Job Opportunity
Circle is a financial technology company at the epicenter of the emerging internet of money, where value can travel globally, nearly instantly and less expensively than legacy settlement systems. Our infrastructure – including USDC, a blockchain-based dollar – helps businesses, institutions and developers harness these breakthroughs and capitalize on this major turning point in the evolution of money and technology.
* We value: High Integrity, Future Forward, Multistakeholder, Mindful, and Driven by Excellence.
About The Role
* Support global business teams as new products are offered and markets are expanded.
* Draft fintech, payments and blockchain transactions addressing legal risk in business-centric ways to strengthen partnerships and advance opportunities.
* Aid in developing and implementing processes, procedures and metrics to increase the overall effectiveness of legal services.
* Address legal risk in business-centric ways, developing processes to solve problems, strengthening partnerships and advancing opportunities.
* Collaborate with business leaders on contract interpretation and management.
* Stay up-to-date on relevant finance, payments and digital currency space to provide sound marketing compliance advice.
Your Background
* 5+ years of practical, hands-on legal experience; both law firm (AM Law 50) and in-house experience preferred.
* Experience drafting and negotiating fintech, financial services and tech agreements.
* Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams on strategic partnerships, focusing on Business and Compliance teams.
* Passion for financial technology and the potential of cryptocurrency and blockchains; a team player with a sense of humor, and a willingness to learn.