Counsel, Commercial (Fintech/Web3)

TL;DR

Counsel, Commercial (Fintech/Web3): Negotiating first-of-a-kind, highly-tailored agreements with strategic partners and sophisticated counterparties in the finance and digital currency space with an accent on product life-cycle counseling for global prime brokerage, custody, and derivatives products. Focus on advising on digital currency and blockchain technology legal and regulatory issues, driving cross-functional alignment, and proactively solving business problems for aggressive global growth.

Location: Must be based in the U.S. In-person participation is required throughout the year for team and company-wide offsites.

Salary: $183,855–$216,300 USD

Company

hirify.global is a leading onchain platform focused on increasing economic freedom in the world by building the future global financial system.

What you will do

• Negotiate highly-tailored agreements with strategic partners and sophisticated counterparties in finance and digital currency.
• Provide full product life-cycle counseling for global prime brokerage, custody, and derivatives products, offering practical advice on legal issues and risks.
• Advise on digital currency and blockchain technology legal and regulatory issues.
• Lead and assist complex global cross-functional efforts, ensuring alignment with stakeholders.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to solve problems, build partnerships, and close deals quickly.
• Proactively solve problems and build commercial processes for aggressive global growth and transactional/product roadmap execution.

Requirements

• Licensed attorney with at least 5 years experience working in a financial services institution or law firm supporting such clients.
• Strong negotiation skills and ability to review and negotiate financial agreements (e.g., prime brokerage, lending, derivatives documentation).
• Strong history of commercial and transactional legal work.
• Interest in digital currency and blockchain technology.
• Familiarity with US and/or EU or UK regulatory regimes applicable to financial instruments.
• Excellent judgment, analytical rigor, clear communication, and business pragmatism.

Nice to have

• Experience working with product teams launching fintech, financial services, or investment products.
• Experience registering and perfecting collateral arrangements.
• Experience with bankruptcy rules and regulations.
• Experience with cross-border analysis.

Culture & Benefits

• Remote-first policy with required in-person participation for team and company-wide offsites multiple times annually.
• Comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision Plan with generous employee contributions.
• Health Savings Account with company contributions and 401(k) plan with company match.
• Wellness Stipend, Mobile/Internet Reimbursement, Volunteer Time Off.
• Fertility Counseling and Benefits, Generous Time off/Leave Policy.
• Option of getting paid in digital currency.

Hiring process

• hirify.global is piloting an AI tool for initial screening interviews for select roles.
• A human recruiter will review interview responses.
• hirify.global is piloting an AI interview intelligence platform to transcribe and summarize interview notes.