Senior Counsel, Legal

Paxful is the world’s largest people-powered marketplace, connecting over 14 million users across 140+ countries to move, save, and store money - even without a bank account. Founded in 2015 and based in the United States, Paxful offers safe, fast, and reliable access to the global economy through cryptocurrencies bought and sold on a borderless peer-to-peer payment network. With over 500 payment methods for accessing Bitcoin, USDT, and other popular digital and local currencies, Paxful is building a financial system allowing all users to participate in the digital economy.

Paxful is looking for a seasoned Senior Counsel, Legal to join our legal team at Paxful - a global peer-to-peer marketplace that allows users to buy and sell cryptocurrencies, such as Bitcoin and Ethereum. Paxful’s mission is focused on the future of finance and building a digital asset market place which meets the needs of a new global financial system. 

Reporting directly to the General Counsel, you will be Paxful’s principal in-house legal advisor for commercial and corporate matters including strategic investments, partnerships, joint ventures, and mergers and acquisitions. We will require a highly qualified, team-oriented transactional attorney with significant experience in complex contracts and transactional documentation. 

Requirements

• Serve as the primary in-house attorney for corporate projects, managing multiple simultaneous transactions, including acquisitions of crypto startups or platforms, mergers between blockchain-based companies to consolidate technology or market presence, and sales of tokenized assets or intellectual property.

• Act as the primary legal advisor for corporate transactions, including financings, acquisitions, divestitures, and joint ventures, while supporting corporate development activities such as equity financings, acquisitions, acquihires, and strategic partnerships at all stages. This includes conducting due diligence, drafting and negotiating definitive documentation, managing transaction closings, and overseeing post-closing integration.
• Collaborate closely with business, corporate development, compliance, and operations teams on a range of matters, including options and equity administration, M&A transactions, and other significant commercial deals.
• Cross-Border Deals: Structure, negotiate, and document international partnerships and other relationships, with a strong focus on the crypto ecosystem.
• Project Management: Lead and manage multiple projects efficiently, providing counsel on complex legal, compliance, and business issues.
• General Counsel Support: Perform various other duties as delegated by the General Counsel.
  

Preferred Qualifications:

• 4-6+ years of relevant experience at a top law firm, with significant experience working with large companies.  
• Prior in-house experience at a financial technology company is a plus. 
• Strong interest in cryptocurrency, blockchain technology, and their evolving legal and regulatory landscapes is a plus.
• Excellent negotiation, drafting and project management skills.
• Excellent judgement, analytical rigor, and business pragmatism.
• Experience communicating with cross-functional teams.
• Very strong attention to detail and ability to stay organized in a fast-paced environment.
• Must be active and in good standing in one State Bar in the United States.

Benefits

We encourage a remote-first approach for geographically distributed teams, being open to skilled professionals from around the world. Beyond that, we are committed to transparency, openness, and supporting each other to build great things together.

You can expect:

• Competitive Salary and  Commission package for the selected candidate.
• Fully remote work environment
• Opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies on impactful projects
• Collaborative, innovative, and supportive work culture
• Professional growth and development opportunities

Notes

We are a fully remote, distributed team. However, we are currently unable to provide visa sponsorship for employment.

Upon submitting your application, you consent to receive future communications. The communication will depend on the alignment of your qualifications with this position. Only eligible candidates will receive correspondence.

Interested in Paxful but don't think this role is the best fit for you? View our other positions: https://paxful-crypto.workable.com

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To recruitment agencies and outsourcing entities: Paxful maintains a strict policy of not accepting third-party applications from recruitment agencies or individual recruiters. Furthermore, any collaboration with outsourcing partners remains outside of our strategic planning.