ABOUT ELEVENLABS ElevenLabs is an AI research and product company transforming how we interact with technology. We launched in January 2023 with the first human-like AI voice model. Today, we serve millions of users and thousands of businesses - from fast-growing startups to large enterprises like Deutsche Telekom and Meta. Our investors are some of the world's most prominent, including Andreessen Horowitz, ICONIQ Growth and Sequoia. We've raised $781M in funding and our last valuation was $11B - multiples of 11, always. We have expanded from voice into three main platforms: * ElevenAgents enables businesses to deliver seamless and intelligent customer experiences, with the integrations, testing, monitoring, and reliability necessary to deploy voice and chat agents at scale. * ElevenCreative empowers creators and marketers to generate and edit speech, music, image, and video across 70+ languages. * ElevenAPI gives developers access to our leading AI audio foundational models. Everything we do is the result of the creativity and commitment of our team - builders doing the best work of their lives. We are researchers, engineers, and operators. IOI medalists and ex-founders. If you want to work hard and create lasting positive impact, we want to hear from you. HOW WE WORK * High-velocity: Rapid experimentation, lean autonomous teams, and minimal bureaucracy. * Impact not job titles: We don’t have job titles. Instead, it’s about the impact you have. No task is above or beneath you. * AI first: We use AI to move faster with higher-quality results. We do this across the whole company—from engineering to growth to operations. * Excellence everywhere: Everything we do should match the quality of our AI models. * Global team: We prioritize your talent, not your location. WHAT WE OFFER * Innovative culture: You’ll be part of a generational opportunity to define the trajectory of AI, surrounded by a team pushing the boundaries of what’s possible. * Growth paths: Joining ElevenLabs means joining a dynamic team with countless opportunities to drive impact - beyond your immediate role and responsibilities. * Learning & development: ElevenLabs proactively supports professional development through an annual discretionary stipend. * Social travel: We also provide an annual discretionary stipend to meet up with colleagues each year, however you choose. * Annual company offsite: Each year, we bring the entire team together in a new location - past offsites have included Croatia and Italy. * Co-working: If you’re not located near one of our main hubs, we offer a monthly co-working stipend. ABOUT THE ROLE We are seeking an experienced Corporate Counsel to join our Legal Team. In this role you will work closely with the General Counsel in the corporate legal function, with a primary focus on M&A, strategic investments, financings, global expansion and overall public readiness. This role will work closely with Finance, People, and other teams around acquisition structure and post-acquisition integration, the company's fundraising and equity programs. Additionally, you will assist with designing the processes, agreements, frameworks and ways the broader team and business approach transactional and governance matters. Responsibilities * Legal lead for acquisitions, strategic investments, joint ventures, and other corporate transactions through the full lifecycle, including post-closing integration and structure. * Serve as the primary legal partner to Finance and Operations on deal strategy and execution, giving clear recommendations to key stakeholders. * Support the company's fundraising, including diligence, financing documents, side letters, investor rights, and coordination with outside counsel across a compressed timeline. * Partner with Finance and People on ElevenLabs' equity programs, including option and RSU grants, plan amendments, cap table hygiene, 409A process, and secondaries and tender offers. * Work with Finance, Tax and Operations on global expansion efforts * Advise on securities law questions that come with a fast-scaling private company. * Support corporate governance and entity work, including proper approvals, and subsidiary formation. * Design, maintain, and continuously improve templates, playbooks, diligence checklists, approval workflows, and signing and closing infrastructure to scale the corporate function. * Provide clear, pragmatic, and commercially focused legal advice to cross-functional teams, tailoring advice to enable responsible growth. Who you are * Curious about the future of AI and emerging technologies, have a strong sense of ownership with enthusiasm for applying your legal expertise to a company moving at unusual speed. * Experienced in navigating fast-paced, high-growth environments, with the ability to manage ambiguity and make informed, timely decisions. * A strong project manager who can run several live deals at once without dropping threads, and who chases the answer rather than waiting for it. * Comfortable working independently while collaborating effectively with cross-functional and global colleagues. * Proactive, business-minded, and committed to delivering practical solutions that support both compliance and commercial success. * Interested in building the function, not just staffing the deals, and willing to leave behind better process than you found. * Hunger to be exceptional at your job. What you bring * J.D. and active membership in at least one U.S. State Bar. * 6+ years of relevant post-qualification legal experience at a major law firm, a high-growth technology company, or both. * Proven track record drafting and negotiating M&A and investment documents, including purchase agreements, term sheets, disclosure schedules, and ancillary deal documents as well as post acquisition integration. * Substantive experience with venture or growth-stage financings and the securities law questions that come with them. * Working knowledge of equity compensation, including plan administration, grant mechanics, and liquidity events such as secondaries and tender offers. * Strong corporate generalist instincts, with enough governance and entity experience to keep transactions clean on the back end. * Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and problem-solving skills. * Comfort in fast-paced environments with shifting priorities and tight deadlines. * Public company experience strongly preferred Location This role is remote and can be executed in the United States, with a preference for New York or San Francisco, where the company has offices and significant presence. We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability or other legally protected statuses.

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