About Green Thumb Industries:

Green Thumb Industries (GTI), a national cannabis consumer packaged goods company and retailer, is dedicated to providing dignified access to cannabis while giving back to the communities in which they serve. GTI manufactures and distributes a portfolio of branded cannabis products including Rythm, Dogwalkers, The Feel Collection, incredibles and Beboe, among others. The company also owns and operates rapidly growing national retail cannabis stores called Rise™ and Essence. Headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, GTI has 13 manufacturing facilities, licenses for 95 retail locations and operations across 12 U.S. markets. Established in 2014, GTI employs approximately 1,200 people and serves thousands of patients and customers each year. GTI was named a Best Workplace 2018 by Crain’s Chicago Business. More information is available at GTIgrows.com.

The Role

The Assistant General Counsel role will have primary responsibility for matters related to the company’s securities filings and disclosures (US and Canada) and corporate governance. This role will also serve as our Assistant Secretary and will assist in the preparation of board and committee materials. The role will be the primary lawyer supporting the company’s accounting, investor relations and Benefits/Compensation teams for such matters including executive and equity compensation issues, employee trading platforms and the company’s 401(k) plan. A key focus of the role will be leading the company through governance and process changes related to its move to a US emerging company/domestic issuer status from foreign private issuer status, including introduction of the Section 16 filing and disclosure process, enhanced disclosure in the company’s proxy statement, memorialization of related party transaction process, tightening of timelines for submission of certain filings and disclosures and further embedding of GTI’s new disclosure committee process including certifications and sub-certifications under SOX.

The role will support GTI in its acquisitions of businesses, including advising management on corporate acquisition issues related to compensation, governance and equity matters.

The role reports to GTI’s general counsel and works in close collaboration with GTI’s Chief Corporate Counsel. The role will have supervisory responsibilities for a paralegal and oversight responsibility for external securities counsel.

We move quickly here at GTI so be ready and willing to work in a fast-paced environment and be prepared to build something new!

Responsibilities

• Responsible for securities filings and disclosures as required by Canadian and/or U.S. laws or applicable exchanges; coordinate with cross-functional teams to make key determinations for public disclosures.
• Assist with corporate secretarial responsibilities as needed.
• Assist in preparation or board, board committee, proxy and annual meeting materials.
• Provide counsel on corporate governance, including insider trading and whistleblower policies.
• Partner as necessary with compliance and internal audit colleagues.
• Contribute to other legal department goals and duties as needed.
• Draft and revise various corporate governance documents (e.g., minutes, board resolutions, etc.) in compliance with applicable law and existing corporate requirements.

Qualifications

• Juris Doctor from ABA-accredited law school
• 10 or more years of substantive legal experience in securities and transactions.
• Experience working for and/or representing publicly traded companies.
• Experience evaluating, structuring, and executing merger, acquisition and divestiture transactions for publicly listed companies.
• Experience advising multi-functional deal teams, including corporate and business development, finance, sales, human resources, and legal.
• Maintain an active license to practice law in IL or satisfy the requirements of Illinois Supreme Court Rule 716.

Additional Requirements

• Ability to develop innovative approaches to legal issues in support of strategic business initiatives and objectives.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced legal environment.
• Relentless drive to meet or exceed targets, impress your clients with your focus on detail, and to bring up your team behind you.
• Excellent academic and law firm credentials.
• Strong negotiation and drafting skills.
• Skilled at explaining legal needs and strategies to a non-legal audience.
• Appreciative of the fact that GTI is a relatively new company in a new industry where the regulations are still be developed, and is on the verge of becoming a US domestic issuer under the SEC rules – which will require patience, perseverance and tap into your interpersonal skills as you educate and bring along your non-legal business colleagues
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills so that you can inspire others and help us build a positive and inclusive work environment. You work well within a team, knowing when and how to keep senior members of the legal team informed on matters of importance, and treating everyone with respect.
• You possess superior legal skills and the ability to make clear, well-reasoned legal decisions that advance the business interests. Must be pragmatic in approach, with a good business mind, fully aware of the business consequences of legal advice.
• Must be able to identify and solve critical issues.

At GTI we believe that our corporate community should be a reflection of the communities we serve. We are dedicated to fostering an inclusive culture that celebrates diversity across race, sex, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, nationality, religion, experience, and thought—not only because it is right, but because it makes us better. Our mission—the right to wellness—informs our commitment to champion economic opportunities in communities disproportionately affected by the war on drugs through employment and community involvement. GTI is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.

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