Commercial Counsel

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🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $183.9k - $216.3k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

⚖️ Legal Counsel / General Counsel

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Coinbase

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1001 - 5000 employees

Founded 2012

₿ Crypto

💸 Finance

💳 Fintech

💰 $21.4M Post-IPO Equity on 2022-11

Crypto • Finance • Fintech

Coinbase is a leading cryptocurrency exchange platform that allows individuals and institutions to buy, sell, and trade various crypto assets such as Bitcoin and Ethereum. The company offers advanced trading tools, institutional solutions, and a self-hosted wallet for storing and managing cryptocurrencies. With a strong focus on security and transparency, Coinbase provides a trusted platform used by millions globally. It supports various features including staking, earning rewards, and spending crypto through their cards. Additionally, Coinbase provides developer tools and APIs for building onchain applications, making it a comprehensive hub for engaging in the crypto economy.

📋 Description

• Own drafting, negotiation, and execution of highly tailored commercial agreements with strategic partners and sophisticated counterparties in the payments and fintech space, including first-of-their-kind deal structures. • Drive novel agreement frameworks and deliver practical, business-centric legal advice that balances risk with speed and flexibility. • Partner cross-functionally with Business Development, Sales, Product, Engineering, Finance/Tax, and Compliance to solve complex problems, build partnerships, and close deals quickly. • Build scalable commercial playbooks and risk-mitigation strategies that accelerate deal timelines and increase business flexibility across the payments portfolio. • Identify legal issues that extend beyond your core expertise and drive resolution by coordinating with specialists across the Coinbase legal team and outside counsel.

🎯 Requirements

• 5+ years of transactional legal experience in-house or at a leading law firm, with a JD (or applicable equivalent) and an active license in a U.S. state. • Demonstrated expertise drafting, structuring, and negotiating complex commercial agreements with fintechs, banks, payment processors, payment networks, and/or payment issuers/acquirers. • Proven ability to navigate highly regulated financial services environments and translate evolving regulatory landscapes into actionable commercial guidance. • Track record of independently managing a high-volume deal pipeline while maintaining precision in drafting and risk assessment. • Utilizes generative AI responsibly, maintaining human oversight to deliver business-ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in workflow efficiency, cost, and quality.

🏖️ Benefits

• Total compensation may also include equity and bonus eligibility • Benefits (medical, dental, vision, 401(k))