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Clear Channel Outdoor

VP, Legal and Assistant Corporate Secretary

Clear Channel Outdoor, Phoenix, Arizona, United States, 85003

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Clear Channel Outdoor

Job Summary Public Company Generalist : SEC Reporting, Corporate Governance and Corporate Transactions.

Reports To EVP, Chief Legal and Administrative Officer and Corporate Secretary.

Job Requirements

Assists in the preparation and filing of the company’s SEC filings, including periodic reports, current reports and registration statements.

Assists with SEC reporting and compliance efforts, including responsibility for 10-Ks, 10-Qs, 8-Ks, proxy statements, Section 16 filings, etc.

Assists with corporate governance and SOX compliance matters.

Advises and counsels the finance and investor relations teams with respect to periodic and financial reporting, earnings releases and investor conferences.

Provides advice and counsel on all treasury matters, including debt securities, credit facilities, banking arrangements and hedge transactions.

Drafts and files the company’s annual proxy statement, including the CD&A, and manages shareowner and management proposals.

Assists in the preparation for the company’s annual stockholder meeting.

Advises on insider trading programs and policies, including ensuring compliance with all Section 16 requirements for the company’s directors and officers.

Ensures the company’s compliance with NYSE listing standards.

Assists with monitoring and implementing governance practices for the company.

Structures, drafts, reviews and negotiates a variety of commercial agreements.

Provides timely and efficient commercial legal guidance on a broad range of business topics, including general corporate matters, antitrust, intellectual property, commercial law, trade, UCC, dispute resolution, commercial liability and risk assessment.

Assists with training initiatives related to public company status (e.g., insider trading policy, Reg. FD requirements).

Assists with all matters related to meetings of the Board of Directors and Board Committees, including preparation of meeting materials, resolutions, minutes and relevant research.

Assists with development of corporate governance policies and related stakeholder advocacy, including preparation for meetings with company’s top institutional investors.

Performs corporate secretarial function for company subsidiaries (including preparing SEC filings and financial reporting, advising on corporate governance and compliance matters, and assisting with all matters related to meetings of the Board of Directors and Board Committees).

Assists with mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, and other possible investment and / or business combination transactions as needed.

Other duties as assigned.

Job Qualifications Education and Certifications

Juris Doctorate from an accredited US law school.

Member of a state bar in good standing and eligible to register as in-house counsel in state of residence.

Experience

Minimum 7+ years’ experience in SEC, corporate finance and governance matters, preferably with a corporate background.

Experience working with public companies or as an internal or external client.

Experience with M&A transactions is preferred.

Skills

Past experiences that demonstrate the ability to successfully, creatively and timely handle multiple legal matters in various legal areas.

Demonstrated ability to understand and analyze complex legal matters, to concisely summarize significant legal concerns, and to communicate those concerns effectively to businesspeople.

Direct experience assessing the level of legal and business risk in developing and communicating alternatives.

Competencies

Business Perspective : Using an understanding of business issues, processes, and outcomes to enhance business performance.

Exemplifying Integrity : Treating others fairly, honestly, and respectfully, furthering the integrity of the organization and its relationships of trust with the broader community.

Fostering Communication : Listens and communicates openly, honestly, and respectfully with different audiences, promoting dialogue and effectively gets message across.

Organizational Awareness : Understands the workings, structure, culture, as well as the distribution of power within and beyond the organization; utilizing this understanding to solve problems and achieve desired outcomes.

Peer Relationships : Can quickly find common ground and solve problems for the good of all; can represent his / her own interests and yet be fair to other groups; can solve problems with peers with a minimum of noise; is seen as a team player and is cooperative; easily gains trust and support of peers; encourages collaboration; can be candid with peers.

Planning & Organizing : Reaches goals by making and following plans, setting, and sticking to priorities and allocating resources effectively.

Process Management : Good at figuring out the processes necessary to get things done; knows how to organize people and activities; understands how to separate and combine tasks into efficient workflow; knows what to measure and how to measure it; can see opportunities for synergy and integration where others can't; can simplify complex processes; gets more out of fewer resources.

Physical Demands

Employee must have the ability to sit and / or stand at a desk for a minimum of 8 hours a day and complete tasks requiring repetitive use of hands. The employee must have the ability to lift and move items up to 15 pounds. Employee must have the ability to see written documents, computer screens and to adjust focus.

This job is performed in a temperature-controlled office environment.

Other Requirements

Able to travel outside of the office approximately 15% of the time.

Job Location(s)

New York City, NY or Phoenix, AZ

Compensation The Targeted Salary Range for this New York State position is $225,000 to $275,000 annually.

Hourly roles are overtime eligible; Operations roles are Productivity Pay eligible.

Bonus Eligible

Benefits

Multiple Medical, Dental, and Vision Plans to choose from

Health Care Spending Accounts (HSA and FSA Options)

Medicare Assistance

Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account

Optional Short Term and Long Term Disability Plans

Company Paid Employee Life and AD&D Insurance

Supplemental Life and AD&D Insurance (Employee / Spouse / Child)

Voluntary Benefits : Critical Illness, Accident, Identity Theft Protection, Legal Assistance, and Pet Insurance

Pre-Tax Commuter Spending Account

Employee Assistance Program (EAP), including access to the Calm app

401(k) Savings Plan with company match

Paid Time Off (Accrued Vacation and Sick Plans)

Discounted Gym Memberships

Professional Development Opportunities

Employee Resource Groups

EEOC Statement As an equal opportunity workplace, we believe that being your authentic self enables us to deliver innovative advertising solutions while enhancing our communities. Our goal is to foster an inclusive environment where we celebrate you as you are, and value your growth and passion.

The Company is an equal opportunity employer and will not tolerate discrimination in employment on the basis of race, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, disability, ethnicity, national origin, marital status, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally protected classification or status.

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