CoinbaseCoinbase

Senior Counsel, Commercial Legal

Added 2 months ago

Description

We are looking for an exceptional attorney to join as Senior Counsel on our Commercial Legal team. You will be the attorney responsible for a variety of cutting-edge payments deals that will set precedent for the crypto industry.

What you’ll be doing (ie. job duties):

  • Negotiate first-of-their-kind, highly-tailored agreements with strategic partners and sophisticated counterparties in the payments and fintech space.
  • Drive novel agreement structures and provide practical advice on legal issues and risk. 
  • Effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams (Business Development, Sales, Product, Engineering, Finance/Tax, Compliance) and legal colleagues to solve problems, build partnerships, and close complex deals quickly.
  • Develop scaled strategies for addressing risk in business-centric ways and build commercial playbooks that facilitate business flexibility and accelerate deal timelines.
  • Serve as a trusted business partner by looking around corners and creatively solving problems with the business to help build and execute their transactional and product roadmap.

What we look for in you (ie. job requirements):

  • 7-10+ years of relevant transactional experience in-house or at a leading law firm, supported by a JD (or applicable equivalent) and current license in a U.S. state.
  • Deep expertise with fintechs, banks, payment processors, payment networks, and/or payment issuers/acquirers, and experience structuring complex transactions and commercial agreements with strategic partners in this space.  
  • Excellent commercial drafting and negotiation skills, judgment, analytic rigor, and business pragmatism.
  • Willingness to roll up sleeves (no job too big, no job too small).
  • Interest in digital currency and blockchain technology.
  • Demonstrates the ability to responsibly use generative AI tools and copilots (e.g., LibreChat, Gemini, Glean) in daily workflows, continuously learn as tools evolve, and apply human‑in‑the‑loop practices to deliver business‑ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in efficiency, cost, and quality.

Nice to haves:

  • Experience in the crypto space.

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Company

Coinbase is a platform that allows users to buy, sell, and manage various cryptocurrencies securely. It offers services for both individual and institutional investors, including trading, storage, and earning opportunities through crypto assets.

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