on necessary level of industry, company, and subject-matter expertise, including laws and regulations.

Provides a High Level of Customer Service

• Building strong customer relationships and delivering customer-centric solutions.

Compensation

PG&E is providing the salary range that the company in good faith believes it might pay for this position at the time of the job posting. This compensation range is specific to the locality of the job. The actual salary paid to an individual will be based on multiple factors, including, but not limited to, specific skills, education, licenses or certifications, experience, market value, geographic location, and internal equity. 

We estimate the successful candidate hired into this role will be placed within the reasonable compensation range of $204,800-$294,400. The decision will be made on a case-by-case basis.  This leadership role is also eligible for an annual Short Term Incentive Plan (STIP) award, as well as the Long Term Incentive Plan (LTIP) grant.