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# General Counsel and Head of Legal at Absolics Inc

- **Company:** Absolics Inc
- **Location:** Covington, GA
- **Posted:** 2026-10-07
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-11-08
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/absolicsinc/jobs/4437836009

## Job description

Position: General Counsel and Head of Legal

Location: COVINGTON, GA

## JOB SUMMARY

The General Counsel and Head of Legal serves as Absolics’ senior legal adviser and provides strategic, corporate, commercial, and compliance counsel to the Board of Directors and management team. This position supports the achievement of business objectives while identifying, managing, and mitigating legal and regulatory risks in a practical and cost-effective manner. Responsibilities span corporate governance and policies; commercial contract drafting and negotiation; intellectual property and trade secret protection; export controls, privacy, and other regulatory compliance matters; dispute resolution; investigations; and corporate compliance.

## DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:

- Draft, review, and negotiate customer and vendor contracts, including purchase and sale agreements, service agreements, license agreements, and lease agreements;
- Manage and resolve disputes and investigations, including disputes with commercial parties, government investigations, labor arbitrations and litigation;
- Lead legal support for strategic corporate projects, including financing transactions and strategic partnerships;
- Lead corporate governance matters, including preparing board resolutions and corporate policies and advising the Board of Directors and management on governance agreements and requirements;
- Implement, monitor, and enhance ethics and compliance programs with the goal of enabling and driving compliant ethical business conduct in various compliance areas (e.g. EHS, labor, privacy laws);
- Engage, supervise, and manage outside counsel, including oversight of service quality and costs;
- Perform legal analysis/research and recommend appropriate strategies to senior management;
- Coordinate with legal counsel for shareholders, business partners, and other stakeholders, as needed;
- Manage and oversee legal document management and record-retention systems, ensuring accuracy, confidentiality, appropriate authorization, regulatory compliance, and timely access;

## REQUIREMENTS:

- Strong experience in commercial contracts and corporate governance
- Proficiency in English (contract drafting and negotiation)
- Excellent legal research and analytical skills

## QUALIFICATIONS:

- In-house experience preferred
- Compliance or risk management experience
- Experience working with multinational companies
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
- Leadership management experience

## EDUCATION:

- J.D. degree (or an equivalent degree) and membership in at least one U.S. state bar
- Working level proficiency in Korean

## EXPERIENCE:

- 7+ years of legal experience
- Experience in providing legal advice at or for manufacturing companies
- Experience leading negotiations with business partners and coordinating external legal counsels across complex and multifaceted legal issues

## BENEFITS:

- 401K 6% matching (NO vesting period)
- Healthcare 100% support (Health, Dental, Vision)
- Life, STD, LTD 100% support
- Cell phone allowance
- PTO and self-development
- Daily Lunch Benefit

## SALARY:

- $140,000 – $200,000

## About Absolics Inc

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Absolics Inc. is the world's first glass substrate manufacturer, providing advanced packaging technologies and scalable solutions for high-performance computing (HPC) and AI semiconductor applications.
- **Entity Type**: Private (affiliate of SKC, part of SK Group)
- **Headquarters**: Covington, Georgia, United States
- **Founded**: 2021
- **Founders**: Not publicly available (company was established as an affiliate of SKC)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Semiconductor Manufacturing / Advanced Packaging
- **Target customers**: B2B – HPC-related packaging companies, data centers, AI chip manufacturers, and high-tech industry leaders
- **Mission or purpose**: To create a new chapter in the history of the semiconductor industry by solving fundamental substrate limitations with glass-based solutions.

## Products & Services
- **Glass Substrate Solutions**: A proprietary glass substrate technology that significantly improves signaling characteristics and reduces power consumption compared to traditional silicon-based substrates. It enables fine patterns, large areas, and lower power consumption for advanced packaging. Type: Hardware / Semiconductor Material
- **Advanced Packaging Services**: Scalable packaging services for businesses involved in high-performance computing, leveraging glass substrate innovation. Type: Service / Manufacturing

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed (Private company)
- **Key Metric**: Total Funding – **$175.0M** (from U.S. Department of Commerce grants, see below)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**:
    - **U.S. Department of Commerce** (two grants: $75M in May 2024, $100M in January 2025) [absolicsinc.com](https://www.absolicsinc.com/)
    - Parent: **SKC** (affiliate of **SK Group**, which includes SK Hynix, SK Siltron, and SK Materials)
- **Growth Signals**:
    - Headcount grew **48.8% YoY** (+40 people), now at **76 employees** [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/absolics-inc)
    - The advanced packaging market is expected to grow from $3.5B (2020) to $9.7B (2025); glass substrate segment forecast at $3.0B (2025) with 25% CAGR [absolicsinc.com](https://www.absolicsinc.com/)
    - Recent news: Absolics received $100M in U.S. R&D grants (2024-2025), building a computer chip factory in Georgia [eeNews Europe](https://www.eenewseurope.com/)
    - Active job postings: 9 positions (quarterly job posting growth: +800%) [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/absolics-inc)

## Competitive Advantages
- **First-mover in glass substrates**: Absolics is the world's first dedicated glass substrate manufacturer, positioning it at the forefront of a key advanced packaging innovation.
- **Deep SK Group ecosystem**: Backed by SKC and SK Group (SK Hynix, SK Siltron, SK Materials), providing strong supply chain integration, capital, and industry connections.
- **Significant U.S. government backing**: $175M in federal grants directly from the CHIPS Act, signaling strategic national importance and long-term stability.
- **Performance moat**: Glass substrates offer superior signaling, lower power consumption, and larger form factors – critical for AI and HPC chips where traditional silicon substrates are hitting physical limits.

## Strategic Focus
- **Scaling manufacturing**: Building a U.S. factory in Georgia to mass-produce glass substrates for the domestic semiconductor ecosystem.
- **R&D leadership**: Continued innovation in active/passive element integration on glass, targeting next-generation HPC and AI packaging needs.
- **Market capture**: Targeting the rapidly growing advanced packaging market ($9.7B by 2025), with glass substrates as a key growth driver.

## Why Work Here
- **Pioneering technology**: Join the first company in the world manufacturing glass substrates for semiconductors – a chance to work on cutting-edge tech that could reshape the industry.
- **Rapid growth**: Headcount grew ~49% YoY, indicating a scaling phase with ample career advancement opportunities.
- **Government-backed stability**: $175M in federal grants provides strong financial footing and long-term project security.
- **Office policy**: On-site work at the Covington, Georgia headquarters [builtin.com](https://builtin.com/company/absolics-inc) – collaborative environment in a new, state-of-the-art facility.
- **Engineering-heavy culture**: 25% of staff in technical roles, 13% in operations, and active hiring for engineers (NPI Process Engineer, Photoresist Engineering Manager, etc.) [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/absolics-inc)
- **Global exposure**: While HQ is in Georgia, the company has presence in South Korea and Mexico, offering cross-cultural collaboration.

## Sources
1. [absolicsinc.com](https://www.absolicsinc.com/)
2. [absolicsinc.com/about](https://www.absolicsinc.com/about)
3. [absolicsinc.com/job](https://www.absolicsinc.com/job)
4. [linkedin.com/company/absolics-inc](https://www.linkedin.com/company/absolics-inc)
5. [builtin.com/company/absolics-inc](https://builtin.com/company/absolics-inc)

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