Senior Commercial Counsel

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Collaborate with business teams to efficiently finalize deals while safeguarding Paxos' interests.

• Convert legal, commercial, technological, and regulatory factors into clear, actionable advice.

• Enhance efficiency through the development of templates, playbooks, and process enhancements.

• Oversee in-house commercial, corporate, and various legal matters.

• Draft, negotiate, and finalize complex agreements related to commercial, SaaS, technology, vendors, licensing, data, and strategic partnerships.

• Manage the deal process from term sheet to signature.

• Provide guidance to senior finance and business development professionals on deal structures, risk distribution, approval processes, and practical alternatives.

• Ensure cross-functional stakeholders remain aligned on priorities, decisions, trade-offs, and next steps.

• Develop and refine scalable contract processes, clause libraries, playbooks, and self-service tools.

• Identify underlying issues and create sustainable solutions and process improvements.

• Leverage AI and other technologies for legal reviews, drafting, research, and workflow management.

• Contribute to broader in-house matters as business requirements evolve.

⛳️ Requirements

• 6–10 years of experience in commercial law focused on technology transactions, SaaS agreements, corporate law, mergers & acquisitions, funds, and/or finance at a leading law firm or a rapidly growing technology company.

• Proven ability to lead intricate commercial negotiations from the initial term sheet through to final execution.

• Strong judgment on when to be assertive and when to be flexible.

• Commercially minded with a solid grasp of practical business challenges.

• Capable of balancing legal risks with business objectives.

• Experience in working cross-functionally on multiple projects under tight deadlines.

• Exceptional written and verbal communication and negotiation abilities.

• Skilled at clearly explaining complex legal concepts to non-lawyers.

• Proficient and discerning in the use of relevant AI tools.

• Sound judgment regarding when human review is crucial.

• Experience with a diverse range of in-house legal issues, including employment matters, stock option plans, and intellectual property (preferred but not required).

• Background in a rapidly growing, tech-driven company (preferred but not required).

• Strong interest in blockchain technology and its dynamic regulatory environment (preferred but not required).

🏝️ Benefits

• Equity.

• Bonuses based on individual and company performance.

• 15% annual salary bonus opportunity.