Senior Counsel, Coinbase
Business Legal
$225-264.7k
Digital currency exchange
Posted today
Digital currency exchange
1001+ employees
Posted today
$225-264.7k
1001+ employees
Company mission
To increase economic freedom for more than 1 billion people.
Role
Who you are
- J.D. (or applicable equivalent) with 7+ years of relevant transactional experience in-house or at a leading law firm, with active licensure in a U.S. state
- Demonstrated experience negotiating and structuring complex fintech commercial agreements, with a track record of closing high-stakes deals with sophisticated counterparties
- Proven ability to independently own deal execution end-to-end, from term sheet through closing, across multiple concurrent transactions with cross-functional stakeholders
- Track record of building scalable legal processes (playbooks, templates, deal frameworks) that accelerate deal velocity and reduce legal bottlenecks
- Utilizes generative AI responsibly, maintaining human oversight to deliver business-ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in workflow efficiency, cost, and quality
What the job involves
- As Senior Counsel on the Business Legal team, you'll negotiate and structure the commercial agreements that power Coinbase's most strategic partnerships
- This team drives deal execution for Coinbase's business development, sales, and product organizations, partnering closely with counterparties and cross-functional stakeholders to close complex, first-of-their-kind transactions
- You'll own the legal strategy for high-priority commercial deals, build scalable playbooks that accelerate deal timelines, and serve as a trusted advisor to business leaders navigating novel deal structures in a rapidly evolving regulatory landscape
- Negotiate and structure highly-tailored commercial agreements with strategic partners and sophisticated counterparties in the fintech and technology space, including first-of-their-kind deal structures
- Drive novel agreement frameworks for product partnerships and provide practical, risk-balanced legal guidance that enables business flexibility while protecting Coinbase's interests
- Partner cross-functionally with Business Development, Sales, Product, Engineering, Finance/Tax, and Compliance to solve problems, build partnerships, and close complex deals on accelerated timelines
- Build commercial playbooks, templates, and scaled strategies that reduce deal cycle times and enable the business to move faster on recurring transaction types
- Advise business leaders on transactional and product roadmap implications, proactively identifying legal risks and structuring solutions that align with Coinbase's commercial objectives
Our take
Coinbase has built a reputation as one of the most accessible entry points into the world of cryptocurrency. With features like crypto wallets, direct bank account linking, and merchant payment tools, it's helping bring crypto into the mainstream. But the company isn't just relying on its early success, it's evolving fast to stay relevant in a rapidly changing market.
For example, its doubled down on institutional clients, now serving as the custodian for the majority of approved Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs. Its Prime platform also offers a full suite of services for hedge funds, asset managers, and financial institutions. As demand for regulated crypto products rise globally (particularly in Asia), Coinbase is ready to expand.
Its also making moves to engage with younger audiences, by partnering with Riot Games to sponsor global eSports events for League of Legends and Valorant. This partnership highlights Coinbase's strategy to integrate Web 3.0 technologies into mainstream entertainment, aiming to bridge the gap between gaming and cryptocurrency for a new generation of users.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
-24% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 9 rounds)
Oct 2018
$300m
GROWTH EQUITY VC
Aug 2017
$108.1m
SERIES D
Total funding: $528.5m
Leadership
Brian Armstrong
(Co-Founder & CEO)Previously founded UniversityTutor.com, also worked as a Software Engineer at AirBnb
Alessia Haas
(CFO)Previously held various head positions, including VP at GE Healthcare, Director at Merrill Lynch and CFO at CIT Bank and Oz Management
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