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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · USA job

Director - Associate General Counsel - Corporate & Strategic Transactions

American Eagle Outfitters

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Job description

Overview

In this role you drive critical corporate legal support to the finance and corporate operations teams, handling day-to-day matters and high-impact initiatives. You will lead governance, SEC disclosures, and strategic transactions while partnering with cross-functional teams to translate legal risk into business solutions. Your work directly influences capital markets activity, M&A, and key corporate milestones in a fast-paced, performance-driven culture. This is an opportunity to shape public-company operations and collaborate with senior stakeholders to enable strategic growth.

Compensation / Benefits
  • healthcare benefits (medical, vision, dental)
  • 401(k) retirement benefits
  • employee stock purchase program
  • paid time off and holidays
  • summer Fridays
  • hybrid schedule
Responsibilities
  • Provide practical legal guidance to Finance & Corporate Operations on daily needs and process improvements
  • Draft and negotiate finance-related contracts, intercompany agreements, and routine corporate agreements
  • Oversee entity formation/dissolution, subsidiary governance, records, and annual filings
  • Coordinate with external service providers while maintaining internal ownership of processes
  • Assist in preparation and review of quarterly/annual/public disclosures and SEC filings
  • Ensure disclosures align with business strategy and messaging; support investor relations
  • Support Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary on governance policies and board materials
  • Lead internal initiatives on M&A, strategic partnerships, investments, and financing arrangements
  • Advise on debt/equity financing, credit agreements, and deal structuring; manage outside counsel with minimal loss of control
  • Translate complex legal considerations into clear business decisions and cross-functional collaboration
Key requirements
  • Juris Doctor (JD) with active bar membership in good standing
  • 5-8 years of law experience (top-tier law firm and/or public company in-house preferred)
  • Strong background in SEC reporting, public company governance, and M&A/strategic transactions
  • Proven ability to partner with corporate finance and translate legal risks into business solutions
  • Exceptional drafting, negotiation, and process-building skills with high attention to detail
  • High-ownership, low-ego collaborator comfortable handling routine operations and complex deals
  • high-ownership
  • low-ego collaboration
  • cross-functional collaboration
  • SEC reporting
  • public company governance
  • M&A/strategic transactions

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