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Senior Counsel, Commercial Legal

Coinbase
12 days ago
Full-time
Remote
Worldwide
Remote Legal

Ready to be pushed beyond what you think you’re capable of?

At Coinbase, our mission is to increase economic freedom in the world. It’s a massive, ambitious opportunity that demands the best of us, every day, as we build the emerging onchain platform — and with it, the future global financial system.

To achieve our mission, we’re seeking a very specific candidate. We want someone who is passionate about our mission and who believes in the power of crypto and blockchain technology to update the financial system. We want someone who is eager to leave their mark on the world, who relishes the pressure and privilege of working with high caliber colleagues, and who actively seeks feedback to keep leveling up. We want someone who will run towards, not away from, solving the company’s hardest problems.

Our work culture is intense and isn’t for everyone. But if you want to build the future alongside others who excel in their disciplines and expect the same from you, there’s no better place to be.

While many roles at Coinbase are remote-first, we are not remote-only. In-person participation is required throughout the year. Team and company-wide offsites are held multiple times annually to foster collaboration, connection, and alignment. Attendance is expected and fully supported.

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, suppor