--- title: 'Transactions Counsel at Faraday Future' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/transactions-counsel-faraday-future-el-segundo-en65n50hh5hy' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-10-16' --- # Transactions Counsel at Faraday Future - **Company:** Faraday Future - **Location:** El Segundo, CA - **Posted:** 2026-10-07 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-16 - **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/faradayfuture/jobs/8016277003 ## Job description The Company: Faraday Future (FF) is a California-based mobility company, leveraging the latest technologies and world's best talent to realize exciting new possibilities in mobility. We're producing user-centric, technology-first vehicles to establish new paradigms in human-vehicle interaction. We're not just seeking to change how our cars work – we're seeking to change the way we drive. At FF, we're creating something new, something connected, and something with a true global impact. ## Your Role We’re seeking a Transactions Counsel with strong expertise in M&A, investments, strategic partnerships, and significant commercial transactions. You’ll work closely with the Head of Legal and cross-functional teams to structure, negotiate, and execute transactions that support our strategic goals while managing legal and business risk. Key Responsibilities: Transactions - Lead legal support for M&A transactions, investments, joint ventures, and strategic partnerships, from initial structuring and due diligence through negotiation, signing, and closing. - Advise business teams on transaction structures, key legal risks, and contractual protections, working with Finance, Tax, and other internal teams and outside counsel as appropriate. - Draft, review, and negotiate transaction documents, including letters of intent, acquisition and investment agreements, joint venture and strategic partnership agreements, and related ancillary documents. - Manage legal due diligence, coordinate internal and external reviews, and help business teams resolve diligence findings and address risks in transaction documents. - Lead the negotiation of significant commercial agreements, including supply chain, licensing, technology service, and business collaboration agreements that support strategic transactions and initiatives. - Support cross-border transactions and related corporate structuring, coordinating with local and specialist counsel on applicable legal requirements. - Manage transaction workstreams, approvals, closing conditions, and deliverables, and support implementation of post-closing obligations with internal teams and outside counsel. - Partner with Securities Counsel on securities law, disclosure, shareholder approval, and capital markets financing matters arising from transactions. General Corporate Legal Support - Support corporate governance and entity matters, including board and committee materials, resolutions, minutes, consents, and maintenance of corporate records, in coordination with the Legal team. - Draft, review, and negotiate routine commercial agreements, including customer, vendor, licensing, nondisclosure, consulting, and technology service agreements. - Coordinate with outside counsel on subsidiary maintenance, cross-border corporate structures, and applicable governmental and regulatory filings and ongoing compliance requirements. - Provide practical legal support to internal business and functional teams on day-to-day operational matters, including employment, data privacy, anti-corruption, and intellectual property, involving specialist counsel as appropriate. - Help develop scalable legal processes and a corporate governance framework appropriate for a U.S. public company. Basic Qualifications: - J.D. or LL.M. degree from an accredited law school and active bar membership in good standing. - 4–7 years of experience at a leading law firm or in-house legal department. - Strong transactional expertise, with hands-on experience structuring, drafting, negotiating, and executing M&A, investment, strategic partnership, or significant commercial transactions. - Ability to support general corporate legal matters, including commercial agreements and corporate governance. - Excellent communication, drafting, and project management skills. - Pragmatic, detail-oriented, and able to balance legal risk with business goals. Preferred Qualifications: - Fluency in both Mandarin and English. - Experience with U.S. securities laws, public company compliance, SEC filings, and disclosure requirements. - Experience with corporate financings, securities transactions, and review of related transaction documents. - Prior in-house experience at a U.S. public company or relevant law firm experience supporting public company clients. - Experience with M&A, financings, or cross-border transactions. - Prior in-house experience, ideally at a public company or high-growth organization. - A business-minded approach and interest in building scalable legal processe Annual Salary Range: $130,000 - $160,000 ## Perks + Benefits - Healthcare + dental + vision benefits (Free for you/discounted for family) - 401(k) options - Casual dress code + relaxed work environment - Culturally diverse, progressive atmosphere Faraday Future is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. ## About Faraday Future ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: Faraday Future is a U.S.-based Physical AI ecosystem company that designs and develops embodied AI robots and intelligent electric vehicles. - **Entity Type**: Public (NASDAQ: FFAI) - **Headquarters**: Gardena, California, United States - **Founded**: 2014 - **Founders**: YT Jia (Jia Yueting) ## Core Business - Primary industry/industries: Motor Vehicle Manufacturing, Embodied AI (EAI) Robotics, Intelligent Mobility - Target customers: B2B (enterprise security, inspection, guided services, education/research), B2C (luxury and mass-market EV buyers) - Mission or purpose statement: Empower people everywhere to live, move, connect, and breathe freely through AI innovation and technologies. ## Products & Services - **FF 91 2.0**: An ultra-luxury intelligent electric vehicle. - **FX Series (FX Super One, FX Aegis, FX Nova, FX Master, FX Master Mini, FX Navi)**: A line of upcoming AI vehicles and mobile platforms, with the FX Super One targeting first-half launch. - **EAI Humanoid & Bionic Robots**: Embodied AI robots for real-world commercial deployment at scale. - **EAI Automotive-focused Robots**: Robots integrated with automotive platforms. - **EAI Data Factory**: A closed-loop data foundation combining field observations with synthetic data models. - **EAI Brain & Open-Source & Open Platform**: An open-source AI robot toolkit built on foundation models, agents, and skills. ## Market Standing - **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly available (highly volatile stock, recent reports indicate a $4.9B total funding amount across prior rounds, but current market cap is fluctuating; check latest for current figures). - **Key Metric**: Annual Revenue of approximately **$536.0K** (based on latest data), **$4.9B in total funding** from 23 prior funding rounds. - **Notable Investors/Partners**: Not publicly specified in detail, but the company has raised significant venture and institutional capital. Former talent sources include SpaceX, Northrop Grumman, Tesla, and Karma Automotive. - **Growth Signals**: Yearly headcount growth of +3.6% (now at 292 employees), active job postings up +121.7% YoY, launched EAI robotics division with multiple product lines, and announced first-half launch of the FX Super One vehicle. ## Competitive Advantages - **Three-in-One Ecosystem**: Integrated “Device, Data, EAI Brain Open-Source and Open Platform” creates an evolutionary flywheel for continuous improvement and commercial scale. - **Cross-Industry Talent Pool**: Team includes professionals from automotive, aerospace, technology, and energy sectors—bringing deep expertise from Tesla, SpaceX, Ford, GM, and more. - **Patents**: Over 376 patents filed, indicating a strong IP moat. - **Early Mover in Physical AI**: Positioned at the intersection of luxury EVs and embodied AI robotics, a nascent but rapidly growing market. ## Strategic Focus - **Embodied AI Expansion**: Scaling the EAI robotics business (humanoid and bionic robots) for commercial deployment in security, inspection, guided services, education, and research. - **Vehicle Platform Growth**: Launching the FX series of AI vehicles to reach mass-market and commercial segments, starting with the FX Super One. - **Open Platform & Developer Ecosystem**: Building an open-source AI robot toolkit to attract third-party developers and accelerate innovation. - **Global Reach**: Expanding operations across 11 countries, including China, UAE, and the UK. ## Why Work Here - **Culture**: Described as a “culturally diverse, progressive atmosphere” with a casual dress code and relaxed work environment. The company emphasizes innovation and the opportunity to work alongside “some of the industry’s brightest minds.” - **Work Policy**: Positions are **100% onsite** (e.g., El Segundo, CA; Gardena, CA). No hybrid or remote options mentioned for technical roles. - **Notable Perks**: - Competitive salaries (e.g., Marketing Specialist: ~$76K, Project Engineer: ~$121K, Senior Technical Recruiter: $100K–$120K) - Stock options - 401(k) retirement plan - Generous healthcare, vision, and dental (free to employees, discounted for families) - Paid relocation - Free parking with carpool reimbursement - Casual dress code - Modern workspace with latest technologies - Employee referral program - Foosball, ping pong tables, frequent social events/happy hours - “Soul of Faraday” community outreach team - Engaging internship program - **Engineering Culture**: Strong focus on hands-on technical talent. Recruiting is described as a “team effort,” with an emphasis on building robust pipelines and training hiring managers. The company values scrappiness, adaptability, and a proactive mindset. - **Risk Awareness**: Employer rating on LinkedIn is **3.0/5.0** (based on 376 reviews), with culture rated 2.7 and career growth 2.9. This indicates mixed sentiment among current/former employees, often associated with startup volatility and pivots. ## Sources 1. [ff.com](https://www.ff.com/) – Company website (products, mission, press releases) 2. [LinkedIn - Faraday Future](https://www.linkedin.com/company/faradayfuture) – Company details, headcount, funding, revenue, executives, alumni 3. [Greenhouse Job Board - Senior Technical Recruiter](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/faradayfuture/jobs/7728986003) – Job description, work policy, compensation, culture 4. 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