Vice President, Assistant General Counsel

Company Description

NextNav Inc. (Nasdaq : NN) is a leader in next generation position, navigation and timing (PNT), enabling a whole new ecosystem of applications and services that rely upon 3D geolocation and PNT technology. Powered by low-band licensed spectrum, NextNav’s positioning and timing technologies can deliver accurate, reliable and resilient 3D PNT solutions for critical infrastructure, GPS resiliency and commercial use cases.

Position Description

Reporting to the General Counsel, the Vice President, Assistant General Counsel will play a critical role in advising the company on securities law, corporate governance and corporate transactional matters. This position includes ensuring compliance with US securities laws, drafting and reviewing SEC filings, and providing legal guidance on complex transactions. The role will manage public disclosures, oversee other public company obligations and have close collaboration with senior leadership.

The Vice President, Assistant General Counsel will have the opportunity to expand her / his legal knowledge in a variety of areas. Although core responsibilities will focus on public company compliance and corporate transactions, the role is a true in-house generalist position, and you will be working on a broad range of legal matters, including contract drafting and negotiations, managing litigation, other areas of compliance, intellectual property and assisting the General Counsel with board matters.

Responsibilities

• Advise on securities law and corporate governance. The successful candidate will have significant experience with SEC and Nasdaq or other stock exchange requirements and filings, corporate governance matters and capital markets transactions, and a willingness to expand into other substantive areas to support business needs.
• Draft and review SEC filings, including Forms 10-K, 10-Q, 8-K, Section 16 filings, registration statements, proxy statements, and other regulatory disclosures and reports.
• Support complex financial transactions and M&A activity as needed.
• Assist with board and committee governance, including preparing board materials and minutes and interacting with board members on a variety of matters.
• Manage our insider trading policy and 10b5-1 trading plans.
• Review and advise internal stakeholders with respect to investor presentations, public announcements, earnings releases, and investor call scripts and other communications.
• Manage corporate governance for the Company and its subsidiaries.
• Draft, review and negotiate a variety of commercial contracts, including license agreements, OEM agreements, consulting agreements, NDAs, employment-related agreements, leases, vendor agreements, and independent contractor agreements related to NextNav’s business.
• Develop and enhance standard contracts that advance the company’s interests in connection with frequent business transactions.
• Ensure compliance with applicable laws, regulations and internal policies; assist in the continuous improvement of NextNav’s corporate compliance program.

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