**Job Description**

The Senior University Counsel will be responsible for providing expert legal advice and guidance to Stanford Management Company (“SMC”) on tax-related matters, including structuring investments, developing and implementing tax strategies to help optimize investment returns, and conducting tax research and analysis as needed to support investment decisions. This individual will work with SMC’s senior leadership and collaboratively as a member of a lean, dedicated legal team supporting all aspects of SMC’s operations to assist in providing current and long-term support to the University.

Key responsibilities of the Senior University Counsel will include but are not limited to:

+ Providing expert advice and guidance to the management company on tax-related matters, including:
+ Structuring investments, including in private investment funds, derivatives, and individual securities.
+ Developing and implementing tax strategies to help opti...