Associate Director - SEC, Corporate Governance & ESG Counsel

Are you looking for a unique opportunity to be a part of something great? Want to join a 17,000-member team that works on the technology that powers the world around us? Looking for an atmosphere of trust, empowerment, respect, diversity, and communication? How about an opportunity to own a piece of a multi-billion dollar (with a B!) global organization? We offer all that and more at Microchip Technology Inc.

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Microchip is seeking an experienced attorney to provide strategic counsel on SEC reporting, corporate governance, board and committee operations, subsidiary management, equity plans, and Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) reporting and programs. Attorney will facilitate shareholder and proxy-advisor engagement, lead corporate compliance initiatives, and monitor and advise on emerging regulatory and governance trends. The role partners cross-functionally to drive governance excellence, ensure regulatory compliance, and advance the Microchip’s stakeholder engagement and ESG objectives.

• Advise on and ensure compliance with corporate governance requirements under Delaware law, SEC rules and regulations, and Nasdaq listing standards; advise on emerging governance and regulatory trends
• Advise and coordinate updates to key corporate documents such as bylaws, governance guidelines, committee charters, and related policies; support Board and Committees through preparation of meeting materials, resolutions, minutes, and management of the Board portal
• Conduct director onboarding, and prepare and maintain onboarding materials
• Manage corporate compliance policies and training programs, including insider trading, corporate whistle blower program, ethics policies, political spending policy, and supplier risk training
• Manage director and officer governance processes (e.g., D&O questionnaires, 10b5-1 agreements, indemnification agreements, related attestations)
• Support and provide guidance regarding corporate and subsidiary management, including internal legal restructuring

• Support preparation and review of SEC filings, including Forms 10-K, 10-Q, 8‑K, Proxy Statements, S‑8, Section 16 filings
• Partner with Finance, Investor Relations, and Public Relations teams to ensure consistency across filings, press releases, and investor materials
• Manage corporate risk factor review in support of Forms 10‑K and 10‑Q, including benchmarking for emerging risk
• Oversee preparation for the annual shareholder meeting and proxy processes, including drafting proxy statement, developing the shareholder‑meeting script, and managing vote‑tracking and quorum communications to management and the Board
• Support equity plan disclosures and processes (e.g., IESPP / ESPP prospectus updates, S‑8 packages, and related Board / committee materials) and non‑equity benefit plans, such as the 401(k) and Supplemental Employee Retirement Plan
• Coordinate with NASDAQ, the transfer agent, and paying agents on share‑related matters, including dividend payments, share registration and reserves, and other shareholder services
• Support external auditor requests on governance matters and disclosure matters

• Manage…