Corporate Counsel, Head of Global Subsidiaries
Cohesity
Cohesity is the leader in AI-powered data security. Over 13,600 enterprise customers, including over 85 of the Fortune 100 and nearly 70% of the Global 500, rely on Cohesity to strengthen their resilience while providing Gen AI insights into their vast amounts of data. Formed from the combination of Cohesity with Veritas’ enterprise data protection business, the company’s solutions secure and protect data on-premises, in the cloud, and at the edge. Backed by NVIDIA, IBM, HPE, Cisco, AWS, Google Cloud, and others, Cohesity is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA, with offices around the globe.
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We are seeking a highly resourceful, process-oriented, and commercially astute senior lawyer based in Ireland to lead and manage the governance, compliance, and corporate administration of our portfolio of 40+ subsidiaries.This role will be responsible for building and overseeing best-in-class legal, governance, and
operational processes across our group structure. The successful candidate will combine strong technical legal expertise with exceptional organizational, stakeholder management, and execution skills.
HOW YOU'LL SPEND YOUR TIME HERE:
- Lead and manage governance for 40+ subsidiaries across multiple jurisdictions.
- Ensure compliance with applicable international corporate laws and regulatory
- frameworks.
- Oversee board processes, shareholder resolutions, annual filings, and statutory
- obligations for international subsidiaries
- Maintain and improve corporate governance frameworks and policies and our entity
- management platform.
- Act as Company Secretary (or oversee company secretarial function) where appropriate.
- Process Design & Operational Excellence
- Design, implement, and continuously improve scalable governance and compliance
- processes.
- Develop standardized templates, playbooks, and internal policies.
- Create dashboards and reporting structures to provide transparency to senior leadership.
- Manage legal entity lifecycle (formation, restructuring, liquidation, etc.).
- Risk Management & Compliance
- Identify and mitigate legal and regulatory risks across subsidiaries.
- Partner with HR, Statutory Accounting, Tax, and Biz Ops teams to ensure alignment on
- regulatory and structural matters.
- Manage external counsel relationships across jurisdictions.
- Strategic & Commercial Support
- Advise senior leadership on corporate structuring, reorganizations, M&A, and cross-border matters.
- Support group expansion initiatives and integration of new entities.
- Provide pragmatic, business-focused legal advice.
WE'D LOVE TO TALK TO YOU IF YOU HAVE MANY OF THE FOLLOWING:
- Qualified solicitor or barrister in Ireland with a current practicing certificate.
- 5+ years’ post-qualification experience.
- Strong experience in corporate law, governance, and multi-entity structures.
- Experience working in-house, at a corporate services provider
- Experience managing large, multi-jurisdictional subsidiary portfolios.
- Familiarity with regulatory reporting frameworks in Ireland and the EU.
- Core Competencies
- Highly process-oriented with a demonstrated ability to build scalable systems.
- Strong project management and organizational skills.
- Exceptional attention to detail.
- Commercially minded with strong business acumen.
- Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.
- Strong interpersonal and executive communication skills.
- Preferred Experience
- Exposure to international corporate structuring and governance best practices.
- Experience working at a top-tier law firm preferred
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Cohesity is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin or nationality, ancestry, age, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, veteran status or any other category protected by law.
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In-Office Expectations
Cohesity employees who are within a reasonable commute (e.g. within a forty-five (45) minute average travel time) work out of our core offices 2-3 days a week of their choosing.
Interested candidates based outside of the designated areas are welcome to apply, provided they have the right to work in the job location.