Role at a glance
- Salary
- $183.9K – $216.3K/yr
- Location
- Remote - US Remote - US - Zone 1 (Job Requisitions Only)
- Work arrangement
- Remote
- Employment
- Full-time
- Experience
- 5+ years of transactional legal experience in-house or at a leading law firm
- Education
- JD (or applicable equivalent) and an active license in a U.S. state
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Role Summary
The Commercial Counsel will join Coinbase's Business Legal team and lead legal strategy for payments partnerships with banks, payment networks, fintechs, and strategic partners. The role owns complex commercial transactions and develops legal frameworks and risk strategies that support Coinbase's payments portfolio and growth.
What You'll Do
- Draft, negotiate, and execute tailored commercial agreements with strategic partners and sophisticated counterparties in the payments...
- Drive novel agreement frameworks and provide practical, business-centric legal advice
- Partner with Business Development, Sales, Product, Engineering, Finance/Tax, and Compliance to solve complex problems and close deals
- Build scalable commercial playbooks and risk-mitigation strategies for the payments portfolio
- Coordinate with Coinbase legal specialists and outside counsel to resolve legal issues beyond core expertise
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5+ years of transactional legal experience; expertise negotiating complex commercial agreements with fintechs, banks, payment processors, payment networks, and/or payment issuers/acquirers; experience in regulated financial services environments; ability to manage a high-volume deal pipeline; responsible use of generative AI with human oversight
Required
- 5+ years of transactional legal experience in-house or at a leading law firm
- JD (or applicable equivalent)
- Active license in a U.S. state
- Expertise drafting, structuring, and negotiating complex commercial agreements with fintechs, banks, payment processors, payment...
- Ability to navigate highly regulated financial services environments and translate evolving regulatory landscapes into actionable...
- Track record of independently managing a high-volume deal pipeline while maintaining precision in drafting and risk assessment
- Responsible use of generative AI with human oversight
Original job description
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Original job description
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Ready to do the most impactful work of your career? At Coinbase, we are uncompromising on our mission to increase economic freedom. 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. If you're ready to build the future of finance alongside people who refuse to settle for "good enough," you belong here. Coinbase is a remote-first, but not remote-only company. Expect to get together quarterly for intense in-person working sessions called “surges.” learn more about working at Coinbase.
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.
What you'll do:
- 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.
Required Skills and Experience:
- 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.
- Track record of independently managing a high-volume deal pipeline while maintaining precision in drafting and risk assessment.
- Utilizes generative AI responsibly, maintaining human oversight to deliver business-ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in workflow efficiency, cost, and quality.
Req ID: P77506
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Pay Transparency 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)).
- Application Limit: Candidates may submit a maximum of 3 applications within a 6-month period.
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About the company
Coinbase
Large Enterprise
Coinbase is a leading cryptocurrency exchange platform that enables users to buy, sell, and manage digital currencies such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, and many others. Founded in 2012, the company is headquartered in San Francisco and has grown to serve millions of users globally, providing a secure and user-friendly experience for both novice and experienced traders. Coinbase aims to create an open financial system for the world, advocating for the adoption of digital currencies while ensuring compliance with regulatory standards in various markets. Through its innovative products and services, Coinbase seeks to empower individuals and institutions to transact in cryptocurrencies with confidence.
Coinbase is a leading cryptocurrency exchange platform that enables users to buy, sell, and manage digital currencies such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, and many others. Founded in 2012, the company is headquartered in San Francisco and has grown to serve millions of users globally, providing a secure and user-friendly experience for both novice and experienced traders. Coinbase aims to create an open financial system for the world, advocating for the adoption of digital currencies while ensuring compliance with regulatory standards in various markets. Through its innovative products and services, Coinbase seeks to empower individuals and institutions to transact in cryptocurrencies with confidence.