Senior Counsel, Transactions (Capital Markets)

Overview

A leading internet financial platform company is seeking an experienced legal professional to support its global capital markets business, including crypto exchanges, digital asset market makers, and institutional capital markets partners. The role involves working on complex commercial transactional matters related to crypto, fintech, and capital markets agreements, as well as supporting a purpose-built Layer-1 blockchain network for stablecoin finance.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a trusted legal partner to the capital markets business development team, collaborating across global deal teams.
• Structure, negotiate, and draft complex agreements including exchange listing and integration agreements, market maker and liquidity provision agreements, co-funding, credit and collateral arrangements, and tokenized collateral transactions.
• Support the blockchain network's capital markets go-to-market efforts by drafting and negotiating agreements with exchanges, liquidity providers, validators, and institutional partners.
• Develop and expand contract templates and playbooks for capital markets transaction types to improve speed and consistency.
• Aid in creating and implementing processes, procedures, and metrics to enhance the effectiveness of legal services for global capital markets teams.
• Assist business leaders with contract interpretation and management for deals with exchanges, trading firms, custodians, and other institutional counterparties worldwide.
• Stay current on developments in crypto capital markets, digital assets, tokenization, stablecoins, and blockchain infrastructure to provide practical transactional advice.

Requirements

• 10+ years of legal experience in capital markets, crypto, or financial services.
• 3+ years of experience at a top-tier law firm.
• J.D. (or foreign equivalent) and active membership in at least one U.S. State Bar.
• Extensive experience drafting and negotiating complex crypto, fintech, and capital markets agreements.
• Familiarity with traditional finance capital markets concepts such as derivatives, structured products, collateral management, and market infrastructure, and their intersection with digital asset and blockchain ecosystems.
• Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams on institutional partnerships focused on capital markets, exchanges, and market maker business teams.
• Ability to manage multiple initiatives requiring analysis of relevant laws, regulations, and industry standards.
• Ability to identify regulatory, tax, accounting, and other implications and coordinate stakeholders to align on transactions.
• Comfort using AI tools to streamline routine tasks while maintaining independent legal judgment and ensuring legal accuracy.
• Willingness to participate in negotiation calls outside standard business hours to support global deal teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with the legal and regulatory landscape across key global markets relevant to digital assets, stablecoins, tokenization, and capital markets.
• Understanding of how product and technology requirements intersect with legal and regulatory frameworks.
• Prior exposure to ISDA documentation, master trading agreements, or other capital markets framework agreements.
• Experience working with Monetary Authority of Singapore and Financial Supervisory Service regulations.
• Experience with Slack, Apple MacOS, ChatGPT and other AI tools, and GSuite.

Compensation & Benefits

• Base pay range: $230,000 - $297,500
• Compensation is determined by factors including relevant experience, skill set, qualifications, and organizational needs.

Location

• The role supports global deal teams and may require participation in calls outside standard business hours.

Equal Opportunity

The employer is an equal opportunity organization and does not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status, or any other protected status as required by law. The organization participates in the E-Verify Program where required by law.

Accommodations are available for candidates with disabilities during the interview process upon request.