Senior Corporate Paralegal

Role Summary

Senior Corporate Paralegal responsible for entity management and subsidiary governance, supporting corporate legal projects in collaboration with internal teams and external counsel. Focus on maintaining domestically and internationally organized subsidiaries and providing governance and administrative support to the Corporate Legal team.

Responsibilities

• Entity Management & Subsidiary Governance: maintain domestic and international legal entities, prepare documentation for entity formation, consolidation, and ongoing maintenance filings
• Coordinate signature requests, register corporate entities and maintain good standing status, file domestic and international annual reports with local counsel and internal stakeholders
• Draft routine corporate documents and resolutions (appointments of officers, delegations of authority, banking resolutions, distributions), incumbency and secretary’s certificates, and circulate for execution
• Liaise with global finance, accounting and tax teams to execute international subsidiary board meetings, file annual accounts and maintain signing authority (POAs)
• Maintain and update records in the entity management system, ensuring accuracy and completeness of corporate records and minute books
• Coordinate with internal teams on bank account opening, documentation and KYC requirements

Responsibilities (continued)

• Support The Corporate Legal Team: respond to internal questions about Moderna’s corporate structure
• Provide administrative support to the Corporate Securities team, including opening purchase orders and onboarding external legal vendors
• Assist with various projects and initiatives across the Corporate Legal team

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Collaborate with Legal, Finance, and Operations to support governance activities
• Interface with international legal counsel and registered agents to assist with jurisdiction-specific requirements

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university
• Minimum of 5 years of experience as a corporate paralegal in a large corporate law firm or global public company
• Experience and knowledge of legal entity corporate governance and company secretarial duties, global compliance support, and related services for a large corporation
• Experience managing international corporate legal counsel and registered agents; familiarity with international governance requirements
• Experience with entity management platforms (e.g., Diligent Entities, hCue, GEMS)
• Strong attention to detail, organizational skills, and discretion handling sensitive information
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint)
• Qualification as a Massachusetts notary, or willingness to become certified