Skillz is driving the future of entertainment by accelerating the convergence of sports, video games and media for a booming mobile-first audience worldwide. The company’s platform empowers mobile game developers and players with access to fun and fair competition for real prizes, shifting the paradigm to make esports accessible to anyone, anywhere.

Skillz helps developers build multi-million dollar game franchises by turning content into competitive social gaming properties for the world’s 2.6 billion gamers. The company has already worked with 20,000 game developers, leveraging its patented technology to host billions of casual esports tournaments for 30 million players worldwide.

Last year, Skillz was recognized as one of Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies and CNBC Disruptor 50 (for the second time). In 2018, Skillz was listed as one of Forbes’ Next Billion-Dollar Startups and Entrepreneur Magazine’s 100 Brilliant Companies. In 2017, Inc. Magazine ranked Skillz the No. 1 fastest-growing private company in America.

The company is backed by leading venture capitalists, media companies, and professional sports luminaries, ranging from Liberty Global, Accomplice, Wildcat Capital, Telstra Ventures, and a founder of Great Hill Partners to the owners of the New England Patriots, Milwaukee Bucks, New York Mets, and Sacramento Kings.

What We’re Looking For:

This Counsel position will be an integral part of a lean legal team that advises and supports Skillz as a new public company. In this role you will provide advice regarding proper corporate governance, prepare the company’s SEC filings and public disclosure documents; play a key role in the company’s annual/quarterly earnings announcements; lead compliance with NYSE listing rules; support our annual meeting of stockholders; support and advise the company’s Investor Relations and Communications teams; and monitor and analyze regulatory developments and implement changes as appropriate. In this Counsel position you will work with our senior executives and Board report to the Vice President of Legal.

What You Will Do:

Draft, review, advise on and submit SEC filings
Advise on compliance with NYSE listing standards and handle NYSE submissions
Support our public company secretarial function, including assisting with the preparation for board and committee meetings and the planning of our annual meeting of stockholders
Assist with capital market transactions
Work closely with our Investor Relations team regarding public company communications, including press releases, investor presentations, earnings announcements and other disclosures
Work closely with Skillz’s stock administration team on equity administration and assist with administering our Insider Trading Policy, 10b5-1 plans and related employee and director equity matters, including our employee stock purchase and repurchase programs
Provide advice regarding our compliance with the Securities Act of 1933, the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, Regulation FD and Sarbanes-Oxley

Your Skillz:

J.D. degree from an accredited law school
6+ years experience and proven success advising public-company clients at a major law firm and/or in an in-house position with a publicly-traded company
Desire to develop knowledge of Skillz’s business in order to provide specific advice that balances legal obligations and business goals
Collaborative and hard-working team member who thrives in a dynamic and fast-moving environment

Skillz embraces diversity and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. As part of our commitment to diversifying our workforce, we do not discriminate on the basis of age, race, sex, gender, gender identity, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, marital status, citizenship, veteran status, or disability status, and we operate in compliance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.