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 closely with a purpose-built Layer-1 blockchain network designed for stablecoin finance.

Responsibilities

• Act as a trusted legal partner to the capital markets business development team, collaborating across global deal teams to support crypto exchange partnerships, digital asset market maker agreements, and institutional capital markets transactions worldwide.
• Structure, negotiate, and draft complex agreements related to crypto, fintech, and capital markets, 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 involved in lending, borrowing, FX, and tokenized asset use cases.
• Develop and expand contract templates and playbooks for capital markets transaction types to improve speed and consistency across deal pipelines.
• Assist in creating and implementing processes, procedures, and metrics to enhance the effectiveness of legal services provided to global capital markets teams.
• Provide contract interpretation and management support to business leaders executing deals with exchanges, trading firms, custodians, and other institutional counterparties globally.
• Stay current on developments in crypto capital markets, digital assets, tokenization, stablecoins, and blockchain infrastructure to provide practical transactional advice.

Requirements

• Minimum of 10 years of legal experience in capital markets, crypto, or financial services.
• At least 3 years of experience at a top-tier law firm.
• Juris Doctor (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, including those related to exchanges, market makers, liquidity provision, collateral, and digital asset transactions.
• 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.
• Proven ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams on high-impact institutional partnerships.
• Strong skills in managing multiple initiatives and transactions 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.
• Comfortable using AI tools to streamline routine tasks while maintaining independent legal judgment and responsibility for accuracy.
• Willingness to participate in negotiation calls outside standard business hours to support global deal teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of the legal and regulatory landscape across key global markets relevant to digital assets, stablecoins, tokenization, and capital markets.
• Experience with ISDA documentation, master trading agreements, or other capital markets framework agreements.
• Prior experience working with regulatory bodies such as the Monetary Authority of Singapore and the Financial Supervisory Service.
• Familiarity with Slack, Apple MacOS, ChatGPT and other AI tools, and GSuite.

Compensation & Benefits

• Base pay range: $230,000 - $297,500, determined by factors including experience, skill set, qualifications, and organizational needs.
• Equal opportunity employer committed to non-discrimination on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status, or any other protected status.
• Participation in E-Verify Program in certain locations as required by law.
• Accommodations available during the interview process for candidates with disabilities.

Location

Not specified; role may require participation in global deal teams and negotiation calls outside standard business hours.