This position is open to fully-remote candidates who can work from anywhere in the United States. Candidates also have the option to work from one of our office locations in Chicago or Toronto. 

The Opportunity 

Vivid Seats's Legal Department is looking for a Senior Counsel, Corporate & Securities to perform a broad range of legal work with a focus on supporting and overseeing a variety of corporate governance, securities and transactional matters, with a potential focus on SEC and public company matters, working closely with the Finance department. This position requires a strong corporate, governance, securities and transactional background; an analytical and detail-oriented mindset, coupled with strong communication skills, the ability to spot and analyze legal issues, present creative solutions, and advise management on risks. 

The Vivid Seats Law Department is a close-knit team of collaborative and business-savvy lawyers and legal professionals who work for a leader and innovator in the live event ticketing industry. You must be adaptable, collaborative, accustomed to working in a fast-paced environment, demonstrate exceptional judgment, apply practical legal advice tied to business strategies, and explain legal and business risks in plain English.  

Vivid Seats is a scaled, growing and highly profitable secondary ticketing e-commerce marketplace serving the concert, sports & theater markets that utilizes its powerful technology platform to connect millions of fans and ticket sellers across hundreds of thousands of events each year through an easy-to-use, trusted marketplace. The company is well positioned to benefit from pent-up demand created during the pandemic as fans are craving the opportunity to see their favorite sports, concert and theater events. In April, Vivid Seats announced plans to become a publicly-listed company via merger agreement with Horizon Acquisition Corporation, a special purpose acquisition company (NYSE: HZAC). 

How your role contributes to the success of Vivid Seats:   

• Draft the company's securities filings (e.g., 10-Ks, 10-Qs, 8-Ks, Section 16 filings, and proxy statement) and securities-related legal documentation for M&A transactions, with finance and outside counsel support as needed. 
• Manage and support various corporate, M&A, and commercial transactions. 
• Assisting in further developing Vivid Seats's corporate compliance program. 
• Securities law disclosure review and advice (e.g., press and earnings releases, investor relations presentations, website disclosures, Regulation G, Regulation FD matters) 
• Assist with the preparation and organization of materials for Board of Directors meetings and the annual stockholder meeting, including resolutions, meeting minutes and presentations. 
• Support our statutory, regulatory, corporate governance, compliance, and industry-standard requirements and support functional department requests. 
• Assist in the formation and dissolution of entities; changes in entity structure. 
• Prepare and review minutes, resolutions, powers of attorney and corporate organizational documents, including certificates of incorporation and bylaws 
• Work on a variety of other corporate and commercial legal issues and projects as needed 
• Provide day-to-day counseling and advice on corporate and securities law matters 
• Support the General Counsel in advising the Board on corporate governance issues. 
• Partner closely with Finance on financial reporting, equity, and disclosure issues 
• Help build a best-in-class function that can ultimately operate in a public company setting 
• Work with outside counsel corporate, commercial, financing and M&A transactions. 

Requirements & Preferred Experience 

• 7-15 years of relevant in-house and/or top-firm experience (the specific level and title of the role will depend on the candidate's level of experience). 
• Extensive knowledge of corporate and securities law for public companies, especially when it comes to SEC compliance and '34 Act reporting obligations 
• A skillful drafter and issue-spotter capable of assessing both legal and business risks 
• Experience with M&A and commercial transactions 
• Experienced reviewing earnings press releases and other public disclosures 
• Knowledge of securities laws and experience preparing SEC filings and with SEC compliance 
• Experience with public company and subsidiary corporate governance 
• Must have excellent oral and written communication skills and organizational skills 
• Ability to multitask with great attention to detail and a sense of urgency and ability to meet deadlines within a changing, fast‐paced environment 
• SPAC experience is a plus but not required 
• Experience working with internet or e-commerce companies is a plus but not required 
• Ability to take ownership of fast-paced projects with rapidly shifting priorities, managing them through to completion with patience, flexibility, and poise 
• High standards, impeccable integrity, sound judgment, seasoned analytical skills, entrepreneurial spirit, creative thinking, and a good sense of humor. 
• Regular travel to Chicago required for any remote candidates and will consider relocation also. 

Our Commitment: 

We are an equal opportunity employer that values the critical importance of a diverse workforce and sense of belonging. Many of our roles have flexible requirements and we encourage you to apply regardless of whether you meet every qualification.  

Vivid Seats provides competitive compensation; bonus incentives; FLEX PTO; mental health days; medical, dental, and vision insurance; 401K matching; monthly credits and discounts for attending live events; work and snack allowances; and a variety of additional workplace perks. 
We strongly encourage all interested applicants to apply to our open roles regardless of how many qualifications they meet. Most of our posted positions have a degree of flexibility in the stated requirements.