Counsel, Cross River
Commercial Transactions
$180-215k
3-5 days a week in office (Fort Lee, NJ)
API-based financial solutions for businesses
Open for applications
API-based financial solutions for businesses
1001+ employees
Open for applications
$180-215k
3-5 days a week in office (Fort Lee, NJ)
1001+ employees
Company mission
To enable clients to deliver responsible financial solutions that empower consumers anytime, everywhere.
Role
Who you are
- The successful candidate must have demonstrated legal work experience as an attorney with a recognized U.S. law firm and/or in-house with a financial institution, fintech company or technology company
- She/he should also have experience advising on general contract agreements, non-disclosure agreements, vendor and SaaS agreements
- Demonstrated strong judgement, market knowledge and decision-making skills are critical to manage transactions
- Candidates must possess excellent communication skills, a strong commitment to client service, ability to handle multiple matters, and the ability to work independently in a fast-paced team environment
- Analytical and problem-solving skills, and the ability to review and anticipate broader organizational impact(s) required
- Ability to think “outside the box” in addressing novel issues and a willingness to learn new legal subject matter areas, as needed. Creative, agile thinker with an entrepreneurial, solutions-oriented mindset to drive business growth objectives
- Self-starter that likes to take on responsibility and committed to continuous improvement; upholds corporate values and displays integrity and high ethical standards
- Proactively create trust with colleagues with consistent communication and collaborate effectively with multiple internal groups and foster and maintain strong relationships, partnering with other lawyers, risk and compliance partners and business colleagues at all levels to drive results
- Good time management and prioritization skills, well organized, attention to detail, and able to effectively self-manage numerous several sensitive or urgent issues or projects simultaneously and produce professional quality work under tight deadlines with limited administrative support
- Strong drafting and negotiation skills, with excellent written and oral advocacy, corporate communication and interpersonal skills, including ability to interact effectively, and the ability and desire to build relationships and influence others
- Juris Doctorate degree required, along with admission to a NY/NJ State Bar
- 6+ years’ experience as an attorney
- Excellent knowledge and understanding of contract law
- Experience managing relationships with clients
- Experience with intellectual property and M&A matters, a plus
- Experience of working with consumer finance laws and regulations, risk management, and fintech, a plus
- High degree of professional ethics and integrity
- Sound judgment and ability to analyze situations and information
- Hybrid role (minimum of 3 days required in-person office) located in Fort Lee, NJ
What the job involves
- Cross River is currently seeking candidates for a Counsel, Commercial Transactions.
- Provide legal advice to management on various matters including IT/SaaS, sponsorship, and general contracts
- Draft, review and negotiate with counterparties company form agreements and counterparty agreements, which may include customers, suppliers and vendors, payers, potential clients, and technology licensing
- Support due diligence and managing closing documents for strategic activities including ventures, passive investments or acquisitions
- Strong interest in advising companies on legal issues relating to artificial intelligence, including implementing use of AI in the legal department and drafting contracts for AI related transactions or vendor contracts with AI use with a keen focus on providing strategic guidance navigating the legal landscape of AI technology
- Assist in the development of commercial transaction documents across business lines
- Provide clear and concise guidance to business needs
- Proactively collaborate with stakeholders across the enterprise, including compliance, technology, risk, operations and other key partners to support business initiatives and provide guidance
- Support other legal department needs, as necessary
Our take
Cross River is a fintech and banking company that builds scalable embedded payments, cards, lending, and crypto solutions for businesses and individuals. Now a unicorn company with a valuation exceeding $1B, Cross River was founded in 2008 as a way to combine the innovations of financial technology with the existing world of banking.
Cross River has partnered with rising fintech businesses such as Ibanera, helping the Florida-based company build an all-in-one cross-border payments service. The company’s bigger picture approach has allowed it to develop several arms in the lending, compliance, and capital market sectors, amongst others, leading to a corporate flexibility that is crucial in the rapidly-evolving market.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
4% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Mar 2022
$620m
LATE VC
Apr 2020
$100m
SERIES C
Total funding: $848m
Company benefits
- Retirement planning
- Employee development fund
- Ongoing learning and development opportunities
- Volunteer opportunities
- Charitable donation matching
- Monthly happy hours
- Free haircuts in our salon located at HQ
- Complimentary dry cleaning at HQ
- Valet parking at HQ
- Shuttle service to/from NYC
- Gym located at HQ
- River Cafe at HQ
Company HQ
Fort Lee, NJ
Leadership
Gilles Gade
(Founder, CEO & Chairman)Previously CFO at First Meridian Mortgage, Co-Founder and Managing Director at Chela Technology Partners, Associate Director at Barclays Capital and Investment Banking Associate at Bear Stearns & Company.
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