Associate General Counsel (AGC)

Uphold • Full-time • New York, New York • $235k / year • 5m ago

About Uphold

Uphold is a financial technology company that believes on-chain services are the future of finance. It provides modern infrastructure for on-chain payments, banking, and investments. Serving consumers, enterprises, and crypto treasuries, Uphold makes pioneering financial services easy and trusted for millions of customers in more than 140 countries.Uphold strips away the complexity and increases transparency to open up blockchain-powered finance for everyone.

To learn more about Uphold, please visit https://uphold.com.

The Opportunity

The Associate General Counsel (AGC) will play a critical role in supporting the company’s legal strategy across commercial, regulatory, product, and corporate matters. This is a hands-on, highly cross-functional role ideal for a lawyer who thrives in a dynamic, fast-paced environment and enjoys solving complex legal challenges.

Working closely with the General Counsel and the broader Legal, Compliance, and business teams, the AGC will help the company scale responsibly, manage legal risk, and support high-impact business initiatives. This role offers significant ownership, exposure to executive leadership, and the opportunity to influence the company’s growth trajectory.

Responsibilities

Commercial & Corporate Counsel

Draft, review, and negotiate a wide variety of commercial agreements, including technology, licensing, vendor, data, and partnership agreements.
Support corporate governance, board materials, policy updates, and entity management.

Regulatory & Compliance Support

Provide legal guidance on regulatory matters impacting fintech, payments, crypto, digital assets, AML, data privacy, and consumer protection.
Collaborate with Compliance and Regulatory Affairs on emerging regulatory developments and operational implementation.

Product & Business Advisory

Partner with Product, Engineering, Finance, Marketing, and Operations to advise on product design, launches, risk considerations, and go-to-market strategies.
Assess legal risks for new business initiatives and propose practical, business-aligned solutions.

Risk Management & Operations

Assist in developing legal processes, templates, and workflows to improve speed, consistency, and compliance.
Support internal legal investigations, external inquiries, and disputes.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

Serve as a trusted advisor to internal stakeholders at all levels, translating complex legal topics into practical guidance.
Coordinate with outside counsel where needed, optimizing quality and cost.

Qualifications

Required

JD from an accredited U.S. law school; admitted to NY Bar or eligible for admission on motion.
7–10 years of relevant legal experience, ideally a combination of law firm and in-house.
Strong background in commercial transactions, corporate law, and advising cross-functional teams.
Experience in fintech, payments, digital assets, crypto, blockchain, or other regulated financial services.
Excellent communicator with demonstrated ability to collaborate across teams and influence decision-making.
Strong business judgment and the ability to balance risk with operational realities.
Highly organized, proactive, and comfortable working independently in a fast-paced environment.

Bonus if you have

Experience interacting with regulators or supporting a regulated business.
Exposure to corporate governance or public-company requirements.
Prior experience building legal processes or contract management systems.

Salary: $235,000+ Bonus and Benefits

What we have to offer you

An amazing work environment in a company that continues to grow, driven by extraordinary and passionate people that keep up innovating and challenging more each day.
An international team, in a cutting edge field, working on the most fascinating projects.
Growth and career opportunities, and the chance to be proactive and creative.
A flexible and enthusiastic work environment that offers you snacks, a lot of coffee and other great benefits.
Open and transparent culture - we get together on a weekly basis to share updates, strategic plans, and engage with each other informally over food and drinks.
Interesting events that keep you connected with the team and celebrate our success.

Be part of a great company that is revolutionizing financial services. Apply now!

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