Coinbase

Coinbase

Counsel, Commercial

Remote - USA

Sponsorship not specified$184k-$216kDetected 12 days ago
Machine LearningLLMsBusiness DevelopmentNegotiation

About the role

  • Ready to do the most impactful work of your career?
  • The bar is high, the environment is intense, and we like it that way.
  • This isn't a place for complacency, it's a place to be pushed past your perceived limits.

Responsibilities

  • Own drafting, negotiation, and execution of highly tailored commercial agreements with strategic partners and sophisticated counterparties in the payments and fintech space, including first-of-their-kind deal structures.
  • Drive novel agreement frameworks and deliver practical, business-centric legal advice that balances risk with speed and flexibility.
  • Partner cross-functionally with Business Development, Sales, Product, Engineering, Finance/Tax, and Compliance to solve complex problems, build partnerships, and close deals quickly.
  • Build scalable commercial playbooks and risk-mitigation strategies that accelerate deal timelines and increase business flexibility across the payments portfolio.
  • Identify legal issues that extend beyond your core expertise and drive resolution by coordinating with specialists across the Coinbase legal team and outside counsel.
  • Utilizes generative AI responsibly, maintaining human oversight to deliver business-ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in workflow efficiency, cost, and quality.
  • If you're ready to build the future of finance alongside people who refuse to settle for "good enough," you belong here.
  • We're hiring a Commercial Counsel to join our Business Legal team and lead the legal strategy behind Coinbase's most important payments partnerships.
  • This team powers the deals that connect Coinbase to banks, payment networks, fintechs, and strategic partners across the financial ecosystem.
  • You'll own end-to-end legal execution on complex, first-of-their-kind transactions that set precedent for the crypto industry and directly accelerate Coinbase's growth.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of transactional legal experience in-house or at a leading law firm, with a JD (or applicable equivalent) and an active license in a U.S. state.
  • Demonstrated expertise drafting, structuring, and negotiating complex commercial agreements with fintechs, banks, payment processors, payment networks, and/or payment issuers/acquirers.
  • Proven ability to navigate highly regulated financial services environments and translate evolving regulatory landscapes into actionable commercial guidance.
  • Required Skills and Experience:

Skills

  • Track record of independently managing a high-volume deal pipeline while maintaining precision in drafting and risk assessment.
  • Coinbase is piloting an AI tool based on machine learning technologies to conduct initial screening interviews to qualified applicants.
  • The tool simulates realistic interview scenarios and engages in dynamic conversation.
  • Coinbase will not use AI to make decisions impacting employment.

Compensation

  • $183,855 - $216,300 USD
  • Notice: Base salary varies by location (see range below).
  • Total compensation may also include equity and bonus eligibility, and benefits (medical, dental, vision, 401(k)).
  • Annual base salary range (excluding equity and bonus):

Benefits

  • Total compensation may also include equity and bonus eligibility, and benefits (medical, dental, vision, 401(k)).
  • AI Disclosure: Coinbase is piloting an AI tool based on machine learning technologies to conduct initial screening interviews to qualified applicants.

Company info

  • At Coinbase, we are uncompromising on our mission to increase economic freedom.

Equal opportunity

  • Coinbase is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
  • All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information.
  • Applicants with criminal histories will be considered consistent with applicable federal, state, and local laws.
  • If you are an individual with a disability who needs a reasonable accommodation, email us your request and contact info at accommodations[at]coinbase.com.
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