Head Of Legal And Corporate Secretary (Open)
San Francisco, California, Us
Executive management team member for the leading online iBuyer service, Opendoor. Responsibilities included:• Management & Leadership: Built in-house legal, brokerage and compliance teams (30+ people). Executive sponsor of Opendoor's People of Color employee resource group.• Corporate Governance: Advisor to board of directors on regulatory, litigation, and executive compensation.• Capital Markets: Led legal team work the company's public listing (2020) and additional capital raise (2021). Led legal workflows on multiple private financing raises (pre-2020).• Debt: Led legal efforts for debt facilities to enable purchase of homes. • M&A: Led efforts for M&A activities ranging from large acquisitions of a title company and mortgage company to engineering acquihires.• Regulatory & Compliance: Led for compliance programs for real estate brokerage, mortgage, and title and escrow activities. Designed structure and team to ensure real estate brokerage compliance. Led policy efforts at state and federal regulators.• Intellectual Property: Responsible for defining and executing on company’s IP strategy, including patent portfolio development, trademark protection and resolving IP litigation.• General legal - Responsible for broad set of employment, litigation and compliance matters. Managed outside counsel. Managed employee equity program, including private company tender offer. Managed insurance programs, including corporate insurance, property insurance for over $1bn portfolio of homes, and claims process.Opendoor's (NASDAQ: OPEN) mission is to empower people with the freedom to move. www.opendoor.com