Hybrid Contracts Counsel – Digital Assets

at EEOC

• Job title: Contracts Counsel – Digital Assets
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior, Lead
• Salary: $154,000 - $193,000 per year
• Degree requirement: Professional Certificate
• Location requirements: Hybrid, New York City, United States

About the role

• Contracts Counsel responsible for drafting and negotiating commercial contracts at Early Warning Services. Supporting cross-border payments and digital asset solutions in a hybrid work environment.

Responsibilities

• Drafts, reviews, and negotiates a wide range and complexity of commercial contracts with customers, suppliers, technology and business partners, including complex master service agreements, statements of work, vendor agreements, professional services agreements, intellectual property license agreements, and non-disclosure agreements for domestic and international use cases.
• May support M&A activities.
• Collaborates with other internal partners, including privacy, security, compliance, risk management, and other members of the Legal department, to provide integrated support to the contracts team and its clients.
• Draft, review, and negotiate agreements supporting cross-border payment capabilities and digital asset–enabled services, including blockchain infrastructure, custody, settlement, and technology integration arrangements.
• Advise business and technology teams on contractual considerations related to digital asset transactions, stablecoin-enabled settlement models, and international payment flows, in collaboration with Compliance and Risk.
• Monitor and assess evolving legal and regulatory frameworks impacting digital assets, blockchain technologies, and global money movement, incorporating requirements into contract structures and templates.
• Advises business teams on a full range of issues related to commercial contracting in the interpretation and application of U.S. and international legal and regulatory frameworks.
• Prepares, maintains, and updates contract templates and prepares unique or custom agreements as required.
• Recommends and helps implement contract policies and procedures.
• Partners closely with contract administration team to provide timely and efficient management of the contracts process.
• Assists with development and implementation of contract guidelines/playbooks and client training.
• Delivers timely, actionable, forward looking, legal guidance that facilitates business objectives in a legal compliant manner.
• Develops and maintains knowledge of the regulations and industry guidelines impacting the company’s products and commercial contracts.
• May supervise lower-level attorneys and/or contract management personnel.
• Manages and supervises outside counsel as needed.
• Exercises independent judgment.
• Supports the company’s commitment to contracts operational excellence and risk management while protecting the integrity and confidentiality of systems and data.

Requirements

• Juris Doctor from accredited law school; admission to Arizona or other State bar
• Minimum of eight (8) years of transactional legal experience preferably with a majority of that time in an in-house corporate setting
• Experience supporting commercial transactions in regulated financial services, payments, or technology environments; familiarity with digital asset or cross-border payment frameworks is a plus.
• Strong presentation and negotiation skills, solid business instinct and judgment and excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Proven ability to define legal issues and legal risks
• Strong interpersonal and collaborative skills to build partnerships and alliances internally and with external partners at all levels of the organization
• Highly effective working in a team environment
• Organized with ability to prioritize multiple tasks and flexibility to adapt to changing priorities to achieve objectives in a fast-paced environment
• Prior experience with contract management processes and CLM tools (e.g. Agiloft, Salesforce, Coupa)
• Unyielding commitment to highest professional ethics
• Ability to maintain professional licensing and memberships in appropriate professional organizations.
• Background and drug screen.

Benefits

• Healthcare Coverage – Competitive medical (PPO/HDHP), dental, and vision plans as well as company contributions to your Health Savings Account (HSA) or pre-tax savings through flexible spending accounts (FSA) for commuting, health & dependent care expenses.
• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Featuring a 100% Company Safe Harbor Match on your first 6% deferral immediately upon eligibility.
• Paid Time Off – Unlimited Time Off for Exempt (salaried) employees, as well as generous PTO for Non-Exempt (hourly) employees, plus 11 paid company holidays and a paid volunteer day.
• 12 weeks of Paid Parental Leave
• Maven Family Planning – provides support through your Parenting journey including egg freezing, fertility, adoption, surrogacy, pregnancy, postpartum, early pediatrics, and returning to work.