ABOUT GREYSTAR

Greystar is a leading, fully integrated global real estate company offering expertise in property management, investment management, development, and construction services in institutional-quality rental housing, logistics, and life sciences sectors. Headquartered in Charleston, South Carolina, Greystar manages and operates more than $290 billion of real estate in 247 markets globally with offices throughout North America, Europe, South America, and the Asia-Pacific region. Greystar is the largest operator of apartments in the United States, manages more than 857,400 units/beds globally, and has a robust institutional investment management platform comprised of more than $76 billion of assets under management, including over $34 billion of development assets. Greystar was founded by Bob Faith in 1993 to become a provider of world-class service in the rental residential real estate business. To learn more, visit www.greystar.com.

JOB DESCRIPTION SUMMARY

Greystar is seeking to hire its first Director of Corporate Governance and Legal Operations. This position will be responsible for supporting the development and implementation of the priorities for the legal operations function at Greystar. Initially, the focus of the role will be on establishing and implementing best practices, processes and policies for entity management and corporate governance support to Greystar’s global businesses. This position will report to the Senior Managing Director, Corporate Legal and will work closely with Greystar’s global legal, compliance, accounting/finance, tax and transactions teams.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Primary Responsibilities

Entity Management and Corporate Governance

• Establish comprehensive understanding of Greystar’s business lines, legal structures and entities.
• Create and maintain official entity records and organization charts, including document repositories, within Greystar’s designated technology systems.
• Work to enhance Greystar’s global legal entity management processes and workflows, including with respect to entity formation, officer appointments, regulatory, tax and other ongoing reporting obligations and entity dissolution.
• Oversee special projects and outside consultants related to corporate governance and entity management, including rollout of entity management technology to new departments, business lines and geographic regions.
• Review official entity records to ensure consistency and accuracy.
• Coordinate and collaborate with Greystar’s global legal, compliance, accounting/finance, tax and transactions teams, as well as registered agent systems and other third-party service providers, to promote efficiency and consistency.

• Support external counsel billing and administration
• Lead and support legal department initiatives and change management efforts, including document management, contract management, matter management, compliance initiatives
• Support implementation and management of department metrics, benchmarking and reporting
• Participate in industry legal operations conferences, industry benchmarking studies, and create a network to provide recommendations on best practices.
• Ensure compliance with company policies and procedures.
• Partner closely with Legal Department, Finance and Technology teams

Qualifications & Skills

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• 8+ years of relevant experience required, preferably working in a corporate secretary department or legal entity management role supporting a global organization.
• Relevant language skills (Fluent written and spoken English required).
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Outlook, Word, PowerPoint and Excel.
• Knowledge of corporate governance, legal structures and entity/document management practices.
• Familiarity with technology solutions for entity and document management (experience with Diligent a plus), contract management, matter management and e-billing.
• Previous management experience a plus, particularly with remote and offshore teams.
• Excellent organizational skills, including attention to detail, with the ability to manage multiple assignments and priorities.
• Commitment to excellence, including a dedication to performing the role at the highest level possible on a consistent basis.
• Superior judgment and ethical p