Overview
This role is a full-time, remote position based in the U.S. for a pre-launch startup developing a blockchain-based payment system that enables real-time, 24/7 movement of digital money across traditional finance and digital asset ecosystems. The system aims to tokenize cash and support payments for banks, digital asset exchanges, and their customers.
Responsibilities
- Lead and manage a high volume of contract negotiations with highly regulated U.S. banks and third-party service providers, from initial terms through execution.
- Coordinate contract reviews across internal teams including risk and compliance, finance, product, and technology to ensure issues are identified, resolved, and documented prior to signing.
- Serve as the central legal resource supporting contracting needs across multiple internal teams.
- Standardize legal templates, playbooks, and processes to scale contracting throughput.
- Identify, assess, and mitigate legal and regulatory risks in commercial agreements, advising leadership on tradeoffs in a fast-moving, highly regulated environment.
- Provide practical legal guidance on crypto, blockchain, bank payments, tokenization, and digital asset regulatory considerations, working closely with compliance.
- Build and establish the legal function including contracting infrastructure, external counsel relationships, and operating cadence to support rapid company growth.
Requirements
- Must be U.S.-based with the ability to travel as needed.
- Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree and active membership in good standing of at least one U.S. state bar.
- Minimum of 10 years of relevant legal experience, including significant experience negotiating commercial contracts with highly regulated U.S. banks or financial institutions.
- Proven track record leading high-volume contract negotiations and coordinating contract reviews across internal teams such as risk and compliance, finance, product, and technology.
- Familiarity with crypto, blockchain, and digital asset technologies; understanding of regulatory landscape for bank payments and tokenization is a significant plus.
- Strong knowledge of commercial, vendor, and technology contracting, including experience standardizing templates and contracting processes to support high volume.
- Exceptional negotiation, drafting, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to work independently and thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced startup environment.
Compensation & Benefits
- Competitive salary, bonus, and equity compensation.
- Full medical, vision, and dental benefits.
- 401(k) plan with matching program.
- Flexible vacation policy (PTO).
- Remote-first work environment.
Location
- Remote within the United States, with travel as needed.