--- title: 'General Counsel at Teamshares' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/general-counsel-teamshares-remote-eah52e792pea' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-11-05' --- # General Counsel at Teamshares - **Company:** Teamshares - **Location:** Remote - **Employment:** full-time - **Work type:** remote - **Posted:** 2026-06-25 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-11-05 - **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/teamshares/65085052-98fc-454d-83fe-3202dfa4699b ## Job description Teamshares is a tech-enabled acquiror of SMEs, intending to be a permanent home when owners retire. Part holdco, part fintech, Teamshares programmatically acquires companies with $0.5 to $5 million of EBITDA from retiring owners, integrates them with the Teamshares platform, and helps employees earn company stock. Founded in 2019, Teamshares operates subsidiaries with consolidated revenue of $490 million across over 40 industries and 30 states. We are in the early days of being a public company. Over the past several years, we have continuously adapted and strengthened our model — improving financial discipline, governance rigor, and operational systems across our network. This is a pivotal moment for our Legal team. The Opportunity We are seeking to hire a General Counsel – a pivotal senior hire as Teamshares navigates its next phase of growth. This individual will be the company's chief legal advisor to the board, and executive team, responsible for directing the legal function while playing an active role in shaping business strategy. This is a rare role for someone whose ambitions extend beyond legal counsel, who wants to help build a public company, influence how it grows, and leave a lasting mark on how it’s governed and led. ## What You'll Do Public Company Compliance & Governance - Own all SEC reporting obligations including 10-K, 10-Q, 8-K, and proxy statement preparation and review. - Lead Sarbanes-Oxley compliance, insider trading policy enforcement, Regulation FD, and earnings call and quiet period mechanics. - Manage board governance, committee charters (audit, compensation, nominating), D&O insurance, and director independence determinations. - Serve as the primary legal liaison to independent directors and board committees from day one. - Help drive design and ongoing implementation of internal controls Oversight of Legal Function - Iterate on the company's existing legal infrastructure (contract management systems, transactions and financing processes and documents, governance documents, compliance programs, and legal operations) and manage team members for continued success as a public company. - Continue to build scalable legal processes as Teamshares and its portfolio of subsidiaries grows. - Design and directly own processes for managing outside counsel engagement and spend - Oversee design of risk philosophy across all legal and corporate matters, including on capital financing and transaction matters Employment & Equity Compensation - Manage the company's equity plans, including stock options, RSUs, and 409A valuations. - Draft and negotiate executive employment agreements, severance arrangements, and equity award documentation. - Advise on employment law matters across the Teamshares portfolio. Crisis Management & Strategic Counsel - Serve as a calm, steady presence during shareholder demands, regulatory inquiries, or litigation, transactions, communicating clearly to the board without catastrophizing or minimizing real risk. - Provide real-time legal counsel that helps the CEO and leadership make better decisions, not just safer ones. ## Basic Qualifictions - The ideal candidate is a business partner who understands our growth trajectory and fluently speaks the language of boards, investors, and operators, and who defaults to creative problem-solving rather than reflexive caution. - 10+ years of legal experience, including meaningful time at a public company or as outside counsel to public companies in an EGC context. - Experience working across multiple industries, bringing adaptable legal judgment and pattern recognition that transcends any single sector. - Deep, hands-on fluency in SEC reporting, SOX compliance, corporate governance, and public company operations. - Demonstrated experience building public company legal functions from scratch — including systems, teams, and processes — in resource-constrained environments. - Solid grounding in equity compensation, employment law, and executive agreements. - Strong commercial instincts and a track record of advancing business goals through smart, practical legal advice. - Outstanding communication skills and executive presence; comfortable presenting to boards and engaging with independent directors. - Low ego, high output — a builder and operator who wants to roll up their sleeves. - Demonstrated ability to mentor existing junior legal talent and business stakeholders — this leader will set the tone for how legal thinking develops across the organization. - J.D. from an accredited law school. Additional Skills/ Preferences - Transactional experience in M&A, capital markets, or both. - Experience drafting and negotiating complex commercial agreements and financing documents. - Intellectual property portfolio management. - Comfortability with data privacy compliance including GDPR, CCPA, and any applicable state or sector-specific regulations. - ## Experience with broad-based employee equity programs - Familiarity with State blue sky / securities laws. ## Why Teamshares Teamshares believes in supporting every team member with a competitive salary and a generous benefits package, including equity for all employees, exceptional medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and their families, and paid parental leave. We recognize and facilitate the tangible impacts each employee has on our mission, while maintaining a healthy work-life balance culture that emphasizes unplugging at the end of the day. Our team values time off and actually takes vacation. We embody a growth mindset and provide the support you need to grow in your career. ## About Teamshares ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: Teamshares is a tech-enabled acquiror of small businesses that buys companies from retiring owners and grants stock to employees, creating a permanent home for businesses. - **Entity Type**: Public (Nasdaq: TMS) – went public via SPAC merger with Live Oak Acquisition Corp. V in June 2026 - **Headquarters**: New York, New York, United States - **Founded**: 2019 - **Founders**: Michael Brown (CEO), Kevin Shiiba (CTO), Alex Eu (President) ## Core Business - Primary industry/industries: Financial Services, Small Business Acquisitions, Employee Ownership - Target customers: Small business owners (B2B) seeking retirement exit, employee-owners of acquired businesses - Mission or purpose statement: "To create a network of 10,000 small businesses that provide stock to employees." [teamshares.com/careers](https://www.teamshares.com/careers) ## Products & Services - **Employee Ownership Platform**: A combination of a holding company and fintech that programmatically acquires businesses with $0.5–5 million of EBITDA, integrates them with the Teamshares platform, and helps employees earn company stock. [pitchbook.com](https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/327111-04) - **Acquisition Services**: Buys 100% of established small to medium-sized businesses (targeting $2M–$10M EBITDA in 2026) from retiring owners, retaining all employees and providing financial education, equity management software, and financial products. [linkedin.com/company/teamshares](https://linkedin.com/company/teamshares) ## Market Standing - **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly available (publicly traded since June 2026; market cap not disclosed in recent filings) - **Key Metric**: Annual Revenue – $490 million (trailing 12 months as of Dec 31, 2025) [pitchbook.com](https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/327111-04) - **Notable Investors/Partners**: MPower Partners (led venture round), Sound Point Capital Management (led $75M debt financing), Live Oak Acquisition Corp. V (SPAC merger partner) [pitchbook.com](https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/327111-04) - **Growth Signals**: Over 90 acquisitions since 2019; operates in 30+ states across 40 industries; 1,800+ new employee owners; $30M+ new wealth created for employee owners; headcount ~110–134 employees. [linkedin.com/company/teamshares](https://linkedin.com/company/teamshares) – [teamshares.com/careers](https://www.teamshares.com/careers) ## Competitive Advantages - **Unique Acquisition Model**: Buys companies from retiring owners (addressing the 70% failure rate of small businesses without a buyer) and immediately grants stock to employees, creating a long-term, locally owned solution. - **Tech-Enabled Platform**: Combines acquisition expertise with fintech tools for equity management, financial education, and capital access, allowing the company to scale across diverse industries. - **Permanent Home**: Unlike traditional private equity, Teamshares aims to hold businesses indefinitely, never forcing a re-sale, which differentiates it from competitors. ## Strategic Focus - Continue acquiring companies in the $2M–$10M EBITDA range across the U.S. to expand the network of employee-owned businesses. - Scale the platform to reach the goal of 10,000 small businesses, increasing employee wealth and local economic impact. - Integrate acquired companies into the Teamshares ecosystem through software, training, and financial products. ## Why Work Here - **Remote-First Culture**: "Always were and always will be" remote-first; employees can work from anywhere Teamshares operates. Connection maintained via virtual collaboration and biannual offsites. - **Generous Time Off**: 9 weeks total per year (4 weeks PTO + holiday closures). [teamshares.com/careers](https://www.teamshares.com/careers) - **Deep Work Focus**: "Building Wednesday" – no internal meetings on Wednesdays to allow uninterrupted deep work. - **Comprehensive Benefits**: Competitive salaries (location-agnostic), 100% employer-paid health insurance, 3 months parental leave (+3 additional months for delivering parent), remote office stipend. - **Mission-Driven**: Employees work to create wealth for hardworking small business employees, with a strong sense of social impact. ## Sources 1. [teamshares.com/careers](https://www.teamshares.com/careers) 2. [linkedin.com/company/teamshares](https://linkedin.com/company/teamshares) 3. [pitchbook.com](https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/327111-04) 4. 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