Hiring: Assistant General Counsel, Strategic Transactions Company: Cboe Global Markets Location: Chicago, IL Job Posted Time: 2026-09-10 12:56:02 Employment Type: Contract / Hybrid Target Skills & Keywords : Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office, Microsoft PowerPoint, Regulatory Compliance About the job Experience: •Minimum of [8] years of relevant legal experience at a large or mid-size law firm (preferably serving public company clients) and/or at a public company. Required Skills: •Building trusted markets — powered by our people. •Perform a combination of the functions listed below.  Particular day-to-day functions may vary among certain of the following functions depending upon priorities at that time. •Lead all legal elements of acquisitions, dispositions, investments, joint ventures and partnerships, including legal elements of transaction analysis, structuring and diligence; agreement drafting and negotiation; and transaction execution and integration. •Provide legal advice and support in exploring, negotiating and executing new strategic partnerships and commercial relationships. •Provide legal support in managing Cboe’s strategic investment portfolio, including ongoing governance and management of such investments and modifications to or exits from such investments as applicable. •Support Cboe’s governance processes for strategic transactional matters, including as necessary planning internal approval processes and preparing board and other internal approval materials. •Coordinate advice and input from other Cboe attorneys (e.g., IP, employment, securities regulatory, etc.) and departments (e.g. finance, tax, HR, etc.) regarding the strategic matters referenced above. •Provide legal advice and support to Enterprise Strategy and Corporate Development function on strategic transactional matters. Qualifications: •Significant experience structuring complex strategic transactions and negotiating legal elements of such transactions with sophisticated counterparties. •Significant experience drafting, reviewing and negotiating complex corporate transactional legal agreements and documents. •Sophisticated knowledge of relevant areas of law, including state corporation laws and contract law and working knowledge of other relevant areas of law such as antitrust, employment and IP. •Strong writing skills and the ability to express complex subject matter in an accurate, clear, and straightforward manner. •Operational familiarity with public company governance and disclosure requirements. •Demonstrated capacity to develop strategic solutions to legal problems and communicate to business effectively. •Demonstrated capacity to effectively communicate both orally and in writing and to effectively interact with internal and external contacts. •Demonstrated capacity to work independently and to work cooperatively in group situations; offer assistance and support to co-workers; balance team and individual responsibilities; exhibit objectivity and openness to others' views; give and welcome feedback. •Demonstrated capacity to organize and prioritize work assignments; strong time management experience and skills; and ability to complete multiple tasks simultaneously with accuracy and quality, to adjust to changes in priorities and situations, and to meet deadlines. •Bachelor’s Degree and Juris Doctorate. Compensation: •We believe standard benefits like health insurance and fair pay are a given at any organization Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!