M&A Counsel

Beacon SoftwareM&A Counsel LocationSan Francisco, CAEmployment TypeFull timeLocation TypeOn-siteDepartmentLegalBeacon is building the essential technology infrastructure for the everyday economy: the businesses, organizations, and services that make real life work, and that mainstream tech has largely left behind. We acquire, operate, and grow vertical market software companies — niche, founder-built businesses serving industries that are often overlooked and too profitable to ignore.Our model is simple: we seek out founders who have built their business by spending years understanding their market and prioritizing their customers' specific needs. We buy great businesses, invest in their continued growth, and hold them permanently — accelerating that growth with an AI-native platform built specifically for vertical market software. No mandate to cut, flip, or roll up into something unrecognizable.We are not a financial firm. We are technology entrepreneurs and operators who believe the most important businesses in the world are already running quietly in industries most people never think about. Our job is to find them, support the people who built them, and make them better.Beacon is backed by a diverse base of investors, with $550M+ raised to date, including General Catalyst, Lightspeed, D1 Capital, CPMG, the family offices of the founders of Stripe, DoorDash, and Ramp, and evergreen funds built for the long game.About the RoleWe are seeking a highly ambitious M&A lawyer to join Beacon’s legal team and serve as the day-to-day legal lead on mergers and acquisitions transactions end-to-end, from LOI through post-closing. Reporting to Beacon’s VP, Legal, you will be the hands-on lawyer responsible for managing and executing deals – owning the legal work streams, driving diligence, drafting and negotiating transaction documents, and ensuring deals get across the finish line. This is a high-impact, high-autonomy role for a lawyer who thrives in a fast-paced environment and wants to be at the center of Beacon’s acquisition strategy. You will run deals internally as the primary legal resource on each transaction, conducting due diligence in-house, working directly with our M&A team, managing relationships with opposing counsel, and handling post-closing matters across our growing portfolio. We are looking for someone who is ready to do the heavy lifting on deals – someone with broad legal judgment who can spot and address general legal issues beyond the four corners of the purchase agreement, and who is prepared to leverage AI tools to drive efficiency across the entire deal lifecycle.ResponsibilitiesEnd-to-End Internal Deal Execution: Own and execute all legal aspects of M&A transactions internally from LOI through closing and post-closing. Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating purchase agreements, ancillary documents, disclosure schedules, and all related transaction documents. You will be the primary lead lawyer on each deal - managing deal timelines, coordinating work streams, and ensuring seamless execution across multiple simultaneous transactions without reliance on external counsel for core deal work.Direct Business Partnership: Work directly with Beacon’s investment and operations teams as the embedded legal partner on each deal. Provide real-time legal guidance on deal structure, risk allocation, and negotiation strategy, in accordance with Beacon’s standard playbooks, escalating to the VP, Legal or external counsel on material issues as needed.Internal Due Diligence: Lead and conduct legal due diligence internally on acquisition targets across all key areas - corporate, commercial contracts, employment, IP, litigation, regulatory, and real property. Identify key risks, flag material issues, and work with the deal team to develop appropriate risk mitigation strategies, including through representations, warranties, indemnities, and escrow arrangements. Synthesize findings into clear, actionable diligence summaries for the...