Member of Legal, Corporate & Commercial Counsel
- Experience
- Senior
- Employment
- Full-time
- Company size
- Mid-size
Open to US only. Set where you work from to check your eligibility.
No BS summary
Experienced commercial attorney needed to negotiate vendor and financial agreements. Must have intellect and curiosity to help build new business lines. In-person onboarding required.
At Anchorage Digital, we are building the world’s most advanced digital asset platform for institutions to participate in crypto.
Anchorage Digital is a crypto platform that enables institutions to participate in digital assets through custody, staking, trading, governance, settlement, and the industry's leading security infrastructure. Home to Anchorage Digital Bank N.A., the first federally chartered crypto bank in the U.S., Anchorage Digital also serves institutions through Anchorage Digital Singapore, Porto by Anchorage Digital, and other offerings.
The company is funded by leading institutions including Andreessen Horowitz, GIC, Goldman Sachs, KKR, and Visa, with its Series D valuation over $3 billion. Founded in 2017 in San Francisco, California, Anchorage Digital has offices in New York, New York; Porto, Portugal; Singapore; and Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Learn more at anchorage.com, on X @Anchorage, and on LinkedIn. With the evolving landscape of digital threats and an increasing volume of sophisticated attacks by malicious actors, we have a security policy mandating all new hires complete an in-person onboarding process - no exceptions. Security is our foundation and we prioritize physical identity verification and secure IT setup. While our security and IT logistics require physical presence to protect our infrastructure from sophisticated global threats, this move is equally about our Village culture. We believe that a laptop can be shipped, but our culture cannot.
In the fast-paced world of crypto, the relationships we build today become the foundation we rely on tomorrow — which means they need to be memorialized in ways that stand the test of time. We're looking for an experienced commercial attorney who is comfortable negotiating vendor agreements critical to our operations, and versatile enough to navigate a range of financial agreements as well. Just as important, we need someone with the intellect and curiosity to help us build entirely new business lines as we grow.
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:
What you'll do
- Negotiating vendor agreements critical to our operations
- Navigating a range of financial agreements
- Helping us build entirely new business lines as we grow
- Own vendor contracts and third-party risk management from a legal perspective
- Draft and negotiate commercial, custody, brokerage, trading, vendor, partnership, intercompany, NDA, and master services agreements
- Negotiate external client agreements such as custody, brokerage, or trading agreements
- Work with Third Party Risk Management on the contract management framework, guidelines, and playbooks
- Lead medium-to-large projects and processes independently
- Break larger projects into smaller tasks
- Act as an individual contributor in corporate and commercial legal work
- Support contract development aligned with Anchorage Digital’s strategy and team goals
- Share negotiation knowledge across appropriate teams
- Prioritize work based on company goals and communicate rationale
- Partner with sales, product, engineering, operations, and other teams to resolve legal issues, structure complex agreements, and improve efficiency
- Communicate effectively internally and externally
- Work client-facing while coordinating with cross-functional internal teams
What they require
- Experienced commercial attorney
- Comfortable negotiating vendor agreements critical to our operations
- Versatile enough to navigate a range of financial agreements
- Intellect and curiosity to help us build entirely new business lines as we grow
- All new hires complete an in-person onboarding process - no exceptions.
- J.D. degree with a focus on financial services or corporate law
- Currently admitted to practice law in good standing in at least one U.S. state or jurisdiction, including Washington, D.C.
- 4+ years of experience drafting and negotiating a wide range of commercial and vendor contracts
- Direct experience drafting and negotiating external client-facing agreements such as custody, brokerage, trading, or complex financial MSAs on behalf of a company or firm
- Experience negotiating brokerage or other trading-related agreements is a plus
- Demonstrated experience working closely with business and cross-functional teams to resolve complex issues and strategize growth
- Enthusiasm for crypto and foundational understanding of the crypto industry and applicable laws/regulations in the U.S. and internationally
- Close attention to detail and ability to manage multiple projects
- Ability to execute with moderate supervision and balance commercial and legal realities
- Able to onboard in person during the first week
Benefits
- Anchorage Digital is committed to being a welcoming and inclusive workplace for everyone, and we are intentional about making sure people feel respected, supported, and connected at work—regardless of who you are or where you come from.
- We value and celebrate our differences and we believe being open about who we are allows us to do the best work of our lives.
- Anchorage Digital is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or veteran status.
- Anchorage Digital considers qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with other legal requirements.
Anchorage Digital refers to services offered through the wholly-owned subsidiaries of Anchor Labs, Inc., a Delaware corporation, including Anchorage Digital Bank, National Association, the first federally chartered digital asset bank in the United States.