Corporate Development Attorney

About Us • Vensure Employer Solutions is the largest privately held organization in the HR technology and service sector. • We provide a comprehensive portfolio of solutions including HR/HCM technology, managed services, and global business process outsourcing (BPO). • We serve over 95,000 businesses and process over $135B in annual payroll. • Headquartered in Chandler, Arizona, we offer custom strategies to help businesses streamline and grow operations, benefiting both employers and employees. • Learn more at www.vensure.com. Position Summary • The M&A Attorney is a core legal partner to the Corporate Development team and business leaders. • Responsible for end-to-end legal support of M&A and strategic transactions. • Requires significant transactional experience to draft and negotiate deal documentation, lead legal due diligence, and serve as lead counsel on acquisitions, divestitures, investments, and strategic partnerships. Essential Duties and Responsibilities • Serve as lead legal counsel on mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, investments, and strategic transactions from diligence to closing and post-closing. • Draft, review, and negotiate NDAs, LOIs, term sheets, purchase agreements, merger agreements, disclosure schedules, and ancillary agreements (TSAs, employment, retention, equity-related). • Collaborate with Corporate Development, Finance, Tax, HR, IT, and senior management for transaction execution. • Lead and manage all legal due diligence workstreams including governance, contracts, litigation, compliance, employment, IP, data privacy, real estate, and financing. • Identify and communicate legal risks, issues, and mitigation strategies. • Oversee diligence reporting, issue tracking, remediation planning, and closing deliverables. • Manage deal timelines, workplans, and closing checklists. • Coordinate cross-functional inputs and stakeholders to proactively resolve legal issues. • Support post-closing integration and compliance obligations. • Prepare transaction materials for Board and committee review. • Assist with entity formation, reorganizations, and corporate housekeeping related to transactions. • Improve and maintain M&A legal processes, templates, and playbooks. Marginal Functions • Support special legal projects and strategic initiatives outside active transactions. • Provide backup support during peak workload periods. • Participate in internal training, knowledge-sharing, and process improvements. • Assist with ad hoc legal research at senior leadership requests. Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities • Strong knowledge of U.S. M&A transactions and corporate law. • Advanced drafting and negotiation skills. • Ability to manage multiple deals and priorities independently. • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. • Business-oriented judgment with solutions-focused approach. • High professionalism, discretion, and confidentiality. • Strong written and verbal communication skills. • Ability to explain complex legal concepts to non-legal stakeholders. • Effective negotiation skills with counterparties and external counsel. Preferred Skills • Experience with private company M&A. • Support experience in growth-stage, sponsor-backed, or acquisitive organizations. • Familiarity with cross-border transactions and regulations. • Experience improving legal processes and templates. Education & Experience • J.D. from an accredited law school. • Active membership in good standing with at least one U.S. state bar (or in-house eligibility). • 4–6 years of M&A and transactional experience from law firm, in-house, or both. • Proven ability to independently run deals and engage with senior business leadership. #VensureEmployerSolutions #LI-PROMOTED #LI-Onsite