Member of Legal, Corporate & Commercial Counsel

At Anchorage Digital, we are building the world’s most advanced digital asset platform for institutions to participate in crypto.
Founded in 2017, Anchorage Digital is a regulated crypto platform that provides institutions with integrated financial services and infrastructure solutions. With the first federally chartered crypto bank in the US, Anchorage Digital offers institutions an unparalleled combination of secure custody, regulatory compliance, product breadth, and client service. We’re looking to diversify our team with people who are humble, creative, and eager to learn.
We are a remote friendly, global team, but provide the option of working in-office in New York City, Sioux Falls, Porto, Lisbon, and Singapore. For our colleagues not located near our beautiful offices, we encourage and sponsor quarterly in-person collaboration days to work together and further deepen our Village.
In the fast-paced world of crypto we must memorialize our relationships in ways that stand the test of time. We need a sharp legal negotiator to assist with the documentation of our core services - all missions critical to our operations. In addition, we need someone with the intellect and curiosity to help us build new business lines. We have created the Factors of Growth & Impact to help Villagers better measure impact and articulate coaching, feedback, and the rich and rewarding learning that happens while exploring, developing, and mastering the capabilities and contributions within and outside of the Member of Legal, Corporate & Commercial Counsel role:

Technical Skills:

• Own vendor contracts and third party risk management from a legal perspective
• Draft and negotiate a wide range of commercial, custody, and brokerage/trading contracts, including master services agreements, NDAs, vendor agreements, partnership agreements, intercompany agreements, and more - our business and products are always evolving
• Experience with negotiating external client agreements such as custody, brokerage or trading agreements
• Ability to analogize precedential and historical contractual terms to create legal agreements for new and innovative products and structures

Complexity and Impact of Work:

• Work closely with the Associate General Counsel on the company’s contract management framework, update and manage contract templates, develop guidelines and playbooks, and plan staff training
• Drive work independently while leading medium-to-large projects and processes
• Breaking larger projects down into smaller tasks
• Function as a prolific individual contributor within the corporate and commercial space

Organizational Knowledge:

• Strong understanding of Anchorage Digital’s strategy to successfully lead contract development and projects while taking into consideration the goals of the team your are supporting
• As progress is made across different negotiations, making sure knowledge is shared across the appropriate teams
• Ability to prioritize work based on company’s goals and communicate the ‘why’ behind your work

Communication and Influence:

• Build a close relationship with the sales, product, engineering, operations, and other teams to collaborate closely in developing new products, improving existing businesses, identify and resolve legal issues, structure complex agreements, and improve efficiency
• Strong communication skills (internally and externally)
• Ability to be client facing while working with cross-functional team on multiple projects internally

You may be a fit for this role if you have:

• J.D. degree with experience with corporate and commercial
• Background in drafting and negotiating a wide range of commercial contracts, including experience with brokerage or other trading-related agreements, and are comfortable facing highly-sophisticated institutional clients and counterparties
• Demonstrated experience working closely with the business and other cross functional teams to build new products, solve complex issues, and strategize growth
• Enthusiasm for crypto and a foundational understanding of the crypto industry and applicable laws/regulations both in the US and internationally
• Demonstrated experience with close attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple projects
• The ability to execute with moderate supervision and balance commercial and legal realities

Although not a requirement, bonus points if:

• You were emotionally moved by the soundtrack to Hamilton, which chronicles the founding of a new financial system. :)

Compensation at Anchorage Digital:

• Compensation at Anchorage Digital is market-driven and data-informed. All full-time employees receive a market-leading salary, meaningful equity, and a generous pe