Altera is seeking a practical and collaborative Corporate Counsel to join its Corporate Legal team. Reporting to the Vice President, Corporate Legal, this attorney will support corporate governance, securities and disclosure, equity, talent, investor-relations, and strategic corporate matters. The role offers a strong law-firm-trained attorney the opportunity to become a trusted business partner to senior legal leadership and other key internal stakeholders. 

What you will do 

• Support the Board, committee, and stockholder-meeting processes, including agendas, materials, minutes, resolutions, consents, governance documents, and related corporate records. 

• Lead the preparation of or assist with SEC filings, proxy materials, registration statements, Section 16 filings, disclosure controls, reporting calendars, insider-trading compliance, and related securities-law processes, as applicable. 

• Provide broad legal support to Finance on financial reporting, treasury and other strategic initiatives, partnering with internal stakeholders and outside advisors as needed. 

• Partner with Finance, Accounting, Investor Relations, and Communications on earnings releases, investor presentations, press releases, website disclosures, and other external communications, including Regulation FD considerations. 

• Support equity and executive-compensation matters, including equity plans, award agreements, securities-law compliance, Compensation Committee materials, and related matters. 

• Help develop or assist with legal processes, workflows, compliance infrastructure, and governance practices; coordinate effectively with internal stakeholders, service providers, and outside counsel. 

What you will bring 

• J.D. from an accredited law school and active membership in good standing in California; eligibility to practice in-house in California. 

• 5+ years of relevant corporate legal experience at a leading law firm, with substantive training in corporate, securities, capital markets, executive compensation, or corporate-governance matters. 

• Strong foundation in corporate governance, corporate legal drafting, and managing complex matters with close attention to detail and deadlines. 

• Experience with, or a demonstrated desire to develop expertise in, SEC reporting, public-company disclosure, equity compensation, executive compensation, and Board support. 

• Ability to independently drive assigned workstreams, exercise sound judgment, and appropriately identify and escalate issues. 

• Strong written, verbal, analytical, organizational, and project-management skills. 

• Ability to build trusted relationships across functions and work effectively in a fast-paced, collaborative environment. 

• Sound judgment, integrity, discretion, and the ability to handle highly confidential information. 

• Ability to work from in-office location in San Jose.  

• Experience with Workiva, Diligent, equity-administration platforms, or comparable corporate-legal tools.