Lead Counsel, Corporate & Equity

Responsibilities

• Corporate & Governance
• Serve as the primary legal advisor on all French corporate matters, including board resolutions, shareholder decisions, and governance documentation
• Own the relationship with external counsel and manage external legal spend effectively
• Equity & Cap Table
• Own and manage the cap table end-to-end, including BSPCE, BSA, stock options, and secondary transactions
• Structure and execute equity grants, ensuring compliance with French tax and corporate law requirements
• Advise employees and leadership on equity mechanics, tax implications, and liquidity events
• Fundraising & M&A
• Lead the legal workstream on future fundraising rounds, from term sheet through closing, coordinating with investors, external counsel, and the CFO
• Support M&A processes including due diligence, structuring, negotiation, and integration from a legal perspective
• Maintain and update the data room and corporate records in preparation for future transactions
• Commercial & Partnerships
• Review and negotiate partnership agreements, vendor contracts, and strategic commercial arrangements, with a focus on the French entity
• Work closely with the US Commercial Counsel and ensure consistency across both entities
• Develop and maintain standard contract templates to improve speed and reduce external legal costs
• Compliance & Risk
• Monitor and ensure compliance with applicable French corporate, employment, and financial regulations
• Identify and proactively manage legal risks across the business, escalating material issues to the CFO and Board
• Support HR on employment law matters, including restructuring, terminations, and executive agreements
• The impact
• Nabla has raised significant capital to date and is on a strong growth trajectory - you'll own the next chapter of that story, from fundraise to close
• Every commercial agreement, vendor contract, and strategic partnership that powers our 10 billion tokens/month of LLM processing runs through this function
• You'll be the person who makes sure Nabla can move fast without breaking things legally or financially - directly enabling the clinical impact we have for hundreds of thousands of healthcare professionals each week
• Your DNA
• 5+ years of progressive legal experience, ideally spanning a top-tier law firm (corporate, M&A, or capital markets practice) and an in-house role at a VC-backed technology company
• Proven track record managing fundraising processes and/or M&A transactions end-to-end - from term sheet negotiation through closing and post-transaction integration
• Deep expertise in French corporate law, equity instruments (BSPCE, BSA), deal documentation, and governance best practices
• Comfortable operating at the intersection of legal and finance, able to read a cap table, model dilution scenarios, and engage credibly with CFOs, investors, and investment bankers
• Exceptional communicator, able to distill complex legal and financial concepts for diverse audiences including the Board, employees, and external partners
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple high-stakes workstreams simultaneously in a fast-paced, high-growth environment with limited resources
• High degree of integrity, discretion, and sound commercial jud

Benefits

Additional Information

About Nabla We are a team of entrepreneurs, clinicians and engineers committed to bringing back joy to the practice of medicine. Together with a community of clinician innovators, we've harnessed the best of machine learning science to develop Nabla: the leading AI assistant that's restoring the human connection at the heart of healthcare. By streamlining clinical documentation, Nabla is helping clinicians focus on what matters most - patient care. Today, over 100,000+ clinicians across 130+ healthcare organizations trust Nabla to support how they deliver care every day. We're at the start of an ambitious journey: Ambient listening, dictation, coding, and command capabilities are all converging into a proactive assistant that intuitively streamlines clinical and financial workflows. Backed by a recent $70M Series C, we're hiring to build the next generation of clinical AI and improve the lives of clinicians and patients everywhere. This is a great time to join us! Finance & Legal at Nabla Finance and Legal at Nabla sits at the centre of every major decision the company makes. As Lead Counsel, Corporate & Equity , you'll own and lead all corporate legal matters - from day-to-day legal matters, equity transactions, fundraising, M&A to governance and compliance. This is a senior cross-functional role that operates at the intersection of Legal, Strategy and Finance. Your Team You'll report directly to the CFO and serve as a key member of the leadership team and a trusted advisor to the Board. You'll work closely with executives across Finance, HR, and Operations. You'll manage relationships with external counsel, investment banks, and investors, and coordinate complex cross-functional workstreams across every major transaction and fundraise.

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