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General Counsel
As Senior Commercial Counsel, you will work directly with our front office teams across our global data, media and exchange businesses. You will negotiate with sophisticated financial institutions, businesses and technology partners throughout the digital assets ecosystem. This senior role offers an exciting opportunity in a fast-paced fintech where you can make an immediate contribution to our success.
Role & Responsibilities
- Provide commercially-minded legal advice on commercial initiatives, partnerships, products and services for our data, media and exchange businesses.
- Structure, negotiate and deliver all the legal aspects of sales, licensing and various other types of commercial transactions with our customers, partners, counterparties and service providers.
- Assist the front office teams to evaluate and access new business opportunities and transactions, developing structures and documentation as necessary.
- Collaborate with stakeholders across the organization on cross-functional projects to launch new commercial offerings.
- Opportunity to expand areas of coverage to include M&A, IP, data privacy, investments and other corporate functions and initiatives based on interest and ability.
- Work with our inhouse regulatory team to navigate relevant regimes.
- Uphold our standards for compliance, ethics and corporate governance.
- Develop effective and scalable processes and contribute to our knowledge base and standard procedures.
- Stay abreast of developments in the digital assets industry and implications for our business.
Experience & Qualifications
- US, UK or similar qualified with at least about 5-10 years PQE in top tier global law firms and/or in-house.
- Experienced in different types of transactions relevant to financial services, technology, data licensing and adjacent areas.
- Able to analyze novel situations, identify risks and opportunities and exercise sound judgment in addressing them.
- Strong drafting and negotiating skills.
- Knowledgeable or interested in digital assets and fintech businesses, and related financial services.
- Financially literate with strong commercial acumen.
- Excellent at collaborating and communicating with stakeholders at all levels of the organization.
- Proactive, hands-on, flexible and professional.
- Able to work effectively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
- PQE is a guide; candidates that otherwise have the requisite qualifications and experience are welcome.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY
In an effort to attract, retain, develop and promote the most qualified individuals, CoinDesk is committed to treating all applicants and employees in a nondiscriminatory manner with respect to the terms and conditions of employment, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, sex, national or ethnic origin, ancestry, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status/service, physical or mental disability, or any other classification protected by applicable law. This mandate governs all aspects of employment, including recruitment, selection, promotion, training, education, social and recreation programs, compensation, discipline, termination and access to benefits.
ACCOMMODATION
CoinDesk is also committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the application process, please send an e-mail to recruiting@coindesk.comand let us know the nature of your request.
