Corporate Counsel

IONIC DIGITAL, a digital infrastructure company, is seeking an experienced, business-oriented Corporate Counsel to join our Legal Department and play a critical role in supporting the company’s continued expansion as a public company. This is a highly visible opportunity for an attorney who thrives in a dynamic environment and is excited to work closely with executive leadership on a broad range of corporate governance, securities, commercial, and strategic matters. The ideal candidate will bring strong judgment, a collaborative mindset, and the ability to balance legal risk with practical business objectives while helping build scalable legal and operational processes for a rapidly evolving organization. Reporting directly to the General Counsel, the Corporate Counsel will serve as a key legal advisor across corporate governance, securities compliance, commercial contracting, and operational matters.

The ideal candidate will bring a strong public company governance background, excellent commercial contracting skills, and the ability to provide practical, business-oriented legal advice in a fast-paced environment. This role will lead many day-to-day corporate governance and corporate secretary functions while supporting the continued growth and operational needs of the company.

Key Responsibilities

Corporate Governance & Securities

• Support Board of Directors and committee governance processes, including preparation of agendas, resolutions, meeting materials, minutes, and presentations. 
• Manage and maintain corporate records, minute books, subsidiary governance documentation, and entity management systems. 
• Draft and maintain governance documents, including Board resolutions, committee charters, governance policies, secretary certificates, and written consents. 
• Assist with SEC reporting and securities law compliance, including Forms 10-K, 10-Q, 8-K, proxy statements, registration statements, and Section 16 filings. 
• Support annual shareholder meeting preparation, proxy processes, and stockholder communications. 
• Assist with Nasdaq and other stock exchange compliance requirements. 
• Support insider trading compliance programs, governance calendars, and related corporate policies. 

Commercial Contracts & Legal Operations

• Lead the drafting, review, negotiation, and management of a broad range of commercial agreements. 
• Develop scalable legal operations processes, including contract review, approval workflows, execution procedures, and contract lifecycle management systems. 
• Create and maintain contract templates, playbooks, policies, and internal procedures. 
• Negotiate agreements including: 
  • Vendor and service agreements 
  • Technology and licensing agreements 
  • NDAs and consulting agreements 
  • Construction and infrastructure agreements 
  • Energy and power-related commercial contracts 

Strategic & Operational Support

• Provide practical legal guidance to executives and business leaders across the organization. 
• Identify legal and business risks while balancing operational and strategic objectives. 
• Support data center development, infrastructure projects, and energy procurement transactions. 
• Coordinate with outside counsel, auditors, consultants, regulators, and other external stakeholders as needed. 
• Assist with strategic transactions, special projects, and other legal department initiatives.

Skills and Abilities

• Must be flexible, have high energy, be able to work independently and manage multiple tasks with competing priorities where short deadlines are the norm
• Ability to manage ambiguity and self-start within a lean team 
• Integrity; honesty, trustworthy and ability to maintain confidentiality
• Demonstrated professional verbal and written communication skills 
• Highest standards of accuracy and precision, highly organized
• Ability to think creatively, highly driven and self-motivated
• Highly collaborative and business-oriented 
• Able to communicate complex legal concepts clearly to non-legal stakeholders 
• Trustworthy, discreet, and committed to the highest ethical standards 
• Strong in project management and process development 

Required Qualifications and Experience

• Juris Doctor (JD) degree from an ABA-accredited law school. 
• Active membership in good standing with at least one state bar. 
• Minimum of 5+ years of legal experience in corporate law, securities law, commercial contracting, and contract negotiation. 
• Strong drafting, negotiation, analytical, communication, and organizational skills. 
• Ability to independently manage multiple priorities and legal matters in a fast-paced environment. 
• Strong business judgment and a practical, solution-oriented approach to legal issues. 

Preferred Qualifications

• Combination of law firm and in-house public company experience. 
• Experience supporting public company governance, Board processes, SEC reporting, and securities compliance. 
• Experience with Nasdaq or other stock exchange compliance requirements. 
• Experience with subsidiary governance and corporate governance administration. 
• Experience implementing legal operations or contract management systems. 
• Industry experience in digital infrastructure, energy, data centers, cryptocurrency, or related sectors. 
• Experience with data center construction agreements, electric power supply agreements, or energy infrastructure contracts.

What We Offer

• Competitive salary
• Medical, Dental & Vision benefits
• 401k – including company matching
• Opportunity to grow with early-stage company

About Ionic Digital

Ionic Digital Inc. is a digital infrastructure company that develops strategic powered land assets for data centers, high-performance computing (HPC) and cryptocurrency mining. Learn more at www.ionicdigital.com or follow us on X and LinkedIn.

Ionic Digital is an equal opportunity employer.  We are committed to providing a work environment free of discrimination and harassment.  All decisions at Ionic Digital are based on business needs, job requirements, and individual qualifications without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate.  We encourage applicants of all backgrounds and experiences to apply.