Senior Lawyer - Venture Financings

<div class="content-intro"><h2>The Company You’ll Join</h2> <p>Carta is the connected platform and AI-native ecosystem for private capital. Built to replace fragmented tools with a single system of record, Carta brings together the software, services, and legal infrastructure that founders use to manage equity, fund managers use to run administration and reporting, and legal teams use to close transactions. Trusted by 55,000 companies and 1.8M+ equity holders in 160+ countries, and 10,000 funds and SPVs representing $250B+ in assets under management, Carta is transforming how private capital operates. Recognized by Fortune, Forbes, Fast Company, Inc. and Great Places to Work.</p> <p>For more information about our offices and culture, check out our <a href="https://carta.com/careers/">Carta careers page</a>.</p></div><h3><strong>The Team You'll Work With</strong></h3> <p>You'll be joining our Carta Law team, specifically within the Emerging Company Venture Capital (ECVC) function.</p> <p>Our ECVC team manages the end-to-end process for early-stage financing deals, representing both emerging companies and the venture capital funds that invest in them. Working alongside paralegals and other attorneys, you'll own day-to-day client relationships and serve as the primary point of contact for fundraising transactions. This role partners closely with top-tier law firms, accelerators, and venture firms to deliver consistent, high-quality legal support to founders and investors at the earliest stages of company building.</p> <h3><strong>The Problems You'll Solve</strong></h3> <p>At Carta, our employees set out on a mission to unlock the power of equity ownership for more people in more places. We believe that the problems we solve today unlock the opportunities of tomorrow. As a Senior Lawyer - Venture Financings, you'll work to:</p> <ul> <li>Serve as the primary point of contact for founders, venture capital funds, and their respective outside counsel, coordinating term sheet negotiation, diligence, signing, and post-closing deliverables</li> <li>Review and negotiate financing documents — SAFEs, convertible notes, and NVCA-form Stock Purchase Agreements, Investors' Rights Agreements, Voting Agreements, and ROFR/Co-Sale Agreements for priced rounds — advising on cap table, governance, and corporate matters that arise from each transaction</li> <li>Supervise and mentor paralegals through complex early-stage financing transactions — SAFEs, convertible notes, and a company's first priced equity round — ensuring documentation is accurate, timely, and aligned with client playbooks and market-standard terms</li> <li>Develop and evolve deal playbooks and negotiation parameters, alongside the MD, across company- and fund-side cl