Associate Vice President - Finance and Corporate Governance Counsel

At Lilly, we unite caring with discovery to make life better for people around the world. We are a global healthcare leader headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. Our employees around the world work to discover and bring life-changing medicines to those who need them, improve the understanding and management of disease, and give back to our communities through philanthropy and volunteerism. We give our best effort to our work, and we put people first. We’re looking for people who are determined to make life better for people around the world.

Actual compensation will depend on a candidate’s education, experience, skills, and geographic location.  The anticipated wage for this position is

Overview:

At Lilly, we serve an extraordinary purpose. We make a difference for people around the globe by discovering, developing and delivering medicines that help them live longer, healthier, more active lives. Not only do we deliver breakthrough medications, but you also can count on us to develop creative solutions to support communities through philanthropy and volunteerism.

The Associate Vice President, Assistant General Counsel-Corporate Governance and Finance Counsel  role is for an experienced, creative, and strategic corporate securities attorney with a strategic mindset who will be a member of Lilly’s Corporate Secretary’s Office and lead key governance and finance initiatives. Individual must be energized to learn constantly and tackle new tasks while ensuring compliance with a broad spectrum of corporate and securities matters confronting large, publicly traded companies. 

Primary Position Responsibilities

• Expert guidance on matters related to federal and state securities and corporate laws, as well as applicable rules, regulations, and listing standards that affect public company reporting or compliance, including Sarbanes-Oxley, Dodd Frank, NYSE, etc.
• Organize and coordinate substantive matters for Board, Committee, and Annual Shareholders meetings, including planning and organization of the meetings and preparing related documents (consents, agenda drafts, meeting documents, minutes, resolutions, and document retention).
• Manage SEC filings (proxy, quarterly and annual reports, 8-Ks, Section 16 filings etc.) and working very closely with the company’s external reporting team.
• Promote compliance with our strong corporate governance across the organization.
• Counsel on investor relations matters, including review of earnings releases, scripts, investor presentations and other communications.
• Advise on executive compensation matters and preparing/reviewing equity compensation disclosure.
• Provide legal counsel to Treasury team on matters related to various finance-related matters, including public offerings and private placements.
• Legal expertise in securities aspects of strategic transactions, including mergers, acquisitions, investments, divestitures and joint ventures.
• Advising on applicable securities and disclosure matters, including insider trading, Regulation FD compliance, securities offerings and financing transactions.
• Develop and implement strategies for effective shareholder engagement to foster appropriate transparency and build trust.
• Oversight and coordination on subsidiary management.
• Key resource for executives, members of the finance, accounting, HR, tax, treasury, investor relations, business planning and product teams, as well as external advisors.
   

Basic Qualifications

• J.D. degree from an ABA-accredited law school and having an active membership in good standing in a state bar

Additional Skills/Preferences

• Active license to practice law
• A minimum of 10 years of experience as a practicing attorney, including a combination of time at a top-tier law firm and in-house at a publicly listed company of scale in significant legal leadership positions.
• Substantial experience to public-company corporate matters is required, including considerable depth advising and counseling on corporate governance, securities law matters (including leading capital raising transactions from a legal perspective ), corporate finance, business development (including leading complex acquisitions and divestitures from a legal perspective), executive compensation and tax.
• Consistent curiosity and a growth mindset with the courage to go against the grain while reinforcing a world-class Corporate Secretary function.
• Humility to ‘roll up their sleeves’ to accomplish any and all tasks in a fast-paced environment
• Outstanding relationship building and management skills in all aspects of a legal and business environment with a proven ability to advise a successful, growth oriented public company
• Demonstrated leadership and effectiveness in working with senior leadership
• Highly motivated and collaborative partner with strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work effectively with team members, other lawyers, and members of management across all levels of the company
• Meticulous level of attention to detail, strong, pragmatic business acumen, with the ability to recognize the business consequences of legal advice
• Exceptional interpersonal skills with a high level of emotional intelligence and the ability to communicate clearly, concisely and effectively with senior business leaders and other professionals and colleagues at all levels of an organization
• Interest in utilizing artificial intelligence and other technology to improve function
• Demonstrated ability to appropriately handle highly confidential information
• Demonstrated commitment to expand knowledge and adapt to a changing environment

Indianapolis-based or ability to travel frequently to Indianapolis

Lilly is dedicated to helping individuals with disabilities to actively engage in the workforce, ensuring equal opportunities when vying for positions. If you require accommodation to submit a resume for a position at Lilly, please complete the accommodation request form (https://careers.lilly.com/us/en/workplace-accommodation) for further assistance. Please note this is for individuals to request an accommodation as part of the application process and any other correspondence will not receive a response.

Lilly is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status.

Our employee resource groups (ERGs) offer strong support networks for their members and help our company develop talented individuals for future leadership roles. Our current groups include: Africa, Middle East, Central Asia Network, African American Network, Chinese Culture Network, Early Career Professionals, Japanese International Leadership Network (JILN), Lilly India Network, Organization of Latinos at Lilly, PRIDE (LGBTQ + Allies), Veterans Leadership Network, Women’s Network, Working and Living with Disabilities. Learn more about all of our groups.

Full-time equivalent employees also will be eligible for a company bonus (depending, in part, on company and individual performance). In addition, Lilly offers a comprehensive benefit program to eligible employees, including eligibility to participate in a company-sponsored 401(k); pension; vacation benefits; eligibility for medical, dental, vision and prescription drug benefits; flexible benefits (e.g., healthcare and/or dependent day care flexible spending accounts); life insurance and death benefits; certain time off and leave of absence benefits; and well-being benefits (e.g., employee assistance program, fitness benefits, and employee clubs and activities).Lilly reserves the right to amend, modify, or terminate its compensation and benefit programs in its sole discretion and Lilly’s compensation practices and guidelines will apply regarding the details of any promotion or transfer of Lilly employees.

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