Warby Parker is on the lookout for a sharp-as-a-tack Manager, Corporate Governance and Securities to join our growing Legal team in a non-attorney role. In this role, you’ll provide support for our Board of Directors and executive team, assist with the preparation of the Company’s SEC filings, and manage various special projects relating to corporate governance. Reporting to our Vice President and Associate General Counsel -- Corporate and Securities, you’ll be interfacing with the highest levels of management within the company. Sound cool? Read on!
What you’ll do:
- Assist with preparation of board and committee materials
- Assist with documenting corporate actions, including minutes, resolutions, consents, governing documents and certificates
- Responsible for leading the internal preparation, coordination and successful execution of board and committee meetings
- Manage and maintain corporate records, minute books and board and committee materials on the Company’s electronic board book, Diligent
- Support the preparation of SEC filings, including the annual proxy statement, registration statements, periodic reports and Section 16 filings
- Help prepare and maintain governance-related policies and procedures, including maintaining insider trading compliance program participant list
- Help maintain the corporate and board calendar
- Support special corporate governance projects
- Develop and maintain working relationships with various departments with which the Legal team interfaces, including significant interaction with the board and senior management
Who you are:
- Backed by at least 7-10 years of experience as a corporate governance legal specialist or senior paralegal at a public company, preferably a Fortune 250 company
- Equipped with public company corporate governance and board experience, including assisting with the preparation of board materials and agendas
- Experience with corporate drafting, including resolutions, consents, minutes and certificates
- Familiarity with electronic board portals (knowledge of Diligent preferred)
- Experience assisting with SEC filing preparation, including the annual proxy statement and Section 16 filings
- Knowledge of NYSE rules and regulations
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Team-oriented and collaborative approach
- Able to work independently with minimal oversight
- Complete reliability handling confidential, often highly sensitive information
- Some flexibility in your schedule – we value work/life balance, but in a pinch, a bit more time is needed
- Very strong organizational skills and extreme attention to detail
- A highly professional demeanor, can-do attitude and comfort dealing with senior management
- Please note this is not an attorney-level position
Extra credit:
- Knowledge of Delaware corporate law
- Experience working at a fast-paced, growing company
- Experience with Concord, Freshdesk, Diligent and Google Drive (we use them all!)
About Us:
Warby Parker was founded with a mission: to inspire and impact the world with vision, purpose, and style.
We’re constantly asking ourselves how we can do more and make a greater impact—and that starts by reimagining everything that a company and industry can be. We want to demonstrate that a business can scale, be profitable, and do good in the world—without charging a premium for it. And we’ve learned that it takes creativity, empathy, and innovation to achieve that goal.
Since the day we launched in 2010, we’ve pioneered ideas, designed products, and developed technologies that help people see. We offer everything our customers need for happier eyes at a price that leaves them with money in their pockets, from designer-quality glasses and contacts to eye exams and vision tests.
Ultimately, we believe in vision for all, which is why for every pair of glasses or sunglasses we sell, a pair of glasses is distributed to someone in need through our Buy a Pair, Give a Pair program. Over eight million pairs of glasses have been distributed in over 50 countries; that means eight million people now have the glasses they need to learn, work, and achieve better economic outcomes.
At Warby Parker, you can look forward to company outings and events, volunteering and learning opportunities, and just great company filled with curious, kind folks. Dreaming up and sharing ideas aren’t responsibilities reserved for certain teams or leaders; the challenge (a really fun one) of innovation is on all of our shoulders. Teammates can also connect around common interests, backgrounds, and identities, no matter their home base, through our various employee resource groups. (We’re happy to say that the Human Rights Campaign has named us a Best Place to Work for LGBTQ+ employees!) That sense of community and belonging keeps us excited to walk through the door every day, wherever that door may be.
We're driven to continue building a workplace, based on inclusive behaviors and equitable systems, where all employees can bring their authentic selves, feel engaged, and share their perspectives as a valued member of Team Warby. Transparency is what we’re all about, and our annual Impact Report and Racial Equity Strategy lay out how we’re sticking to these values.
