Senior Legal Counsel, Capital Markets

🕒 May 12

🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $179k - $286k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

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Upstart

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1001 - 5000 employees

Upstart is a leading AI lending marketplace partnering with banks and credit unions to expand access to affordable credit. As we transitioned to being a public company, we’re now poised to leverage our domain expertise and revolutionize every aspect of lending and credit risk evaluation. We’ve recently expanded our offerings to include automobile refinancing and we plan to take on more verticals as the business grows.

📋 Description

• Support capital markets and finance teams on purchase and sale agreements, securitizations, and other liquidity arrangements, as well as day-to-day legal support • Draft, review, and negotiate transactional documents with institutional investors, including asset managers, private equity firms, hedge funds, and pension funds • Partner with internal stakeholders and external counsel to support structuring and execution of securitization transactions, including pass-through and asset-backed structures • Contribute to managing deal flow, timelines, and documentation across multiple concurrent transactions • Collaborate with legal, product, and regulatory teams to ensure consistency across agreements and alignment with evolving requirements • Maintain and improve transaction templates and processes to support efficient and scalable execution • Provide guidance on legal risks and contribute to internal education on capital markets topics

🎯 Requirements

• Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree and active membership in at least one U.S. state bar • 5+ years of legal experience in structured finance, debt finance, capital markets, or a related practice area • Experience drafting and negotiating transactional agreements in financing or capital markets contexts • Experience working with cross-functional stakeholders and external counsel on complex transactions

🏖️ Benefits

• Competitive compensation, including base pay, bonus opportunities, and annual equity grants that vest quarterly • Retirement benefits to help you plan for the future, including a 401(k) or Group Retirement Savings Plan with a company match of $2 for every $1 contributed, up to $15,000 annually (USD in the US, CAD in Canada) • Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) with discounted stock purchase options for eligible employees (US only) • Comprehensive health coverage designed to support you and your family, including medical, dental, vision, and wellness resources for US and supplemental health coverage for Canada. • Health Savings Account contributions from Upstart for eligible plans (US only) • Income protection benefits, including life insurance and disability coverage for added financial security • Paid time off, sick leave, and company holidays, in line with local requirements • Paid family and parental leave to support caregiving and major life moments (duration varies by country) • Family-centered benefits to support fertility, parenthood, and caregiving needs • Employee Assistance Program (EAP) offering mental health support and life-centered resources • Financial wellness resources, including access to financial planning tools and a financial concierge service (US Only) • Annual wellness allowance to support your physical and emotional well-being and personal development, based on what matters most to you • Annual productivity allowance to invest in relevant tools and resources you need to do your best work, no matter where you work from • Connection and community through team events, all-company updates, and employee resource groups (ERGs) • Onsite perks, including catered lunches and fully stocked micro-kitchens when working from one of our offices in the Bay Area, Austin, Columbus, and New York City (opening Summer 2026!)