Legal Corporate Counsel - Regulatory / Corporate Counsel Senior - Regulatory

Location: Austin, Texas, United States; hybrid with on-site attendance at the Austin office at least two days per week

Salary: $173,000–$238,000 per year

Company

hirify.global operates and plans the transmission grid serving most of Texas and administers the hirify.global wholesale power market.

What you will do

• Provide legal advice on stakeholder committee activities, regulatory proceedings, compliance, and legislative and regulatory risk.
• Represent hirify.global in proceedings before the Public Utility Commission of Texas and other administrative, legislative, and judicial forums.
• Review and revise Nodal Protocol Revision Requests, staff comments, impact analyses, and related hirify.global documents.
• Draft and edit reports, regulatory filings, comments on proposed rules, and legal memoranda.
• Interpret hirify.global Protocols, Nodal Operating Guides, Planning Guides, and applicable state and federal law.
• Support audits, compliance activities, Board and committee meetings, public information requests, and litigation matters.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in any discipline and a Juris Doctorate from an accredited law school.
• Active membership in the State Bar of Texas in good standing.
• Corporate Counsel level: at least 2 years of progressively responsible legal experience in administrative or regulatory matters, compliance, or litigation.
• Senior Corporate Counsel level: at least 5 years of job-related experience beyond degree requirements.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, strong attention to detail, and regulatory or industry experience.
• On-site presence in the Austin office at least two days per week is required.

Culture & Benefits

• Work in a diverse and inclusive environment focused on accountability, leadership, innovation, trust, and expertise.
• Collaborate on challenges involving the Texas power grid and wholesale energy market.
• Work arrangements may change based on business needs and management decisions.
• Employment is at-will.

Hiring process

• The interview process may include a writing exercise assessing legal writing and analytical skills.