The Role
As Corporate Counsel, you will negotiate terms, manage fund documentation, support regulatory compliance, and provide legal guidance across investment products and operations.
Summary Generated by Built In
Voleon is a technology company that applies state-of-the-art AI and machine learning techniques to real-world problems in finance. For nearly two decades, we have led our industry and worked at the frontier of applying AI/ML to investment management. We have become a multibillion-dollar asset manager, and we have ambitious goals for the future.
Your colleagues will include internationally recognized experts in artificial intelligence and machine learning research as well as highly experienced finance and technology professionals. The people who shape our company come from other backgrounds, including concert music performances, humanitarian aid, opera singing, sports writing, and BMX racing. You will be part of a team that loves to succeed together.
In addition to our enriching and collegial working environment, we offer highly competitive compensation and benefits packages, technology talks by our experts, a beautiful modern office, daily catered lunches, and more.
We are seeking a highly motivated and detail-oriented attorney to join our Legal and Compliance Department as Counsel. In this role, you will play a key part in supporting the launch and ongoing operation of new investment products, including hedge funds and separately managed accounts. You will also be actively involved in the negotiation of side letters, interpretation and tracking of contractual obligations, and broader legal initiatives across the firm.
This is a unique opportunity to contribute meaningfully to a growing and innovative organization. You will work alongside a collaborative and high-performing legal and compliance team in a fast-paced environment that values intellectual curiosity, practical problem-solving, and precision. Your work will have a tangible impact on the firm’s success, as you help manage the full legal and regulatory lifecycle of our investment platforms and business operations.
Responsibilities
- Side Letter Negotiation and Oversight: Negotiate side letters with prospective and existing investors. Work closely with internal business units—including Investor Relations, Compliance, and Operations—to ensure proper implementation and ongoing monitoring of side letter obligations. Summarize and present new side letter terms to CEO for approval.
- Fund and Separately Managed Account Launches: Support the launch and ongoing operations of hedge funds and separately managed accounts, including managing the legal aspects of fund structuring, formation, and registration processes.
- Fund Documentation: Draft, review, and negotiate fund-related documentation, such as offering memoranda, limited partnership agreements, investment management agreements, subscription materials, and related ancillary documents.
- Outside Counsel Management: Coordinate with and supervise outside counsel to ensure consistency, efficiency, and alignment with internal standards across fund formation, side letter, transactional, regulatory, and governance matters.
- Regulatory Filings and Compliance Coordination: Partner with the Compliance team on a variety of regulatory matters, including the preparation and review of regulatory filings (e.g., Form ADV, Form PF, CPO-PQR, Blue Sky filings) and advising on marketing materials.
- Governance and Board Support: Assist with general corporate governance matters, including preparing and maintaining governance documents, managing entity records, and supporting the preparation and execution of board and committee meetings.
- Cross-Functional Legal Support: Collaborate with various internal stakeholders to provide legal guidance that supports the firm’s broader business initiatives and helps maintain a strong culture of compliance and risk management.
Requirements
- J.D. degree
- Strong record of academic achievement and 3-5 years of relevant work experience
- Big law experience in an Investment Management/Private Funds/Investment Funds group
- Experience negotiating side letters and ability to summarize provisions in plain English for the business team
- Significant exposure to complex commercial, corporate, or transactional matters
- Superior organizational and project management acumen and a keen eye for detail
- Efficient productivity; capability to bring projects to fruition in a commercially viable manner; someone with a proven track record of delivering results, both small and large
- Demonstrably excellent analytical abilities; drafting and verbal communication skills; sound judgment; and a ‘can-do’ cooperative attitude
- Successful in managing multiple tasks/projects with competing deadlines
- Willingness to expand legal practice to new areas of the law, including international regulations
- Working knowledge of relevant portions of key investment management laws and regulations (e.g., Securities Act, Investment Advisers Act, Commodity Exchange Act, Investment Company Act and ERISA)
- Familiarity with trading agreements (e.g., prime brokerage and ISDA agreements) is a plus
- Authorization to work in the United States
This position is available for hybrid in-person work in our Berkeley, CA office or for remote work in the United States; provided travel to Berkeley, CA as requested is required
The base salary range for this position is $225,000 to $250,000 in the location(s) of this posting. Individual salaries are determined through a variety of factors, including, but not limited to, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and geography. Base salary does not include other forms of total compensation such as bonus compensation and other benefits. Our benefits package includes medical, dental and vision coverage, life and AD&D insurance, 20 days of paid time off, 9 sick days, and a 401(k) plan with a company match.
“Friends of Voleon” Candidate Referral Program
If you have a great candidate in mind for this role and would like to have the potential to earn $7,500 - $15,000 if your referred candidate is successfully hired and employed by The Voleon Group, please use this form to submit your referral. For more details regarding eligibility, terms and conditions please make sure to review the Voleon Referral Bonus Program.
Equal Opportunity Employer
The Voleon Group is an Equal Opportunity employer. Applicants are considered without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin, age, sex, gender, marital status, sexual orientation and identity, genetic information, veteran status, citizenship, or any other factors prohibited by local, state, or federal law.
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The Company
What We Do
Founded in 2007 by two machine learning scientists, The Voleon Group is a quantitative hedge fund headquartered in Berkeley, CA. We are committed to solving large-scale financial prediction problems with statistical machine learning.
The Voleon Group combines an academic research culture with an emphasis on scalable architectures to deliver technology at the forefront of investment management. Many of our employees hold doctorates in statistics, computer science, and mathematics, among other quantitative disciplines.
Voleon's CEO holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Stanford and previously founded and led a successful technology startup. Our Chief Investment Officer and Head of Research is Statistics faculty at UC Berkeley, where he earned his Ph.D. Voleon prides itself on cultivating an office environment that fosters creativity, collaboration, and open thinking. We are committed to excellence in all aspects of our research and operations, while maintaining a culture of intellectual curiosity and flexibility.
The Voleon Group is an Equal Opportunity employer. Applicants are considered without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin, age, sex, gender, marital status, sexual orientation and identity, genetic information, veteran status, citizenship, or any other factors prohibited by local, state, or federal law.
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